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VISUAL ARTS
Painting, Sex, and Politics; or, the Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I
The Tudor monarch wielded an arsenal of tools and stratagems to navigate the perils of female statehood. Her most famous portrait, as...
A Question of National Pride: Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze
Already embroiled in controversy, Klimt sparked outrage when he unveiled his monumental painting. It divided opinion, and revealed the...
On Artistic Freedom: The Case of Courbet’s “The Origin of the World”
The explicit painting sparked a furor in the 19th century and its power to shock remains undimmed, making it the perfect vehicle to...
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