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King Charles Admires David Hockney's Outfit at the Buckingham Palace Luncheon Where One of the Greatest Living Artists Received the Order of Merit
“Your yellow clogs are a splendid choice,” the British monarch said, glancing at the Crocs of the 85-year-old Hockney.
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The Netflix series “Blood, Sex and Kings” is rather good, only one would note that in 1523 the Tudors had no Oriental carpets on their floors, nor could they have had: such a treasure could be found only on a table
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Mood: Roast Capybara at the Last Supper
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English fans barred from Qatari stadium in full crusader regalia, but a good try
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Sister Plautilla Nelli’s “Last Supper” shown again to the public after restoration
I Cannot Work Out Who Was Roasted for Christ at the Last Supper of the Self-Taught Florentine Artist-Nun Plautilla Nelli (1524–1588): a Capybara or a Monkey? In the Renaissance, women were still barred from studying art, anatomy and the construction of the male figure, so the skill
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The State Historical Museum has launched a website on the history of the Cossack hosts
A Museum of the Cossacks will soon open in Moscow, and in the meantime the State Historical Museum has launched a website devoted to Cossack history, which sets out, year by year, facts about the Cossack hosts that have existed in the country. The information may not be the most
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Three Roads to Eternity: A French Map of 1825
Three Roads to Eternity: a French map of 1825. The journey to Heaven and Hell is based on verse 12 of chapter 7 of the Gospel of Matthew: "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
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Sculptural group with two figures and a round recess for a clock movement
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Two Museums at Moscow Waste Processing Plants Have Collected Over 400 Discarded Items
From time to time the news carries reports that some masterpiece has been found among the rubbish. Not long ago in Bavaria, originals by the Dutch artist Samuel van Hoogstraten and the Italian Pietro Bellotti were discovered in a dustbin. We, too, have something to boast about: two museums holding
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Woman in glasses lying in bed in the warm glow of a bedside lamp
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You do realise that the title sequence of the second season of "The White Lotus" is not just a set of frescoes, but scenes chosen and painted with care in the style of the Renaissance and antiquity, alluding to the fate of each character and forming…
If you, too, have been anxiously pondering what awaits the magnificent Tanya McQuoid, take a closer look at the chained monkey watched by a mysterious lady in a tower. Whom does Jennifer Coolidge play: the hapless captive or the heartless captor? Who will Jon Gries turn out to be, the