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Expo Review: Canaletto-Guardi et the Jacquemart-André Museum (ending 21 Jan 2013)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

While it is a small museum by Parisian standards, the Jacquemart-André has an interesting and diverse collection including a few Rembrandts, two Mantegnas, a Bellini, and two Chardins as well as other works from Van Dyck, Botticelli, and Civelli. I … Continue reading →

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Venice: la Biennale Di Venizia 2011 – My Top Five

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Over at Rough Version, Francesca Gavin gave a great top 10 which we used as a map to the sprawling Biennale in Venice last week. If you have never been, it is definitely worth the trip. It lasts from June … Continue reading →

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Venice: A Night at the Teatro La Fenice for La Traviata

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

As I mentioned my last post, I spent the previous weekend in Venice with one goal being to see an opera at Teatro La Fenice. And as I previously wrote, it was just as amazing and beautiful as I expected. … Continue reading →

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Venice: Romantic Getaway

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

My wife and I were off to Venice this past weekend. It was the first time back for us in almost 7 years. What an amazing, gorgeous place. We got extremely lucky because the weather was extraordinary and we just … Continue reading →

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Titian and Cesaria

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

A quick post since that’s all I seem to have time for these days… Last weekend, my wife and I visited the Titian, Veronese, Tintoret show at the Louvre (http://tinyurl.com/y94p5pf) and it was fantastic. About 50 paintings or so, all … Continue reading →

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