The Casina delle Civette (House of the Owls), which was the residence of Prince Giovanni Torlania the younger until his death in 1938, is the result of a series of transformations and additions to the nineteenth century “Swiss Cabin”, which, positioned at the edge of the park and hidden by…
The Architecture of Cape Verde has different architectural styles in the nation. Unlike the African mainland, Cape Verde was uninhabited until 1461 when the Portuguese arrived, most of the other islands were first inhabited after the end of the 15th century. Its architecture was introduced in the 1460s and has…
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject…
An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable or historically identifiable. A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character. Most architecture can be classified within a chronology of styles which changes over time reflecting…
An active pen (also referred to as active stylus) is an input device that includes electronic components and allows users to write directly onto the LCD screen surface of a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet computer or Ultrabook. The active pen marketplace has long been dominated by N-trig…
Greek temples were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion. The temple interiors did not serve as meeting places, since the sacrifices and rituals dedicated to the respective deity took place outside them. Temples were frequently used to store votive offerings. They are the…
The Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville, renamed Le BHV Marais in 2013, is a multi-specialty department store on rue de Rivoli in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, facing the Hôtel de Ville. Located in the heart of the historic Marais district, Le BHV Marais remains the emblematic store. Le BHV…
Whether you look at them as the most expensive photographs you’ve ever taken, or the least expensive souvenirs you’ve ever purchased… whether you “take snapshots” or “create images”… travel photography is one of the most popular activities for those who travel. Much of this article discusses equipment for photography, because…
Dream art is any form of art directly based on material from dreams, or which employs dream-like imagery. Some dream art works revolved around the scenes of dreams, other works focus on the philosophical debate between dreams and reality. The visual nature of dreams is generally highly phantasmagoric; that is,…
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK’s National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console with two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed. If an enemy air strike was detected, a key on the…
Alizarin crimson is a red color that is biased slightly more towards purple than towards orange on the color wheel. It is named after the organic dye alizarin, found in the madder plant, and the related synthetic lake pigment alizarin crimson (PR83 in the Color Index). The alizarin carmine is…
A medical illustration is a form of biological illustration that helps to record and disseminate medical, anatomical, and related knowledge. Medical illustration is an applied artistic discipline developed by professional medical illustrators. A medical illustrator interprets and creates images to help explain and disseminate aspects of medical and biological knowledge.…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors…
The Stockade Building System was designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller and his father-in-law, James Monroe Hewlett, and was patented in 1927. Both of them had previously formed a company, in 1922, which made bricks out of compressed wood shavings with vertical holes cast in them. Design The blocks were made…
Worldwide growth of photovoltaics has been an exponential curve between 1992–2017. During this period of time, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, evolved from a niche market of small scale applications to a mainstream electricity source. When solar PV systems were first recognized as a promising renewable energy technology,…
French Romanticism refers to the Romantic era in French literature and art from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century. Conceptual classification “French Romanticism” means not only the literary movement but also the world view, epoch, school and style. It includes all…
Hall of horses: with the life-size portraits of the Gonzaga’s six favorite steeds was the ballroom. The horses stand out in all the beauty of their forms on a natural landscape that opens behind some Corinthian columns painted and that alternate the thoroughbred with figures of mythological divinities in false…
Japanese Ceramics is a type of ceramic and is a generic term for those made by hardening and burning soil. A pottery. Clay used for ceramics includes quartz, which contains silica as a main component which vitrifies with other substances such as aluminum and calcium by heating to vitrify. By…
Women’s fashions of the early 16th century consisted of a long gown, usually with sleeves, worn over a kirtle or undergown, with a linen chemise or smock worn next to the skin. The high-waisted gown of the late medieval period evolved in several directions in different parts of Europe. In…
Urban development has left an important place for the requalification of the banks of the two rivers, with the aim of reclaiming the banks of the Rhône and the Saône: completed, the development of the banks of the Rhône has made it possible to transform large car parks and other…
Archaeological Illustration is a form of technical illustration that records material derived from an archaeological context graphically. The use of archaeological illustrations began early. Special artefacts have a rich development history as an indispensable element in the time before photography, but today they also play a major part. Archaeological Illustration…
Dragestil (“Dragon Style”) is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Romantic nationalism. History The foremost sources of inspiration for the Dragestil style…
Pier Francesco Mola, called Il Ticinese (Coldrerio, February 9, 1612 – Rome, May 13, 1666), was a Swiss-Italian painter of the High Baroque, mainly active around Rome. With his looser style and handling, more naturalistic palette, and interest in exploring landscape elements, Mola differs from the prevailing, highly-theoretical classicism of…
Imaginarium is SAM’s much-loved annual contemporary art exhibition for children, begun in 2010 and now in its fifth year. In the spirit of SG50, this year’s exhibition is inspired by the crescent moon on the Singapore flag, a symbol of a young nation on the rise with the capacity to…
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The ground floor, Casina delle Civette
The Casina delle Civette (House of the Owls), which was the residence of Prince Giovanni Torlania the younger until his death in 1938, is the result of a series of transformations and additions to the nineteenth century “Swiss Cabin”, which, positioned at the edge of the park and hidden by…
Read moreArchitecture of Cape Verde
The Architecture of Cape Verde has different architectural styles in the nation. Unlike the African mainland, Cape Verde was uninhabited until 1461 when the Portuguese arrived, most of the other islands were first inhabited after the end of the 15th century. Its architecture was introduced in the 1460s and has…
Read moreLawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject…
Read moreArchitectural style
An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable or historically identifiable. A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character. Most architecture can be classified within a chronology of styles which changes over time reflecting…
Read moreActive pen
An active pen (also referred to as active stylus) is an input device that includes electronic components and allows users to write directly onto the LCD screen surface of a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet computer or Ultrabook. The active pen marketplace has long been dominated by N-trig…
Read moreInfluences of Ancient Greek temple
Greek temples were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion. The temple interiors did not serve as meeting places, since the sacrifices and rituals dedicated to the respective deity took place outside them. Temples were frequently used to store votive offerings. They are the…
Read moreGuide Tour of Le BHV Marais, Paris, France
The Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville, renamed Le BHV Marais in 2013, is a multi-specialty department store on rue de Rivoli in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, facing the Hôtel de Ville. Located in the heart of the historic Marais district, Le BHV Marais remains the emblematic store. Le BHV…
Read morePhotography tourism guide
Whether you look at them as the most expensive photographs you’ve ever taken, or the least expensive souvenirs you’ve ever purchased… whether you “take snapshots” or “create images”… travel photography is one of the most popular activities for those who travel. Much of this article discusses equipment for photography, because…
Read moreDream art
Dream art is any form of art directly based on material from dreams, or which employs dream-like imagery. Some dream art works revolved around the scenes of dreams, other works focus on the philosophical debate between dreams and reality. The visual nature of dreams is generally highly phantasmagoric; that is,…
Read moreHANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK’s National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console with two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed. If an enemy air strike was detected, a key on the…
Read moreAlizarin crimson color
Alizarin crimson is a red color that is biased slightly more towards purple than towards orange on the color wheel. It is named after the organic dye alizarin, found in the madder plant, and the related synthetic lake pigment alizarin crimson (PR83 in the Color Index). The alizarin carmine is…
Read moreMedical Illustration
A medical illustration is a form of biological illustration that helps to record and disseminate medical, anatomical, and related knowledge. Medical illustration is an applied artistic discipline developed by professional medical illustrators. A medical illustrator interprets and creates images to help explain and disseminate aspects of medical and biological knowledge.…
Read moreLos Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors…
Read moreStockade Building System
The Stockade Building System was designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller and his father-in-law, James Monroe Hewlett, and was patented in 1927. Both of them had previously formed a company, in 1922, which made bricks out of compressed wood shavings with vertical holes cast in them. Design The blocks were made…
Read morePhotovoltaics economic
Worldwide growth of photovoltaics has been an exponential curve between 1992–2017. During this period of time, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, evolved from a niche market of small scale applications to a mainstream electricity source. When solar PV systems were first recognized as a promising renewable energy technology,…
Read moreFrench romanticism
French Romanticism refers to the Romantic era in French literature and art from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century. Conceptual classification “French Romanticism” means not only the literary movement but also the world view, epoch, school and style. It includes all…
Read moreHall of the Horses, 360° Video, Palazzo Te
Hall of horses: with the life-size portraits of the Gonzaga’s six favorite steeds was the ballroom. The horses stand out in all the beauty of their forms on a natural landscape that opens behind some Corinthian columns painted and that alternate the thoroughbred with figures of mythological divinities in false…
Read moreJapanese ceramics, Tokyo National Museum
Japanese Ceramics is a type of ceramic and is a generic term for those made by hardening and burning soil. A pottery. Clay used for ceramics includes quartz, which contains silica as a main component which vitrifies with other substances such as aluminum and calcium by heating to vitrify. By…
Read moreWomen’s fashion in Western European 1500–1520s
Women’s fashions of the early 16th century consisted of a long gown, usually with sleeves, worn over a kirtle or undergown, with a linen chemise or smock worn next to the skin. The high-waisted gown of the late medieval period evolved in several directions in different parts of Europe. In…
Read moreUrban development and Architectural art of Lyon, France
Urban development has left an important place for the requalification of the banks of the two rivers, with the aim of reclaiming the banks of the Rhône and the Saône: completed, the development of the banks of the Rhône has made it possible to transform large car parks and other…
Read moreArchaeological Illustration
Archaeological Illustration is a form of technical illustration that records material derived from an archaeological context graphically. The use of archaeological illustrations began early. Special artefacts have a rich development history as an indispensable element in the time before photography, but today they also play a major part. Archaeological Illustration…
Read moreDragestil
Dragestil (“Dragon Style”) is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Romantic nationalism. History The foremost sources of inspiration for the Dragestil style…
Read morePier Francesco Mola
Pier Francesco Mola, called Il Ticinese (Coldrerio, February 9, 1612 – Rome, May 13, 1666), was a Swiss-Italian painter of the High Baroque, mainly active around Rome. With his looser style and handling, more naturalistic palette, and interest in exploring landscape elements, Mola differs from the prevailing, highly-theoretical classicism of…
Read moreImaginarium 2015: A Voyage of Big Ideas, Singapore Art Museum
Imaginarium is SAM’s much-loved annual contemporary art exhibition for children, begun in 2010 and now in its fifth year. In the spirit of SG50, this year’s exhibition is inspired by the crescent moon on the Singapore flag, a symbol of a young nation on the rise with the capacity to…
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