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Angels
Angels are an unreal reality informed by a Baroque vision of winged messengers
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Baroque Art Exhibitions at The Met
Three upcoming shows at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art describe the rich artistic heritage of Western Europe during the Seventeenth Century.
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Peter Paul Rubens and the Art of Diplomacy
Peter Paul Rubens Flemish painter of the 16th and 17th centuries was a diplomat as well as an artist of international renown.
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Quito, Ecuador in 24 Hours
Whether coming to Quito on business, or just passing through on the way to the Galapagos Islands, there are some things that shouldn't be missed if time is an issue.
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Claude Lorrain
His idealized landscape paintings - inspired by ancient Greek and Roman ideals - motivated later artists, gardeners, and landscape designers.
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Berlin Museums & Legacy of James Simon Exhibit
"The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon" at San Francisco's Legion of Honor relates a chapter in the history of 19th- and 20th-century art collecting.
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Bernini and Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
"Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture" describes religious and secular works of art carved in stone by a prodigious Italian master and his contemporaries.
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Jan Lievens: A Preview
More than 130 paintings, drawings and prints are included in the exhibition "Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered" at three art museums in 2008 and 2009.
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National Gallery of Canada Shows
Three exhibitions in 2008 at the National Gallery of Canada focus on the "new man" in 1930s art, Canadian contemporary sculpture and Roman Baroque portrait busts.
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The Age of Rembrandt: A Review
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's entire collection of 228 paintings from the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age is on display in a monumental exhibition.
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Sarasota
A lovely city with lots to offer including those beautiful Florida beaches.
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The Life and Works of Il Guercino
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) was an Italian painter who was known as "Il Guercino" ("The Squinting One") because he was cross-eyed.
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Peru Travel From Cuzco to Puno
The trip from Cuzco to Puno, a distance of 388 kilometres can be made by plane, bus or train; or to get the most out of the journey take the special tourist bus.
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See Top Sights in Mainz, Germany
Top sights in Mainz worth seeing include the huge Dom (cathedral), Chagall windows, the Roman Ships and Gutenberg Museums, and a few historic buildings in the old town.
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Vice as Human, not Gendered
Two examples by Dutch Baroque artist Judith Leyster break from the "woman as Eve" paradigm and place the lieklihood of vice on both sexes.
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Visit Baroque Rome in Italy
Rome was the capital of baroque style, as seventeenth century popes spent freely on buildings and art. But you have to know where to go to see the best.
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