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THE ARCHITECTURAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF MEDIEVAL XÀBIA

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In the past, settlers from many different cultures have inhabited and enjoyed this exclusive place. The name could very well come from the A...

VALENCIAN BAROQUE MASTERWORK BOASTS GREATEST FRESCO ART IN SPAIN

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The parish church of San Nicolás de Bari and San Pedro Mártir in Valencia houses one of the greatest wonders of fresco painting that Spai...

THE PROFANE MYTHOLOGY OF VELAZQUEZ

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Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) was one of the great geniuses of painting. He was a master of the Spanish Baroque style, heir to Tenebrism and a...

GRAND SCALE CHURCH BRINGS CLASSICAL BEAUTY AND HISTORICAL LEGACY TO OLIVA

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FRONT and BACK Oliva is a pretty and lively town on the outskirts of the province of Valencia in the region of Safor, which has a very be...

GREAT NEWS * VALENCIA MUSEUM COLLECTION GROWS WITH MORE TREASURES

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The collection of paintings, which has been considered a jewel of the Lladró family for years, will no longer be hidden from the eyes of the...

A ROMANTIC ETCHING OF JAVEA

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I saw this etching of the fortress church of San Bartolomé on Facebook and no one was talking about it, so I grabbed it. At first, I thought...

UPDATE * NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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  GREETINGS ALL, That's it for the autumn term of classes. I ended the season on a Neoclassical note.  Now it's time to get caught u...

NEOCLASSICAL GREATNESS BEFORE THE AGE OF 50

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  Querol in his workshop - 1892 To achieve great things before the age of 50, you need a very positive attitude and the belief that you can ...

NEOCLASSICAL TRUTH WITHOUT FLATTERY

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The woman in this 1836 portrait is a Madrid aristocrat, Señora Delicado de Imaz. This woman is of an age and affluence where she is not inte...

CLASS ART TRIP * MADRID 2022

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DAY ONE Under the last Spanish October skies of 2022, I and three of my students went to Madrid. Our goal was to spend Halloween in the nati...