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The Book of Kells: Curating Light in a World of Ink
To open the Book of Kells is to cross a threshold, into a world where every letter is a labyrinth, every page a prayer, every image a portal. Created around 800 CE by Celtic monks, likely on the remote Scottish island of Iona and later brought to Kells, Ireland, this illuminated Gospel manuscript reimagines scripture as sensory revelation. Four Gospels. 680 pages. Lavish, otherworldly decoration on calfskin vellum. Gold, lapis, verdigris, carbon black. The Book of Kells doesn
3 giorni faTempo di lettura: 2 min
The Night Watch: The Painting That Refused to Stand Still
In the heart of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, The Night Watch refuses to behave like a painting. It doesn’t hang silently. It advances....
24 aprTempo di lettura: 3 min
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