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Art in Architecture: Salamanca Cathedrals

There are two famous cathedrals in Salamanca, Spain–the first is the old portion first built in the 12th century and  renovated in the 14th century.  Within are dozens of antique works of art depicted throughout the tower.  

This smaller tower was then built on out in the 16th and 18th centuries into the New Cathedrals that still stand there today.  Because the Cathedrals were built and renovated so many times, they reflect centuries of architectural styles and are an amalgam artistic history. 

by Laurenz Bobke

“Maple Viewers”

Kano Hideyori’s “Maple Viewers” Housed at the Tokyo National Museum

“Nativity” by Lorenzo Lotto

“Nativity” by Lorenzo Lotto (1523 a.d.)

Oil Painting in the High Renaissance style by famous artist Lorenzo Lotto. Currently held at the Pinacoteca Nazionale gallery in  Siena, Italy

“S. Korea says 16th Century Royal Seal at LACMA May have been Stolen”

“S. Korea says 16th Century Royal Seal at LACMA May have been Stolen”

by Matt Stevens via “LA Times”

“South Korean government officials want the United States to investigate the circumstances surrounding a 16th century Korean royal seal that they believe was stolen out of a shrine in Seoul before being acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Tug-of-War Erupts Over Planned Return of Jewish Archives to Iraq

“Tug-of-War Erupts Over Planned Return of Jewish Archives to Iraq”

by Sylvia Westall and Jonathan Saul via “Reuters“

“Jewish books and documents found by U.S. soldiers in the flooded headquarters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and sent to the United States for restoration have touched off a dispute between Baghdad and Iraqi Jews who fled the country.

After a $3 million restoration, the collection has been put on display at the Washington-based National Archives. But bowing to demands from Iraq’s  . . . “