View of Warsaw from the Terrace of the Royal Castle by Bernardo Bellotto

Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of View of Warsaw from the Terrace of the Royal Castle by Bernardo Bellotto. It was painted in 1773. The Palace was destroyed during World war 2 and it was rebuilt. We’ll be visiting it shortly so you can see how it looks today. They did a great job!

Woman Bitten by a Serpent by Auguste Clésinger

Woman Bitten by a Serpent by Auguste Clésinger Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. Today I’ll be taking you on a photographic tour of Woman Bitten by a Serpent which is an 1847 marble Sculpture by Auguste Clésinger, which is at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. It was first exhibited in the Paris Salon in 1847, where it was one of the two most commented works – it was a massive hit.