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Salute to Vivaldi

Piazza San Marco in Venice by Vivaldi’s contemporary Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768) Everyone knows Antonio Vivaldi, right? The man from Venice who wrote The Four Seasons, a set of … Continue reading

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Saturday, 15 November, 2014 · Leave a comment

Heroes: what they do for us

Cultural heroes come and go but the qualities they stand for often remain the same. Just as ancient societies purged themselves of contamination by discharging it upon the body of … Continue reading

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Thursday, 24 September, 2009 · 2 Comments
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