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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 Soviet Pavilion at the Brussels World Exhibition of 1958
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The ruins of the 6th-century Church of Saint John the Theologian in Selçuk, Turkey
The ruins of the 6th-century Church of Saint John the Theologian in Selçuk, Turkey. According to one version, the church stands on the site of the burial of John the Theologian
Architecture · Faith · Heritage
Whale decoration on Catholic pulpits in Poland and Czechia and the story of Jonah
A Pulpit in the Form of a Whale in the Eighteenth-Century Polish Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Duszniki-Zdrój. Such a decoration for a pulpit is highly unusual in Catholic churches, and is found chiefly in Poland and Bohemia. The image of the whale evidently alludes to
Coming Up · Heritage · Education · Saint Petersburg
Friends of Saint Petersburg festival and VK review contest, results on 1 November
A Creative Competition for the Friends of Saint Petersburg. “Friends of Saint Petersburg” is a festival of creative and educational projects under the auspices of PJSC Gazprom, devoted to preserving the city's heritage and fostering its development. 3 days, 20+ venues, 80+ events, 15,000+ free tickets: from
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Two ancient Roman amphitheatres of Aquincum survive in Budapest
Two ancient Roman amphitheatres survive in modern Budapest: the Civil and Military Amphitheatres at Aquincum. The first could hold up to 6,000 spectators, the second 12,000.
Coming Up · Heritage · Saint Petersburg
Friends of Petersburg Festival offers 15,000 free tickets to cultural venues across the city
If you wish to catch the departing splendour of a warm autumn, do not miss the “Friends of Saint Petersburg” Festival, which invites you to attend, free of charge, dozens of events at all the key cultural and historical venues of Saint Petersburg. What could be a greater contribution to
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Spectators: the Triple Funerary Monument of the Fettiplace Family in Swinbrook Church, Oxfordshire
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The architect Luis Barragán's own house, built in 1947 in Tacubaya, Mexico
The architect Luis Barragán's own house, built in 1947 in Tacubaya, Mexico. Barragán, one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, lived in this house until 1988. It was originally designed merely as an extension to his studio, but in the end it is now recognised
NB! · Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Society · Paris
Versailles closed to visitors and its masterpieces were moved to Chambord in August 1939
On 25 August 1939 a notice reading "Museum Closed" appeared on the gates of Versailles. On 29 August the removal of masterpieces from the palace to the Château de Chambord began. On 3 September France declared war on Germany
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