Baroque paintings focused on biblical, mythological, and historical paintings as well as natural landscapes. There was an overall focus on the smallest of details. Works had a sense of emotion as well as the ability to capture dramatic moments....
Barely changed since Biblical times, the Canaan Dog is one of the most ancient breeds. Having worked with sheep-herders in the Middle East as much as 4000 years ago, the breed was relegated to pariah status by the advance of the Roman Empire, and only returned to domesticity in very recen...
Ernestina de Champourcin published four volumes of exuberant, personal, intellectual poetry before going into exile (1936–72) with her husband, José Domenchina, a minor poet of the Generation of 1927. Presencia a oscuras (1952; “Presence in Darkness”) reacted to the marginality she felt...