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The Art of Seeing – Explore Works from Philadelphia's Museum of Art and Rodin Museum

Painting is silent poetry. – Plutarch

Tag: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

27 Sep 2018 Paintings

The Inevitably Acquiescent Volcano – Tiepolo’s Venus and Vulcan

Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ Vulcan thought his ex-wife was out of the picture.

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Meighan Maley is a Guide at The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Richard Di Via retired from teaching in 2017 where he taught Eastern & Western Philosophy and the Humanities of European Medieval & Renaissance Culture. He is currently on a leave of absence from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and living in Mexico.

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