Word: saintsã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...regardless of history or the masses of proclaimed non-Christians who exchange presents and have a tree on Dec. 25—there should also be protests against any Halloween parties (which even the name will tell you has been associated by the church with the subsequent All Saints?? Day). Similarly, the Star of David or the menorah seen in many houses has much more explicit religious overtones (the trees do not have crosses, at least), yet there do not seem to be protests—perhaps it is worse to be anti-Semitic...
...focus on the gradual progression from iconographical elements to a naturalist setting ultimately culminates into the Fogg Museum’s core acquisition for this exhibit—The “Sacra conversazione”(also known as “Virgin and Child with Saints??), a Venetian altarpiece by an unknown artist dating from 1515. The altarpiece depicts the Virgin and Child occupied in a sacred conversation with saints, a “sacra conversazione.” With the paintings soft colors and sense of space, its former attribution to Renaissance masters such as Bellini...