Manet called him "the greatest painter of all." Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Bacon a study of portrait of Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot Courbet, Degas DalÃ… for so many champions of art history, ultimate sounding board remains Diego RodrÃguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599 1660). First available as an XXL sized volume, this accessible edition brings together
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Brazil's public policy response to the AIDS epidemic preceded those of many developing countries. During my tenure as President, in 1996, adopted a law guaranteeing free and universal access to treatment for all people living with HIV
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