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Man buys 17th-century painting online—realizes it might be hiding a secret
A man has found himself at the center of a cultural mystery as he tries to learn more about an old painting he bought, after realizing…
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The Grim Resonance of “The Innocents of Florence”
A slim, compelling book about one of the first orphanages in Europe contains painful echoes of the present. Source link
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Germany's Tucked-Away Fairytale Castle On A Moat Is One Of Europe's Best-Preserved Renaissance Gems
Although originally built as a foreboding castle surrounded by a moat in 1427, Mespelbrunn Castle was later lovingly transformed into a…
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Was the Renaissance Real?
Roeck goes on to address the great question of why Europe became the center of prosperity and innovation on the planet. Colonialism and…
Politics
Trump Is Promising a Manufacturing Renaissance. Is That Even Possible?
President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on a scale unseen in nearly a century is more than a shot across the bow at U.S. trading partners.…
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Think Venice is overrated? You won't after a stay at this Renaissance palace, aka Il Palazzo Experimental
After an incredible ski trip in Cortina d'Ampezzo, I found myself on a scenic drive back to the south of France, where I was spending the…
Business
DeepSeek sparks hope for renaissance in China’s tech megacaps
THE rise of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is forcing investors to re-evaluate the nation’s leading Internet…