Versailles: Science and Splendour – a 'blockbuster' exploration of 18th-century innovation
The rule of the last Bourbon kings coincided with "the elevation and systematisation" of science as a discipline, said ...
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How an 18th century Venetian ceiling painting ended up in Moline
The Butterworth Center houses one of six known Venetian ceiling paintings in the United States. Cleaning the painting alone could cost over $1 million.