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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...richest collections of classical religious works, both,Roman and Greek. More courageous was their patronage of living masters for the greater glory of God. Among hundreds of other artists, the Popes had the wisdom to commission Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo. These three, as devout and exalted artists as ever lived, vied with one another in service to the Vatican. Among them they exemplified and gave the highest expression to the three facets of beauty as articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas: wholeness, harmony, radiance...
With more and more people clamoring for an ever-dwindling number of blue-chip pictures, the art market still soared. Sotheby's, the London auction house, last week registered a new high for a Picasso by knocking down his pretty nude, entitled La Belle Hollandaise, to the Queensland Art Gallery of Brisbane, Australia for $154,000. Back in 1905, Picasso painted the picture on a trip to Holland, apparently gave it to a traveling companion in payment for his half of a hotel bill...
...other than her husband is a violation of the marriage vows; without the husband's consent, it should be grounds for divorce. Furthermore, "we do not think a husband ought to give his consent to insemination," said the committee report. "We doubt if he would in his heart ever do more than unwillingly agree...
...what happened next. "I could see the boy in the foaming red water, shouting and signaling someone to 'go back, go back.' Then I saw the girl, swimming toward him, completely ignoring his warning. It was the greatest exhibition of courage I have ever seen...
...expansion low. But as home building picks up and improved business sends more firms to the money market, tighter money could take the bloom off the housing boom. Fortnight ago, the Federal National Mortgage Association reported that it purchased more mortgages in the first quarter of this year than ever before, indicating that banks and other lending institutions are beginning to have trouble finding takers for their mortgages...