Exploring European Art Through Its History

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Exploring European Art Through Its History

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We love to travel in Europe, and we enjoy exploring culture, history, and art sites wherever we go. Some of us studied art history in college, some of us learned to appreciate art more recently. What we have in common is that we enjoy learning about a place through its art heritage and history.

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I have always enjoyed looking at paintings, but I was sometimes at a loss to figure out what was being "said". I have now taken three Art History classes at a local college and can now, better appr... | posted by pattiwatt

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Italy's Amalfi Coast.

Dear Fellow Travelers I live in Hampton, NH and I am coordinating a trip to Italy's Amalfi Coast. It's a walking tour that includes a hike of Mt Versuvius. I am looking for active adults to join... | posted by KarenKulberg

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Hi, I just joined this group and have posted some photos. I am a retired history teacher living in Illinois. Have taken many trips to Europe over the years and have quite a few photos from the tri... | posted by vonwaltman

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Would like you share my experience

Hi dear Friends, I'm very pleased to join your group. My purpose is to learn from your travel experience, meatime share with you mine. I have been in the travel business for sevral decades,as a pro... | posted by ulysse4u

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Michelangelo After 50

If you're ever tempted to think that your productive years are behind you, consider Michelangelo's productivity after age 50 ... After 50, he sculpted 15 statues, including Dawn, Dusk, Night Day... | posted by JanesSmartArt

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Hello

Hi everyone, I've been a lover of art history since my early teens. Eric | posted by Starguy01

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But Is It Art?

The day after I read Kasselkid's post "STUFF", I began reading an engaging little book by Cynthia Freeland called, But Is It Art?. It seems quite a nice coincidence that, only two pages into her ... | posted by JanesSmartArt

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"STUFF"

I FIND most people interested in "art" approach from the touristy "sophisticated" angle...I mean they concentrate on paintings/drawings, etchings and so on, on statuary, weavings...and that's good,... | posted by Kasselkid

2 replies - last reply: "You sound like a "sensitive soul",... more" ~ JanesSmartArt

MILITARY RETIREES SANCTUM SANCTORUM

THIS AINT ART, CHUMS AND CHUMESSES, but wanted to alert you that I've had the audacity to "found" and "own" a new group, "VINTAGE MILITARY VETERANS". Originally I labeled it for military retirees o... | posted by Kasselkid

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Who you talkin' to? I'm the only one here.

Art, who needs it? Personally, the black velvet Elvises hanging on my living room walls do me just fine, and have for the last several decades. I only paid a few pesos apiece for those puppies at a... | posted by Proscyon

1 reply - last reply: "I have to say, this board is living... more" ~ Proscyon

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