Gypsy Jan
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Louvre Opens its Doors to Mexican Masterpieces
From Fox News Latino
"The "Mexican Art at the Louvre: Masterpieces from the 17th and 18th Centuries" exhibition, which runs from March 7 to June 3, features works by
Cristóbal Villalpando, Juan Rodríguez Juárez and José Suárez.
"Among others, the monumental 'Zurbaranesque' work of Jose Juárez, the Baroque dynamism of Cristóbal Villalpando and the softness and delicacy of
Rodríguez Juárez will introduce visitors to the many facets of New World art during this period and give them an understanding of its close yet
independent relationship with Spanish art," the museum said in a statement posted on its website.
Efe got a sneak peek at the exhibition, which offers visitors a look at fine works from New Spain exhibited among the Spanish paintings in the Paris
art museum.
"What we have tried to do is open the door to Mexican art from the colonial period," Jonathan Brown, one of the exhibition's curators, told Efe.
The exhibition is being jointly organized by the Louvre and Fomento Cultural Banamex.
In a gallery used to exhibit the works of Spanish painters, such as Zurbarán, Murillo and José de Ribera, not far from the Mona Lisa, the Louvre found
a space for Mexican art and some of its masters.
"What you see here is nearly an explosion, a range of very rich colors, but especially a grouping of figures" a long way from the Spanish Baroque,
Brown said."
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Dave
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I have the original "Velvet Elvis" I would consider loaning. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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Gypsy Jan
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Yeay, Dave is Back!
Been missing your humor and acerbic commentary.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Dave is kidding????? Drat, I was going to bid.
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
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But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
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David K
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I am missing a hot pastrami sandwich... Re-open the Nueva York Deli!  
[Edited on 3-10-2013 by David K]
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