On A Pedestal Podcast 5
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On A Pedestal Podcast 5
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The narrowly waisted pedestals and the cantilevered footbeds of Italian chopines required that the women who wore them cultivate a keen sense of balance. Venetian or Milanese, 16th century. Photograph © Civiche Raccolte d'Arte Applicata - Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy.
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Detail from Bull-Baiting in Campo San Polo by Joseph Heintz the Younger, 1648, Museo Correr, Venice, Italy. Photograph © Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
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