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A city above the abyss: Ronda, Andalusia, Spain
A city above the abyss: Ronda, Andalusia, Spain. The most famous sights of this picturesque town are the Puente Nuevo bridge, built in the 18th century and linking the old part of the city with the new, and the bullring
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A Brothel Scene, by an Unknown Artist of the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century
A Brothel Scene, by an unknown artist of the second half of the eighteenth century. France. In the reception room of a house of ill repute, an aristocrat is met by the madam and one of her girls. The procuress's apron pocket is stuffed with money. Between her
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The bell tower of the Roman basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in a photograph of the late nineteenth century and today
The bell tower of the Roman basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in a photograph of the late nineteenth century and today. In our own day the bell tower is closer to its original appearance thanks to a reconstruction, in the course of which the rows of arches in the
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Interior of the Doge's Palace, John Singer Sargent, 1898
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Brad Pitt Isn't What He Used to Be
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Mural after Francesco Hayez's The Kiss on the side wall of a house
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The Italo-Swiss street artist Andrea Ravo Mattoni says that the aim of his work is to link classical painting with the urban space, to join past and present and, closer to the point, to bring art hidden away in halls and…
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Marie Antoinette's bedroom at Versailles is being refurnished with authentic pieces only
Looking at the poverty of the furnishings, it is hard to believe that this photograph shows the bedchamber of Marie Antoinette's private apartments on the ground floor of Versailles, overlooking the Marble Court. But it really is. The museum staff have decided to fill the room with authentic
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The Biggest Fan of Emperor Constantine After Empress Helena
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