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Music and art: a combination that has lasted for centuries
Jun 21, 2022
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Music and art represent two related disciplines that are able to reveal human feelings and experience, both in its positive and joyful sides and in its more introspective and serious ones. Precisely because of these peculiarities, the said arts have played a prominent role since ancient times, when, from their union, two distinct combinations were generated: art that tells music and art that supports music...
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Gates of the Afterlife: Exploring the Zhongyuan Festival Through Art
Jun 12, 2024
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7 minutes read
The Ghost Festival, also called Zhongyuan or Yulanpen Festival, is observed in East and Southeast Asian cultures on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month. It centers on ancestor veneration and the cyclical nature of life and death, resonating through historical roots to modern expressions in art and rituals, offering insight into the human experience and the link between the spiritual and mundane realms.
Art History
The history of Dutch art: from the Golden centu to contemporary times
Sep 7, 2022
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7 minutes read
The appellation Golden Age denotes that particular period of Dutch history, which, located between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, i.e., subsequent to the achievement of political autonomy, was marked by a formidable development of science and commerce, to say the least. In this context, the figurative arts, which must necessarily have been affected by, and consequently reflected, this florid climate, flourished to an extraordinary degree...

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