Salvator Rosa, Philosophy, ca. 1645, image courtesy National Gallery London By Natalie Vander Pol – One of the most moving pieces to me personally in the National Gallery is undoubtedly Philosophy by Salvator Rosa (ca. 1645), which symbolizes both a love story and a bond between human thought and art. At first […]
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Art and Science in Southern Germany: Hidden Gems II
By Andrea M. Gáldy – Southern Germany offers more than skiing holidays and the Oktoberfest, nice though they are. Traces of ancient Celtic and Roman settlements in the former Province of Raetia can still be admired, while during the mediaeval and early modern period the imperial free cities, bishoprics and […]