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Art Bites 180: Impressionism, Monet, Renoir, and Degas
With the cry, “out of the studio and into nature,” the Impressionists revolutionized art. Monet focused not on the physical object but on light, shadow, and color. Renoir painted everyday scenes with a soft focus. And Degas caught ballet dancers at candid moments.
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Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.
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Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig
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Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II
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By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam
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In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities: Padova, Verona and Ravenna.
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We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso
