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GIAMBOLOGNA, THE GREATEST SCULPTOR OF THE MANNERIST AGE

GIAMBOLOGNA, THE GREATEST SCULPTOR OF THE MANNERIST AGE

Giambologna, who was born in 1529 in Douai, Flanders, was given the name Jean Boulogne. As a ...

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JADE CARVING – CHINA’S MOST FAMOUS FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION FOR FOUR MILLENNIA

JADE CARVING – CHINA’S MOST FAMOUS FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION FOR FOUR MILLENNIA

For more than four thousand years, jade has figured in Chinese history, including its art ...

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THE DURABILITY AND TRANSLUCENCY OF MARBLE, A POPULAR SCULPTURE MEDIUM

THE DURABILITY AND TRANSLUCENCY OF MARBLE, A POPULAR SCULPTURE MEDIUM

Marble is firmly associated with classical art, but marble is a stone that had been used in ...

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PABLO PICASSO – ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE

PABLO PICASSO – ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Andalusia. Although he was Spanish, he ...

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THE SUBLIME BEAUTY OF THE WORKS OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

THE SUBLIME BEAUTY OF THE WORKS OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, more commonly known as Michelangelo was born on ...

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