Picture this: You’re in the 18th century taking a Grand Tour across Europe, making all the “in” stops such as France and Italy. Before heading back home, you have one final task: buying souvenirs! You’ve taken fencing lessons in...
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Using the Egyptian window screen for staged photographs.
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Louis XIV appears front-row center in two engravings celebrating his grand parties.
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This beautiful painting contains the germ of modern art as we know it.
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For 25 years the Getty Research Institute has been inviting scholars from around the world to visit, do research, and ask provocative questions. During his recent stay, Zhu Qingsheng (LaoZhu), director of the Center of Visual Studies at Peking...
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