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Friday Fun Thread for April 28, 2023

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I've been watching through a recording of an Art History class by Travis Clark and really enjoying it. I started with the ones on Gothic architecture because I'd just read Pillars of the Earth, but now I've gone back and started closer to the beginning with his lecture on early classical Greece. I've never really appreciated the visual arts but watching this and understanding why things were done and how they change over time has given me a lot more appreciation of it. He's a good lecturer and while the videos are 60-90 minutes each they don't feel that long.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FFxj5OJ_nNU

I remember watching a series called Tom Keating on Painters. Tom was an art forger who, despite being arrested, managed to charm his way into celebrity. He went on to paint for the camera while explaining the original artists' techniques, history, and signature features.

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