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Michaelina Wautier is one of the most compelling rediscoveries in Baroque painting. Working in 17th-century Brussels, she tackled subjects usually reserved for men, producing still lifes, portraits an

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Seizing the reins as a European Capital of Culture in 2026, this Finnish city brings art as fresh as the Arctic air to canvases, central squares and suburban buildings