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Gerriann Brower
Jun 29, 20178 min read
Sixty Tons of Bronze: The Gates of Paradise
Lorenzo Ghiberti sculpted sixty-ton bronze doors for Florence’s Baptistery. Ghiberti’s masterpiece is the equal to Michelangelo in techniqu
Gerriann Brower
May 30, 20179 min read
Big Data 1400s Style
Big Data 1400s Style A Florentine Snapshot It’s 1424 in Florence, the wealthy commercial urban center of Tuscany. Giovanni Bianco (a...
Gerriann Brower
Feb 12, 20177 min read
Big Tom
There were a few artists that stretched the limits of tradition and broke boundaries. Their innovations were not immediately taken up by oth
Gerriann Brower
Jan 19, 20172 min read
What Not to Wear
You are about to enter a church in Italy - but you may be non-Christian, non-religious, Buddhist, atheist, pagan, Jewish, or come from...
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