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The Richard Margolis Collection: Part One | Maine Antique Digest

The radical drawings of Jacques-Louis David

The artist rarely showed the drawings that made his revolutionary paintings possible, but the Met is finally putting them centre stage, writes Michael Prodger

The Power of Romanticism today: 21st Century Irrationalism

Christianity defeated and wiped out the old faith of the pagans. Then with great fervour and diligence it strove to cast out and utterly destroy every last possible occasion of sin; and in doing so it ruined or demolished all the marvelous statues, besides the other sculptures, the pictures, mosaics and ornaments representing the false […]

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A Map of South America. / Carte de L'Amérique Méridionale.: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

  1814 (dated)         1 : 8700000 Description A striking and expansive two section 1814 case map of South America issued by Pierre Lapie. Appearing at the height of the Spanish American Wars of Independence (1808 - 1833) map covers all of South America and serves as a general update on the groundbreaking cartography of Juan de La Cruz Cano y Olmedilla. Although titled in both England and French, the content is entirely in French. The map features striking overall engraving, but the allegorical cartouche is of special note, being the work of legendary engraver Jean-Michel Moreau. The map was initially engraved during the 1807 French invasion of Spain, but not published until nearly 7 years later, in 1814, following War of the Sixth Coalition (March 1813 - May 1814) and Napoleon s exile to Elba.