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St. Peter’s, Phase I—the Circus of Nero

2015WiSt. Peter’s Basilica is one of the most iconic buildings in Western culture. What lies at the very base of this massive church is both fascinating and surprising, if one is able to go down through the many layers of History that support it.

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5. He had two canvases accepted to the salon of 1861

Franck, Édouard Manet, c. 1862. Wikimedia Commons (public domain).

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Does Calligraphy have a place in the age of AI? Do we still need handwritten words when we can just as easily have them printed out from a computer, or generated by imputing parameters to an AI chatbot? As it turns out, Calligraphy has been around since humans have been around, in one form or another, evolving and responding to human needs from age to age. Calligraphy has stayed with us through several revolutions and, as a primary tool of communication and self-expression, it can take us into the next age and help us stay in touch with what makes us human. Read on for five examples of Old Letters evolving into completely new and surprising styles.

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