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Everything you need to know about visiting Pompeii
The definitive guide to Pompeii: history, the eruption of 79 AD, urban life, art, religion, eroticism, and the must-see sites of the...
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Antonio Canova’s Pauline Borghese: Marble Venus and Imperial Ego
Antonio Canova’s Paolina Borghese: marble, vulgar glamour, and aristocratic embarrassment set to the beat of banlieue hip-hop. Un poil de chatte tire...
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Topkapi Palace in Istanbul: Anatomy of an Empire
Visit Topkapi Palace in Istanbul: Ottoman history, the Harem, treasury highlights, practical tips, and why this palace tells the story of an...
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Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian museum (GEM): a colossus still waiting for a soul
The brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo; architectural grandeur and a still incomplete collection.
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square: Wonders and Inadequacies
Explore the Egyptian Museum in Cairo: Tutankhamun’s treasures, iconic artifacts, and a critical look at its fading yet historic displays. And dust,...
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The Studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro in Urbino: a Compendium of Intelligence and Wooden Wonder
Explore the Studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro in Urbino
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Luca Signorelli in Orvieto Cathedral: the muscular apocalypse that outclasses Hollywood
Luca Signorelli’s frescoes in Orvieto Cathedral: a Technicolor blockbuster of chiseled abs and eternal damnation
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The Scrovegni Chapel (Padua): Giotto, Color, and the Dawn of the Renaissance
Discover Giotto’s revolutionary fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel of Padua — a masterpiece of early 14th-century art that marks the dawn...
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Books on sculpture. “Sculpture: Processes and Principles” by Rudolf Wittkower: When Art Takes Shape from Matter
A review of the book "Sculpture: processes and principles" by Rudolf Wittkower; a technical yet engaging journey into the tools, methods, and...
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The Ark of Saint Dominic (Bologna): a must-see collective work of the greatest names in Italian sculpture
The Ark of Saint Dominic, a must-see in Bologna: a monumental tomb sculpted over three centuries by masters including Nicola Pisano, Niccolò...