Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including Fabergé eggs. Other highlights are…
Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the works of Vitruvius. Different styles of classical architecture have arguably existed since the Carolingian Renaissance, and prominently since the Italian…
Bowellism is a modern style of architecture heavily associated with Richard Rogers. The premise is that the services for the building, such as ducts, sewage pipes and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior. The style originated with Michael Webb’s 1957 student project for a…
Sydney, the largest city in Australia, has much to offer families with children. Sydney is the Harbour City. It is the largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world’s most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion,…
Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In painting and traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, created by mixing yellow and red.…
The Naturalism is a literary movement that was born in France in the second half of ‘ nineteenth century as a direct application of the thought positivist and that aims to describe the reality of psychological and social with the same methods used in the natural sciences. It reflects in…
Strawberry Hill House—often called simply Strawberry Hill—is the Gothic Revival villa that was built in Twickenham, London by Horace Walpole (1717–1797) from 1749 onward. It is the type example of the “Strawberry Hill Gothic” style of architecture, and it prefigured the nineteenth-century Gothic revival. Walpole rebuilt the existing house in…
This article is about French literature from the year 2000 to the present day. Overview The economic, political and social crises of contemporary France -terrorism, violence, immigration, unemployment, racism, etc. and (for some) the notion that France has lost its sense of identity and international prestige through the rise of…
The National Museum of the Azulejo, occasionally known as the National Tile Museum, is an art museum in Lisbon, Portugal dedicated to the azulejo, traditional tilework of Portugal and the former Portuguese Empire, as well as of other Iberophone cultures. Housed in the former Madre de Deus Convent, the museum’s…
Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic. Folk Art is characterized by a naive style, in which traditional rules of proportion and perspective are not…
Psychoanalytic theory is the real theory of personality and organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology. First laid out by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century, psychoanalytic theory has undergone many refinements since his work. Psychoanalytic theory came to full…
Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighborhood in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona. It was the main nucleus of the old municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar, which more or less coincides with what is now the district of Sant Andreu, Nou Barris and part of Horta-Guinardó. It has…
In April 2014 there were 315 open clinical trials under way to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease. 42 of these studies were open, human phase three trials, the last step before United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and marketing. In the decade 2002–2012, 244 compounds were assessed in…
High color graphics (variously spelled Highcolor, Hicolor, Hi-color, Hicolour, and Highcolour, and known as Thousands of colors on a Macintosh) is a method of storing image information in a computer’s memory such that each pixel is represented by two bytes. Usually the color is represented by all 16 bits, but…
The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years, and while up until the modern era the architecture was strongly influenced by currents from Finland’s two respective neighbouring ruling nations, Sweden and Russia, from the early 19th century onwards influences came directly from further afield; first when itinerant…
Automated retail is the category of self-service, standalone kiosks in heavily trafficked locations such as airports, malls, resorts and convenience stores. Consumers select products, sometimes using a touchscreen interface, pay for purchases using a credit or debit card and then the product is dispensed, sometimes via an internal robotic arm…
Jacobello del Fiore (Venice, circa 1370 – 1439), was an Italian painter of the 15th century active mainly in Venice. He belonged to the Venetian painting school and was active between Venice, the Marche and Abruzzo between the end of the Fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century. He…
PWA Moderne (or “P.W.A. Moderne”, PWA/WPA Moderne, Federal Moderne, Depression Moderne, Classical Moderne, Stripped Classicism) is an architectural style of many buildings in the United States completed between 1933 and 1944, during and shortly after the Great Depression as part of relief projects sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA)…
The fourth floor with the strictly green room dedicated to Islamic art. The environment, characterized by the trussed ceiling of the historic building, appears as a large corridor flanked by the exhibition furniture which houses Ottoman velvets, ceramics, bronzes as well as rare Persian manuscripts and calligraphic copies of the…
The Matisse Museum in Nice is dedicated to the work of the French painter Henri Matisse. It brings together one of the world’s largest collections of his works, which allows us to retrace his artistic journey and his developments from his beginnings to his latest works. Housed in the Villa…
Roof comb is the structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture. Examination of the sections and iconography of Maya civilization roof-combs indicates that each icon had specific sacred meanings. Typically the roof combs crowned the summit of pyramids and other structures; they consisted of two pierced framework walls…
House of the Future is, since 2003, one of the permanent exhibitions of Communications Museum, integrated in Espaço Futuro, dedicated to promoting knowledge of new technologies – equipment, application and advanced services – in a housing space. It is a registered trademark of the Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações, where the…
The “Scratch Papers” concept pays a sort of homage to the New Realists through a reactivation of the “Anonymous lacerater.” For, at the outset, when he undertook his approach, Villeglé, persuaded that that approach was within anyone’s grasp and that it should, consequently, become a widespread practice, hardly was affirming…
The Frederic Remington Art Museum is an art museum focuses on the work of Frederic Remington. The Frederic Remington Art Museum expands and deepens appreciation and understanding of Remington’s work by engaging contemporary audiences and keeping his legacy relevant. The Frederic Remington Art Museum, located at 303 Washington Street in…
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, United States
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including Fabergé eggs. Other highlights are…
Read moreClassical architecture
Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the works of Vitruvius. Different styles of classical architecture have arguably existed since the Carolingian Renaissance, and prominently since the Italian…
Read moreBowellism
Bowellism is a modern style of architecture heavily associated with Richard Rogers. The premise is that the services for the building, such as ducts, sewage pipes and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior. The style originated with Michael Webb’s 1957 student project for a…
Read moreSydney tourism with children
Sydney, the largest city in Australia, has much to offer families with children. Sydney is the Harbour City. It is the largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world’s most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion,…
Read moreOrange colour in culture
Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In painting and traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, created by mixing yellow and red.…
Read moreNaturalism in literature
The Naturalism is a literary movement that was born in France in the second half of ‘ nineteenth century as a direct application of the thought positivist and that aims to describe the reality of psychological and social with the same methods used in the natural sciences. It reflects in…
Read moreStrawberry Hill House
Strawberry Hill House—often called simply Strawberry Hill—is the Gothic Revival villa that was built in Twickenham, London by Horace Walpole (1717–1797) from 1749 onward. It is the type example of the “Strawberry Hill Gothic” style of architecture, and it prefigured the nineteenth-century Gothic revival. Walpole rebuilt the existing house in…
Read moreContemporary French literature
This article is about French literature from the year 2000 to the present day. Overview The economic, political and social crises of contemporary France -terrorism, violence, immigration, unemployment, racism, etc. and (for some) the notion that France has lost its sense of identity and international prestige through the rise of…
Read moreNational Museum of the Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal
The National Museum of the Azulejo, occasionally known as the National Tile Museum, is an art museum in Lisbon, Portugal dedicated to the azulejo, traditional tilework of Portugal and the former Portuguese Empire, as well as of other Iberophone cultures. Housed in the former Madre de Deus Convent, the museum’s…
Read moreFolk art
Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic. Folk Art is characterized by a naive style, in which traditional rules of proportion and perspective are not…
Read morePsychoanalytic theory
Psychoanalytic theory is the real theory of personality and organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology. First laid out by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century, psychoanalytic theory has undergone many refinements since his work. Psychoanalytic theory came to full…
Read moreSant Andreu de Palomar, Barcelona City, Spain
Sant Andreu de Palomar is a neighborhood in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona. It was the main nucleus of the old municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar, which more or less coincides with what is now the district of Sant Andreu, Nou Barris and part of Horta-Guinardó. It has…
Read moreAlzheimer’s disease research
In April 2014 there were 315 open clinical trials under way to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease. 42 of these studies were open, human phase three trials, the last step before United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and marketing. In the decade 2002–2012, 244 compounds were assessed in…
Read moreHigh color
High color graphics (variously spelled Highcolor, Hicolor, Hi-color, Hicolour, and Highcolour, and known as Thousands of colors on a Macintosh) is a method of storing image information in a computer’s memory such that each pixel is represented by two bytes. Usually the color is represented by all 16 bits, but…
Read morePost-independence architecture in Finland
The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years, and while up until the modern era the architecture was strongly influenced by currents from Finland’s two respective neighbouring ruling nations, Sweden and Russia, from the early 19th century onwards influences came directly from further afield; first when itinerant…
Read moreAutomated retail
Automated retail is the category of self-service, standalone kiosks in heavily trafficked locations such as airports, malls, resorts and convenience stores. Consumers select products, sometimes using a touchscreen interface, pay for purchases using a credit or debit card and then the product is dispensed, sometimes via an internal robotic arm…
Read moreJacobello del Fiore
Jacobello del Fiore (Venice, circa 1370 – 1439), was an Italian painter of the 15th century active mainly in Venice. He belonged to the Venetian painting school and was active between Venice, the Marche and Abruzzo between the end of the Fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century. He…
Read morePWA Moderne
PWA Moderne (or “P.W.A. Moderne”, PWA/WPA Moderne, Federal Moderne, Depression Moderne, Classical Moderne, Stripped Classicism) is an architectural style of many buildings in the United States completed between 1933 and 1944, during and shortly after the Great Depression as part of relief projects sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA)…
Read moreIslamic art gallery, Oriental Art Museum in Turin
The fourth floor with the strictly green room dedicated to Islamic art. The environment, characterized by the trussed ceiling of the historic building, appears as a large corridor flanked by the exhibition furniture which houses Ottoman velvets, ceramics, bronzes as well as rare Persian manuscripts and calligraphic copies of the…
Read moreMatisse Museum in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
The Matisse Museum in Nice is dedicated to the work of the French painter Henri Matisse. It brings together one of the world’s largest collections of his works, which allows us to retrace his artistic journey and his developments from his beginnings to his latest works. Housed in the Villa…
Read moreRoof comb
Roof comb is the structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture. Examination of the sections and iconography of Maya civilization roof-combs indicates that each icon had specific sacred meanings. Typically the roof combs crowned the summit of pyramids and other structures; they consisted of two pierced framework walls…
Read moreHouse of the Future on the Cloud – Living in a Smart City, Portuguese Communications Museum
House of the Future is, since 2003, one of the permanent exhibitions of Communications Museum, integrated in Espaço Futuro, dedicated to promoting knowledge of new technologies – equipment, application and advanced services – in a housing space. It is a registered trademark of the Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações, where the…
Read moreScratch Paper, a Speleology at the 9eme Concept
The “Scratch Papers” concept pays a sort of homage to the New Realists through a reactivation of the “Anonymous lacerater.” For, at the outset, when he undertook his approach, Villeglé, persuaded that that approach was within anyone’s grasp and that it should, consequently, become a widespread practice, hardly was affirming…
Read moreFrederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, United States
The Frederic Remington Art Museum is an art museum focuses on the work of Frederic Remington. The Frederic Remington Art Museum expands and deepens appreciation and understanding of Remington’s work by engaging contemporary audiences and keeping his legacy relevant. The Frederic Remington Art Museum, located at 303 Washington Street in…
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