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The 'first celebrity chef': How 19th-Century cook Antonin Carême made extraordinary food fit for kings
A new Apple TV+ series explores the life of the so-called "King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings" – shown as a wild enfant ...
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Exhibition: Jose Maria Velasco - A View of Mexico
The first major UK exhibition of celebrated 19th century Mexican artist José María Velasco is a revelation at the National Gallery. It coincides with the 200th anniversary of a diplomatic accord ...
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Forget Monet, here are 5 American impressionist painters that redefined the movement across the pond
The American Impressionism movement began in the late 19th to the early 20th century, offering an American point of view on ...
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The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the 19th-Century Royal Whose Beauty and Tragic Death Transformed Her Into a Legend
The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would ...
Paris’s Pompidou is closing – visit these six overlooked museums instead
Five years without the City of Love’s cultural icon is a loss – but also an opportunity to discover some of quirky, under-the ...