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For more about Giambattista Della Porta, go to the Wikipedia entry.
Jim
Pictures and power by David Hockney
Parliament will discuss depiction, but not art. We are in a confusing time.
The decline of religion in Europe is seen as part of the "scientific" revolution.
I have begun to doubt this now; it is quite likely that it's to do with images.
The decline of the church parallels the mass manufacture of cameras.
They are deeply connected. I noticed on a recent tour of Italy that not many Italians went in the churches to see pictures. They see them at home, not made by Botticelli but by Berlusconi.
Think about it.
David Hockney
