Daily Dose of Europe: Velázquez’s Las Meninas
23:19 10/12/2020
Diego Velázquez spent 30 years painting formal portraits of the Spanish king. Then, deciding to switch things up, he painted his most famous and greatest...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Bayeux Tapestry
23:19 10/12/2020
This skinny, 70-yard-long strip of cloth depicts a crucial historical event that helped shape the Europe we know. As America continues to suffer crisis...
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Daily Dose of Europe: The Queen’s English
23:19 10/12/2020
Oscar Wilde famously said that the English “have really everything in common with America nowadays — except, of course, language.” It’s still...
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Daily Dose of Europe: The Back Road to Mostar — Off the Beaten Path in Bosnia-Herzegovina
23:19 10/12/2020
One thing I miss about Europe is driving along roads less traveled —where distances are measured in cultural encounters rather than miles. On a road...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Civita di Bagnoregio — Italy’s Dead Town
23:19 10/12/2020
Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite. But then it died. Even though we’re not visiting Europe right now, I believe a...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Vermeer’s Kitchen Maid
23:19 10/12/2020
In our tumultuous world today, when I crave tranquility, I enjoy paintings like this one. A maid pours milk from a pitcher into a bowl. She looks down,...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Ravenna’s Mosaics
23:19 10/12/2020
One of Europe’s lesser-known art treasures hides out in the small Italian town of Ravenna: glittering mosaics boasting the beauty of Byzantine...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Paris’ Sainte-Chapelle
23:19 10/12/2020
Notre-Dame has been on everyone’s mind over the last year. But just a short walk away is another stunning Parisian church, with the best stained...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Gaudí’s Sagrada Família
23:19 10/12/2020
Antoni Gaudí’s most awe-inspiring work is this unfinished, super-sized basilica. With its cake-in-the-rain facade and otherworldly spires, the basilica...
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Daily Dose of Europe: Ghiberti’s Bronze Doors
23:19 10/12/2020
Some say that the cultural explosion called “the Renaissance” began precisely in the year 1401, with two bronze panels. They look simple, but they...
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