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Nicolás Enríquez (Mexican, 1704–1790) The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions, 1773 Mexican, Oil on copper; 22 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (56.5 × 41.9 cm) Framed: 25 1/4 × 19 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (64.1 × 50.5 × 3.5 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2014 (2014.173) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/635401
Our list of fun October events that take place around the city where you can practice speaking Spanish! read more
Marguerite-Duras
Our reading list for autumn, inspired by Stefan Zweig's description of that "serene melancholy, that gentle nostalgia" that this season provokes. read more
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This week is the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II. To understand this vast war, where to begin? Here's our selection of a few excellent books on the war.
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Before our next round of Spanish classes begin, brush up on your knowledge with one of these great Spanish-language movies about family currently streaming online. read more
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Interested in learning more about some of the places that have been in the headlines lately? Our recommendations for books about Greenland, Hong Kong, El Salvador & more. read more
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Our selections for best international books to read this Pride month! read more
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Whether you call it Stolz, Orgullo, Fierté, Orgulho or Orgoglio, here's our selection of foreign-language films streaming online that are perfect for Pride month! read more
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Our picks for the best books to prepare you for a trip to Tokyo! read more
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Our selection of the most delightful Portuguese-language films streaming this spring. read more
flaneur
Our selection of books in stock now for the Paris vagabond in you. read more
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“Idlewild could be considered the Murray’s Cheese of bookstores. Catering to the taste of literary travellers, books are organized by country, with guidebooks, nonfiction, and fiction served together, the way they should be, like cheese and crackers.”
- The New Yorker