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Tag Archives: Paolo Conte
laff tracks : avoiding the food for worms fate
The essence of comedy is the triumph of “la forza di natura,” or nature over intellect, laughing matter over mind, what is livelier in the flesh over what is nobler in the mind. Who needs intangibles. And the happiest tale … Continue reading
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Tagged Boccaccio Decameron, Dante Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy, Davide Ghirlandaio, henry goddard psychologist, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Odysseus, Paolo Conte, Robert Smirke paintings, Shakespeare Falstaff, Shakespeare Henry IV, Shakespeare Hotspur
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bernini from sun king to rome
In his fountain design Bernini returned to the Counter Reformation theme of the church triumphant, spreading through four continents , which were represented by personifications of four rivers- the Danube, supporting the papal coat of arms and accompanied by a … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Bernini and Louis XIV, Bernini fountains, Bernini Piazza Navona, Bernini Sculptures, Bernini St. Peter's, Duc de Crequi ambassasor to papal court, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Janson History of Art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Paolo Conte, Pope Innocent X, Robert Hughes, Simon Schama, St, St. Peter's Colonnade
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