4 de febrero de 2024
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memories-of-ancients: Polish hussar’s breastplate, mid 17th century from The National Museum in Krakow Coraza de húsar alado, mitad del siglo 17. Museo Nacional, Cracovia. Los húsares alados polacos (EN): Una de las razones por las que los ejércitos europeos se decantaron por las armas de fuego y abandonaron las cargas de caballería fue la aparición… Continue reading
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Sansón y el león, de Francesco Hayez
oldpaintings: Samson and the Lion, 1842 by Francesco Hayez (Italian, 1791–1881) Francesco Hayes. 1791-1882 Italian Francesco Hayez Hayez came from a relatively poor family from Venice. His father was of French origin while his mother, Chiara Torcella, was from Murano. The child Francesco, youngest of five sons, was brought up by his mother sister, who… Continue reading
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La ciudad donde las casas nunca duermen (EN): Los Ojos de Sibiu son las buhardillas en forma de ceja de los tejados de las casas de Sibiu, en Rumanía. Construidas en su mayoría entre los siglos XV y XIX, los ojos, que se utilizaban como sistema de ventilación para los áticos de las casas, han… Continue reading
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Cloister of the Monastery of St John of Duero: Romanesque cloister attached to the church that has Oriental influences. It is a cloister with a quadrangular structure with an open ceiling. The arcades at three of the four corners are chamfered. Mudejar doors were placed in these corners under pointed horseshoe arches, and the doorway… Continue reading
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memories-of-ancients: The Standard of Ur, a box, possibly a part of an instrument, decorated with lapis lazuli, shell, and red limestone depicting a war scene or military march. Uncovered from the Royal Tombs of Ur Sumer, city of Ur, circa 2500 BC from The British Museum El estandarte de Ur. Aula Historia. Se trata de… Continue reading
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Spanish Painters of the 19th century: José Villegas Cordero. Ladies in a Garden. The Slipper Merchant. Siesta. ARC considers this painting by Jose Villegas Y Cordero to be one of the finest orientalist paintings we’ve ever seen and it readily rivals some of the most famous works by Jean Leon Gerome, Karl Frederick Lewis, Frederick… Continue reading
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memories-of-ancients: Black figured neck amphora, Greece, circa 510 BC from Christies Anfora griega de figuras negras, Grecia, hacia 510 aDC. Vendida en Christies por 69.300 dólares. Cerámica de figuras negras: La técnica de la cerámica de figuras negras (en griego: μελανόμορφα, romanizado: melanomorpha) es un estilo de pintura de la antigua cerámica griega en la que… Continue reading
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artist-tintoretto: The Resurrection of Christ, 1565, Tintoretto Medium: oil,canvas Web Gallery of Art (EN): Como santos patrones de San Cassiano, la antigua parroquia de Tintoretto, San Casiano (izquierda) y Santa Cecilia (derecha) flanquean al Cristo resucitado. Mientras Casiano es representado como obispo de Imola con mitra y bastón, Cecilia sostiene la palma del martirio. El… Continue reading
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castelnou: david sculpture by michelangelo buonarroti firenze (italia) September 8, 1504: David was revealed to the world On the day dedicated to the nativity of the Madonna, my David was inaugurated, positioned on the arengario of Palazzo Vecchio.It seemed like a day like any other but when the cloth covering it fell, the square exploded… Continue reading
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artifacts-archive: Bronze Folding Key Byzantine, 10th–12th century CE With nine short teeth and a round, hollow shaft. Qué curioso: llave de bronce plegable.Bizantina, de los siglos X a XII DC.Con nueve pequelos dientes y un eje redondo y hueco. Del MET (Nueva York). Continue reading