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...major works harvested from leading European and American galleries, can be savored at London's National Gallery from Feb. 19 through May 18, and - in slightly different form - at the Prado, Madrid, from June 9 through Sept. 7. Saints and pagan gods were all the rage in the 16th century, and Titian's patrons wanted lavish scenes to decorate their castles and palaces. And what's not to like about the divine lifestyle: a constant round of wild parties, battles, adventures and seductions. The stories gave Titian a chance to luxuriate in glowing nakedness, gleaming jewelry, strokable fur, lush lawns...
Commedia, which has origins in Greek mime and Roman comedy, was widely performed in Europe during the 16th to 18th centuries, but has since waned in popularity...
Members of the poetry community there read works ranging from 16th century poetry to contemporary Iraqi poetry...
...informal centerpiece of the object display is a beautiful 16th century decorative box made of ivory and wood and inlaid with semiprecious stones...
...student, Eduardo Cadaval, proposed renovating and widening the Anderson bridge to incorporate shops and fountains and cafes into one, big, bustling streetscape, running into a bridge akin to Florence’s famous Ponte Vecchio, where art, gold, and silver have been bought and sold since the 16th century...