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Why It’s not the Size of the Rod that Matters (and Why I can’t stop Talking about Giotto)

July 19, 2018

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Dante and Giotto’s Ugly Children

July 5, 2018

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Giotto and the Return to Naturalism

June 8, 2018

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How a Little Man Changed the World: St. Francis of Assisi

May 17, 2018

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Loving Michelangelo to Death

April 27, 2018

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Florence Cathedral and the Beauty of Boredom

April 3, 2018

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Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer at the Met

January 18, 2018

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When the Light of the World Went Out

December 20, 2017

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What does Michelangelo have to do with me?

November 29, 2017

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Venice, la Serenissima

November 8, 2017

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