Mannerism: The Elegance of Excess - Episode 2...

In this episode, we move from the balance of the High Renaissance to the distortions of Mannerism, and from Caravaggio’s raw drama in Rome to Rudolf II’s eccentric collections in Prague. Along the way we look at Parmigianino’s Madonna of the Long Neck, Bronzino’s polished allegor ...  Show more

A basic overview of the high renaissance. Starting in Rome, and ultimately ending up at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague. 

Acclaimed for his thought provoking and intimate portraits that explore themes of identity, intimacy and the complexities of human relationships, Renaldi's latest body of work mixes portraits of men and landscapes in striking diptychs inspired by George Perkins Marsh coined term ...  Show more

Santa Fe is famous in part for a particular architectural style, an adobe (mudbrick) look that came to be called Pueblo Revival. This aesthetic combines elements of indigenous pueblo architecture and the New Mexico's old Spanish missions, resulting in mostly low, brown buildings ...  Show more

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This is the first episode in our new series on Otto Wagner. In it we discussed 19th century Vienna, an ancient city wracked by extremes of urbanisation and population boom; political radicalism and revolution. A crumbling ancient order and an emerging modern metropolis came to cr ...  Show more