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Article: The Miracle of Creation; Magnificent Models at the NGA Show Renaissance in the Making
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- The Washington Post
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- December 18, 1994
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It is hard to imagine a time when the splendid west corridor
of the National Gallery of Art looked better than it does today.
Back in 1941 when it opened, maybe - all startling and crisp
and new. But today, wow, it looks rich and full, as if overnight it
had a strange dream come true.
Strange, but wonderful. In it, you see, are two stupendous Old
World architectural models that look as if they, too, had an
unlikely dream fulfilled: finding the perfect resting place in the
New World.
The models - one for St. Peter's church in Vatican City, the
other for the cathedral in Pavia - are part of a fascinating
exhibition, "Italian Renaissance Architecture: Brunelleschi,
Sangallo, ...