as well as the monumental architecture of the Colosseum

most recently at the Santa Monica Museum of Art

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Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II Greek as well as the monumentalLee Hendrix and Thea Vignau Wilberg The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a brilliant demonstration of two artscalligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor, Ferdinand I, commissioned master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic