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rubbing shoulders with the celestial emperor
The noble houses of eighteenth century England. Eventually the life blood of civilization began to flow through the veins of barbarized Europe. Gradually, a tide of wealth swept over the old noble warrior society. By 1750 the Western world had … Continue reading
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Tagged Aubusson carpets, Capability Brown, Celestial Emperor, Dr. Samuel Johnson, England eighteenth century mansions, George Romney paintings, James Boswell, Jan Siberechts Dutch Artist, John Wootton paintings, Joshua Reynolds, Lord Scarsdale Kedleston, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Meisen porcelain, Sevres Porcelain, Sir Robert Walpole, Thomas Gainsborough
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FROM POMPEII to Madame de Pompadour:Games People Play
When the volcano Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as a host of luxury villas overlooking the Bay of Naples. That ancient tragedy was a gift to the modern world: the … Continue reading
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Tagged Archibald Alison, badarthistory.blogspot, Calouste Gulbenkian, Casanova, Chia Sihan, Claude Lorrain, Cochin, Comte de Caylus, David Watkin, Dominique-Vivant Denon, Emma Hamilton, Fragonard, Francois Boucher, Gail Leggio, Giacomo Casanova, Giambattista Piranesi, Giorgio Sommer, Gordon Brown, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Judith Harris, Laurence Sterne, madame de Pompadour, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Nicolas Poussin, O'Murphy, Pliny the Younger, Pompeii Art, Pompeii erotic art, Pompeii statues, Robert Fulford, Sevres Porcelain, Sir William Hamilton, Teresa Cutler, Vincennes porcelain, Wendy Thompson
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MOLLUSKS & MIGHTY APHRODITE
To the deceptively simple lessons of nature, humankind has turned repeatedly for renewal, self discovery, and a glimpse of their place in the great nature of things. Few creations of the natural world have served so well and widely in … Continue reading
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