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Tom Nichols on the Depiction of Poverty

The EssayDark Arcadias
Episode 2 of 5

In the second of five essays about the history of an idea, the art historian Tom Nichols explores the depiction of poverty and the paintings of beggars made in the Renaissance.

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Tue 5 Jul 201122:45
BBC Radio 3

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