A Revamped Renaissance Christmas
Lectures
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1h 1m
This new lecture will retell “the greatest story ever told” through the creative genius of the great Renaissance masters. Come get into the holiday spirit with artists such as Duccio, Raphael, Titian, Giorgione, Tintoretto and Caravaggio and their moving visual interpretations of the story that define the Christmas season.
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