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AFP on MSNAmsterdam honours its own Golden Age sculpture masterAmsterdam: Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco Roman style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace ...
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Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSNAmsterdam Honors its Own Golden Age Sculpture MasterImposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this ...
Despite being feted as Amsterdam’s foremost sculptor, and in his own day a major artistic influence across Northern Europe, ...
This ancient myth of Daphne, in which the nymph escape the lustful attention of the god Apollo, has inspired countless retellings in art.
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN'Spectacular' Viking Burial Site Discovered in DenmarkIn an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in ...
In 1607 the future Louis XIII was brought to the French countryside around the town of Versailles for his first hunt, and just like his father, Henri IV, he loved it—so much so that in 1621, after ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThis Stunning Sculpture Was Sitting on a Family’s Piano. It Turned Out to Be an Original RodinTitled "The Despair," the rare artwork just sold at auction for $1 million. For many years, its owners had assumed it was ...
We scoured the hotel scene in the heart of popular cities in search of stylish lodgings that won’t break the bank. Here’s the ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNAncient Sarcophagus Unearthed in Israel Portrays an Epic Drinking Contest Between the God Dionysus and the Mythical Hero HerculesArchaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...
Finished after his death, the Florentine sculptor’s brilliant work in Venice surpassed Donatello’s Statue of Gattamelata and ...
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Thrillist on MSNHow to See Rome’s Extensive Art Scene in Just Two DaysPhotos by Giulia Gerosa for Thrillist Rome is a city of contradictions. It’s a place where an ancient aqueduct slices through ...
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