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Backed by an endowment of $2.3 billion, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif., has no need to count the pennies, or even the millions. It proved that again last week at a London auction, where the museum bought Andrea Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi for $ 10.45 million, the highest sum ever paid for a painting at auction, surpassing the $10 million paid for J.M.W. Turner's Seascape: Folkestone last year. Mantegna worked on the deeply spiritual canvas between 1495 and 1505, when he was court painter for the worldly Gonzagas of Mantua. They would have appreciated...
Granted, mounting “Carousel” is a challenge in any cirumstances, since the Rodgers and Hammerstein book, “Carousel,” is written at a third-grade reading level. In fact, by my count, there were only five words over two syllables; and lyrics like “this was a real nice clambake, and we all had a real nice time!” can grate even on ears that prefer minimalism...
Though the duo of Chu and freshman Dan Nguyen was first to fall to the No. 72 Lions (13-2, 3-0), dropping the top doubles match by an 8-2 count, the next two doubles contests were tight, give-and-take affairs...
...drops that curveball over when he’s behind in the count, and if you can do that you’re a quality pitcher,” Walsh said. “I was watching that Texas-Nebraska game for 14 innings, and they didn’t have a guy who could throw a breaking ball when they were behind in the count...
...best results, set picture quality to fine and resolution to the highest pixel count. Tell subjects to keep still, and hold your hand steady even after you press the capture button. There's usually a slight delay before the image registers on the device, so any movement could blur the shot...