Food for the Soul: The Art of Gold and the Gold in Art
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Food for the Soul: The Art of Gold and the Gold in Art

ByNina Heyn

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Unique, beautifully designed and crafted, and visually arresting, gold objects are always stars of any museum display, regardless of the symbolism or cultural context that may have been lost over time. From the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Crescent, through ancient Egypt, and in all African and South…

Food for the Soul: Faces of Tuscany
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Food for the Soul: Faces of Tuscany

ByNina Heyn

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout In Florentine museums and churches, there is an endless parade of Madonnas and altar compositions of the Holy Family, which have somewhat lost their religious impact after so many centuries of changing spiritual views. When they are displayed en masse in art galleries, what makes the most immediate…