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La Cathédrale Engloutie

Posted on April 23, 2015 by

There is a region in Northwest France that is named Brittany.  This is the home of the ethnic group of Bretons, who speak the ancient Celtic language of Breton.  This language is related to Cornish, and more distantly related to … Continue reading →

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Exhibitionism Part 3: Showing it All

Posted on March 19, 2015 by

Two of the most dramatic movements of “Pictures at an Exhibition” are “The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)” and “The Great Gate of Kiev”.  Fortunately for our discussion here, both of the Hartmann images have survived.  These two pictures … Continue reading →

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More Exhibitionism

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

Continuing my look at “Pictures at an Exhibition”, I picked one of the movements for which we still have the original image.  At the memorial exhibition of the works of Viktor Hartmann, there were several sketches of ballet costumes he … Continue reading →

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