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Prabal Gurung è un giovane stilista famoso e talentuoso. La sua attenzione per la qualità e l’innovazione lo hanno posizionato ai più alti livelli della moda americana e le sue creazioni sono state indossate da personaggi famosi come la First Lady Michelle Obama, la duchessa di Cambridge, Gwyneth Paltrow e …

THE WORSHIP OF THE MAGI– MINIATURE OF THE VATICAN LATIN CODE 39, FROM THE 13TH CENTURY– VATICAN APOSTOLIC LIBRARY   An incredibly clear example of a hood that covers Our Lady’s shoulders over the cape draped over her arms. Tunic with rich gold, embroidered sandals. In the images of the …

  An umbilical cord container, most likely of Sioux workmanship. Generally after the birth, the umbilical cord was preserved in a container lavishly decorated with beads, such as the one shown in the photograph, which was then hung over the cradle or, later on, on the belt. The lizard-like shape …

  Another “first” took place in 1936: an international Jury. The festival’s prestige is consolidated through films by famed directors, such as Frank Capra (Mr Deeds goes to town), John Ford (Mary of Scotland), Max Ophüls (La tendre ennemie), René Clair (The ghost goes west), Josef von Sternberg (The king …

  MINIATURE OF THE “CODEX JUSTINIANUS”, OF THE XIII CENTURY – AMBROSIAN LIBRARY, MILAN The skill of the miniaturist bestows a shy and slightly clumsy grace to the female figure wearing a mantel and gown whose hair is tied back in her veil. The other female figure has a crown-shaped …