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Art Looting under Napoleon: Part II

Posted on September 9, 2021 by babbityjean

In Venice in 1562, the monks of San Giorgio Maggiore commissioned Paolo Veronese to undertake a monumental painting to decorate the far wall of the monastery’s new refectory, designed by the architect Andrea Palladio.  Finished a year later, The Wedding … Continue reading →

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Art Looting under Napoleon: Part I

Posted on September 2, 2021 by babbityjean

Looting has been around since ancient times.  The Romans established a precedent that lasted more than 2,000 years.  After the Romans it became standard practice to remove treasures from the vanquished in order to weaken their status.  Booty also provided … Continue reading →

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Search Dog Foundation

Posted on August 19, 2021 by babbityjean

In February 2018, following the Montecito mudslides, I wrote a post on search dogs. In it, I compared the Italian training facility, called the National School of Volpiano, near Turin with the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) in Santa … Continue reading →

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