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Within the abundant pantheon of the Yoruba deities, Shango is one of the most powerful gods: an incredible force of nature that strikes with lightning and meteorites. At once man, king and force of nature, he is a particularly complex example of the belief system of the Yoruba of Benin and Nigeria, (...)

La dernière grande manifestation autour de "La nature morte de l'Antiquité au XXe siècle" fut organisée en 1952 à Paris par Charles Sterling. "Les Choses" rend hommage à ce grand historien de l'art, en actualisant le point de vue et en intégrant tout ce qui a renouvelé nos perspectives, tant en (...)

A contemporary view of the masterly works of Dieric Bouts Dieric Bouts (ca. 1410/20-75) is one of the most elusive figures in the history of Western art. Flemish primitive of the second generation, painter of silence such are the labels that are usually attributed to him. But was the Master of (...)

In praise of folly: on the fool and the jester in Flemish art According to medieval theologians, faith is a deadly serious business. Humour and virtue are irreconcilable, because laughter is uncontrollable and escapes the control of reason. A modest smile is permitted. But laughing loudly, grinning (...)