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Ferd said:
Velazquez is still the man for me

(given his era)




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Las Meninas: what a picture. If only El Prado could have lent it to the National Gallery for the Velazquez exhibition. But I suppose that, even if they had wanted to, the risks associated with moving what must be one of the 10 most valuable paintings in the world would have been simply too great.
 
I recently read a book called "Homage to Catalonia" about the Spanish Civil War, which was really interesting.
 
I like
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and

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:D
 
grego said:
did you see that simon schama programme as well then?;) :D
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No, I went to visit when I was a wee lad :) STrangely, was watching 'Children of Men' last night, and there's a scene where the british ministry of art has saved all these masterpieces from throughout the world, and guernica is hanging in the main boardroom :)
 
Morbyd said:
Does he do television shows now? :lol: I had him as a professor for one semester at university...
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really????????:o :o :o 8) what uni you go to??

he is now one of the better known (if not best known) tv historian.

he is doing history of art at the moment, last one was History of Britian. wikipedia it and i'm sure it'll explain. i like him:D
 
Mark Sun said:
No, I went to visit when I was a wee lad :) STrangely, was watching 'Children of Men' last night, and there's a scene where the british ministry of art has saved all these masterpieces from throughout the world, and guernica is hanging in the main boardroom :)
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ok, the story is then that during the UN announcement of 'intervention' in Eye-raq, the press conference was taking place with the guernica masterpiece in the background, which clearly was a bit of a faux-pas on the part of the UN.

So they put some drapes over it.

1-0 to picasso!:D 8)
 
grego said:
really????????:o :o :o 8) what uni you go to??

he is now one of the better known (if not best known) tv historian.

he is doing history of art at the moment, last one was History of Britian. wikipedia it and i'm sure it'll explain. i like him:D
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A little university in the northeastern US ;)

He was a great lecturer... I could see his style translating well to television.
 
Morbyd said:
A little university in the northeastern US ;)

He was a great lecturer... I could see his style translating well to television.
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come on then, you have permission to be a big head and tell us which one, don't make me guess.

yes indeed, very passionate. his style is the epitome of my thoughts on history that interests me.
 
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