Gods and Foolish Grandeur
Life And The Arts...From A Retrograde Perspective
Sunday, January 25, 2026
An imperial jewel... and a small mystery - ruby, diamond, and pearl brooch, circa 1850s
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After France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second Empire in 1871, the Empress Eugénie fled to England, where...
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Marineros y otros - photographs by Gregorio Prieto and Eduardo Chicharro Briones, circa 1929-31
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Marineros . The two young Spaniards, Prieto and Chicharro Briones, met as colleagues at the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome, became friends...
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Die young, live forever - Marcus Claudius Marcellus as Hermes Logios, circa 20 BC
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Marcellus as Hermes Logios - formerly known as Germanicus - is a life-sized marble funerary monument and portrait of Marcus Claudius Mar...
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