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Mongol Influence on 14th-Century Italian Art

Mongol Influence on 14th-Century Italian Art During the early 14th century, the Pax Mongolica—a period of relative stability across the Mongol Empire—facilitated an unprecedented flow of ...

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Pseudo-Kufic and Pseudo-Arabic in Renaissance Painting

Pseudo-Kufic and Pseudo-Arabic in Renaissance Painting For centuries, a curious visual phenomenon appeared in European art: the use of script that looked like Arabic but carried no lingui...

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