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Art Bites 133: Super-sized Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome
In ancient Rome, more than the Colosseum was colossal. Grand statues decorated imposing buildings that stoked massive imperial egos. With
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Art Bites 134: Gothic Stained Glass: Sainte-Chapelle, Chartres, and York’s Minster
Visiting three great Gothic churches (Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, Chartres’ Cathedral, and the York Minster), we see how 800-year-old stained-glass windows
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Art Bites 136: Relics and Reliquaries
Holy relics — often bits of bones or possessions of saints — were the “ruby slippers” of medieval Europe and they were
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Art Bites 135: Sculpture, Pulpits, Altarpieces, and Relics
The greatest art of the Middle Ages was Gothic church art: jewel-filled treasuries, statues of saints with the symbols of
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Art Bites 132: Caesar and the Pax Romana
Rome’s Altar of Peace and the Trophy of the Alps are fine examples of art as propaganda.