Raphael by Elizabeth Ripley (Purple House Press)There are few artists whose work is more universally known and loved than Raphael. His paintings grace the walls of the Vatican, his many serene Madonnas are famous the world over. That he was able to crowd so much achievement into his brief lifetime, is remarkable even for an Italian living in the Renaissance, when artists poured out paintings and sculpture in profusion. Elizabeth Ripley has brought Raphael to life with lovely, well written text,

They span Rackham's career -- from his landmark 1905 edition of Rip Van Winkle to masterworks such as Undine and A Midsummer Night's Dream and his final publication

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The search by a central European Jew for acceptance into a dominant culture

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Alex Boon is an artist and nature influencer from Devon

a delicious mastery of everyday foolishness

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At a time when the poor math performance of American school children has labeled us a "nation of underachievers

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