17th century painting looted by Nazis to be returned by Tate Britain
A 17th-century painting looted by Nazis from the home of a Jewish Belgian art collector is being returned to his family by ...
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History of how the Christmas tree tradition started
These "paradise trees" symbolized the Garden of Eden. 17th-century German settlers brought the tradition to North America. The tradition didn't catch on with most Americans until Queen Victoria ...
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Boston museum pays $500K for rare Torah ornaments
BOSTON (JTA) — The Museum of Fine Arts bought two pairs of rare Torah finials, bidding $500,000 for the 17th-century German silver set. The set is considered among the earliest surviving ...
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Concert offers glimpse in Bach’s early influences
Bach & His Predecessors,” March 30 at 4 p.m., at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington, offers ...