Morning Job

Granada, Spain

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September 1st 2016
I looked at the painting and I looked at the Andalucian artist holding it up to me and I was set to wondering at the little painter's cardboard-flat countenance which was being pressed that much flatter by the beautiful bounding colors on the canvas she held next to her face and when I focused back on the painting I suddenly saw the depth of her and she became yet another travel book that I had se ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more