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AUGUSTUS WAS NOT AMUSED

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Dave

” I was born for poetry. Whatever I tried to say came out as verse”. Ovid was a gifted observer of ”la dolce vita” that delighted the beautiful people of Augustan Rome with his how-to verses on love making. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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NOT A COURT JESTER

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Dave

Even more extremely than most great painters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder exists at two levels. At the popular one, his rollicking peasants are taken at face value and bought by the thousands in reproduction. A curious and delightful painter; obvious … Continue reading →