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…the valuable secret was guarded carefully at Meissen. In 1718 a runaway workman carried the formula to Vienna. There its manufacture flourished under a great manager, Claude du Paquier, who was responsible for much fine porcelain in the baroque style. Other…

…of their times as Bob Dylan has. Dylan is, at the least, two things for his generation: the freewheeling folk singer - the one who stirred the masses by pointing an accusatory finger at the "masters of war", and the musician who made folk-rock a baroque art…

…played the Baroque piece, the dancers leaned from side to side like the branches of a tree in the wind. The musicians played the melodic composition, sweetly adding emotion to the texture. However, the musicians were stationary, seated the entire time…

…and Baroque works from the most famous artists such as Girolamo Romanio, Sebastiano Ricci, Canaletto, and much more. As I enter the Brook Museum, I was greeted by a group of citizens from a retirement community on their field trip. They were excited as I am…

…A comparison between three Vivaldi movements From L'estro Armonica Op.III Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most prominent composers of the Baroque period. He lived in Venice, Italy for the duration of his life (1678-1741) and taught music at an all-girls…

…of the style of each work 1. Manet's style is consistent with the techniques of the Realist painter. His use of light and dark is reminiscent of the baroque period - as the almost harshly lit people in the foreground are contrasted with the rest of the painting…

…with boas of marabou feathers. You are careful to turn around in fear of knocking something down. Without notice, you stumble onto the oversized, 300 thread count camouflaged bed. The frame is cascading black rod iron with baroque style metal swirls. The four…

…, and Magosto, celebrated in November.         The cathedral of Santiago is one of the major sites in Galicia, which is located in the plaza de Obradoiro. It is a huge 17th century baroque cathedral with two huge towers that seem to reach to heaven inself…

…opened in 1921 and was often referred to as "The wonder Theatre of the World". The Chicago Theatre was the first lavish movie complex in America and quickly became the prototype for all others to follow. It was built in a grandiose French Baroque style…

…own funerary chapel. The artistic trends had for years been turning towards Baroque realism. And this scene can absolutely be said to be completely beyond actuality. There is not one part that identifies space neither the nativity scene nor the shepherd's…