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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Science and Splendor," a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, ...
Versailles: Science and Splendour – a 'blockbuster' exploration of 18th-century innovation
Courtly life in 18th century Versailles is widely remembered as "a world of pure fantasy frolics", said Jonathan Jones in The ...
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Why Collectors Are Clamoring for Marie Laurencin’s Sapphic Paintings
An icon of the 20th-century avant-garde, Marie Laurencin's dreamlike paintings of women are the subject of a new show at ...
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There’s More to Versailles Than Gilded Opulence. A New Show Reveals Its Secret Role in Shaping Science
Science and Splendour” at the Science Museum in London until April 21, 2025, shows, the French court was motivated to sponsor ...
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Strop, son of former MLB reliever, atop Cards' int'l class
For seven seasons in the 2010s, the Cardinals hit just .194 off right-handed reliever Pedro Strop. A late-innings menace to opposing offenses primarily for the Cubs, Strop fashioned himself a role ...