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There is a lot going on in Peter Paul Reubens’ The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt, painted circa 1615. The painting was commissioned by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, of The House of Wittelsbach, for Schleißheim Palace.
Looted during the Napoleonic wars, the massive 98 in × 126 in work was returned to Munich, where The Wittelsbach collection formed the nucleus of the Alte Pinakothek, one of the world’s oldest art galleries.
I am very excited to be on this revival of the classic History Channel show Modern Marvels. This is a special three epsiode series on engineering of WWII. Episode 1 premiers tonight, Monday, July 27 at 10/9c.
Fiction is fiction, but sometimes it is also fact. THG investigates the true history behind three Gothic Horror Classics: The Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
In Time for Halloween. A 3500 year old Babylonian tablet gives the first known description of how to get rid of a ghost. It involves two dolls and beer.
