The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles. From magical spells to magical creatures, from dark villains to daring heroes, it’s all here at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, now open at Universal Studios Hollywood. Explore the mysteries…
Astronomical art is the term for a genre of modern artistic expression that strives to show the wonders of the Universe. Like other genres, Space Art has many facets and encompasses realism, impressionism, hardware art, sculpture, abstract imagery, even zoological art. Practitioners of the visual arts have for many decades…
A death mask is an image, typically in wax or plaster cast made of a person’s face following death, often by taking a cast or impression directly from the corpse. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or be used for creation of portraits. It is sometimes possible to…
Hue is one of the main properties (called color appearance parameters) of a color, defined technically (in the CIECAM02 model), as “the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow”, (which in certain theories…
Bildts farmhouses are of a characteristic right-angled type. This means that the house has been placed on a right angle with the barn. The reason for this is unknown, but it has been suggested that they were constructed this way so as to have a more logical location in relation…
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)…
Analogous colors are groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, sharing a common color, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and a tertiary. Red, orange, and red-orange are examples. The term analogous refers to…
The Accademia Nazionale di San Luca is an association of artists from Rome, officially founded in 1593 by Federico Zuccari, who was also its first director (Prince), with the assumption of raising the work of the artists above simple craftsmanship. The National Academy of Saint Luca has its origin in…
A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent architectural feature, particularly over high altars in cathedrals, where such a structure is more…
The opening of the National Gallery Singapore comes at a time of great significance for Singapore, in her 50th year of independence. What is the relationship of art to a nation like Singapore and how can we understand its role in the last fifty years? These are some of the…
The Passos Manuel Library, as it became known in October 2017, is a specialized library, whose main objective is to provide bibliographic support for parliamentary works, through the acquisition, management and dissemination of national and international scientific and technical information, as well as information produced by the media. Access is…
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state derives its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes, depending on the particular manner of practice, the language, race, culture, religion, and customs of…
CcMmYK, sometimes referred to as CMYKLcLm or CMYKcm, is a six color printing process used in some inkjet printers optimized for photo printing. It complements the more common four color CMYK process, which stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (black), by adding light cyan and light magenta. Individually, light…
Distributed manufacturing also known as distributed production, cloud producing and local manufacturing is a form of decentralized manufacturing practiced by enterprises using a network of geographically dispersed manufacturing facilities that are coordinated using information technology. It can also refer to local manufacture via the historic cottage industry model, or manufacturing…
A luggage lock is a lock used to prevent luggage from opening by accident, usually with little or no security in mind, although they may serve as a deterrent to potential thieves. They may be built into luggage, or may be external locks such as padlocks or lockable straps. They…
George Frederic Watts OM RA (born February 23, 1817 in London – died July 1, 1904), was a Victorian painter and sculptor of the Victorian period linked to the symbolist movement. Watts became famous during his lifetime for his allegorical works such as the Hope and Love and Life paintings,…
Fidel Aguilar i Marcó (Jul 20, 1894 – 1917) va ser un precoç escultor gironí que tot i morir amb només 22 anys va aconseguir un cert reconeixement en l’àmbit de l’escultura. He was born 20 of July of 1894 in the street of the Cort Reial of Gerona, although…
The Zika virus is the cause of Zika fever, a mosquito-borne infection found in various tropical areas. The disease is not remarkably severe for most people and not life-threatening, but it can severely damage children in the womb. Many governments recommend that women who are or might become pregnant should…
A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds shortly after a wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. History The term “honeymoon” is used in French since at least the xviii th century, but its use seems to have widespread later…
A tronie (16–17th-century Dutch meaning for “face”) is a common type, or group of types, of works common in Dutch Golden Age painting and Flemish Baroque painting that shows an exaggerated facial expression or a stock character in costume. The term tronie is not clearly defined in art historical literature.…
Vence is a French commune located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Stroll through the medieval village and its ramparts to discover its incredibly rich history. At the bend of the alleys, many monuments are revealed such as the Castle and its 12th century tower or…
NTSC, named after the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in North America, and until digital conversion was used in most of the Americas (except Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and French Guiana); Myanmar; South Korea; Taiwan; Philippines, Japan; and some Pacific island nations and…
Kanō Eitoku (狩野 永徳, February 16, 1543 – October 12, 1590) was a Japanese painter who lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. He is one of the most prominent patriarchs representative painter of the Kano school (school which was in the center of the Japanese painter from the…
Andreas Achenbach (Sep 29, 1815 – Apr 1, 1910) was a German landscape painter of the Romantic period It is added to the Düsseldorf painting school The theme of his landscaping paintings were, above all, seascape His brother Oswald Achenbach, on the other hand, concentrated on the representation of the…
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Guide Tour of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Hollywood, California, United States
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles. From magical spells to magical creatures, from dark villains to daring heroes, it’s all here at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, now open at Universal Studios Hollywood. Explore the mysteries…
Read moreAstronomical art
Astronomical art is the term for a genre of modern artistic expression that strives to show the wonders of the Universe. Like other genres, Space Art has many facets and encompasses realism, impressionism, hardware art, sculpture, abstract imagery, even zoological art. Practitioners of the visual arts have for many decades…
Read moreDeath mask
A death mask is an image, typically in wax or plaster cast made of a person’s face following death, often by taking a cast or impression directly from the corpse. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or be used for creation of portraits. It is sometimes possible to…
Read moreHue
Hue is one of the main properties (called color appearance parameters) of a color, defined technically (in the CIECAM02 model), as “the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow”, (which in certain theories…
Read moreBildts farmhouse
Bildts farmhouses are of a characteristic right-angled type. This means that the house has been placed on a right angle with the barn. The reason for this is unknown, but it has been suggested that they were constructed this way so as to have a more logical location in relation…
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 moreAnalogous colors
Analogous colors are groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, sharing a common color, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and a tertiary. Red, orange, and red-orange are examples. The term analogous refers to…
Read moreNational Academy of San Luca, Rome, Italy
The Accademia Nazionale di San Luca is an association of artists from Rome, officially founded in 1593 by Federico Zuccari, who was also its first director (Prince), with the assumption of raising the work of the artists above simple craftsmanship. The National Academy of Saint Luca has its origin in…
Read moreBaldachin
A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent architectural feature, particularly over high altars in cathedrals, where such a structure is more…
Read moreTropical Tapestry and Nanyang Reverie, Siapa Nama Kamu? Art in Singapore since the 19th Century, National Gallery Singapore
The opening of the National Gallery Singapore comes at a time of great significance for Singapore, in her 50th year of independence. What is the relationship of art to a nation like Singapore and how can we understand its role in the last fifty years? These are some of the…
Read moreLibrary and Archive, São Bento Palace
The Passos Manuel Library, as it became known in October 2017, is a specialized library, whose main objective is to provide bibliographic support for parliamentary works, through the acquisition, management and dissemination of national and international scientific and technical information, as well as information produced by the media. Access is…
Read moreRomantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state derives its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes, depending on the particular manner of practice, the language, race, culture, religion, and customs of…
Read moreCcMmYK color model
CcMmYK, sometimes referred to as CMYKLcLm or CMYKcm, is a six color printing process used in some inkjet printers optimized for photo printing. It complements the more common four color CMYK process, which stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (black), by adding light cyan and light magenta. Individually, light…
Read moreDistributed manufacturing
Distributed manufacturing also known as distributed production, cloud producing and local manufacturing is a form of decentralized manufacturing practiced by enterprises using a network of geographically dispersed manufacturing facilities that are coordinated using information technology. It can also refer to local manufacture via the historic cottage industry model, or manufacturing…
Read moreLuggage lock
A luggage lock is a lock used to prevent luggage from opening by accident, usually with little or no security in mind, although they may serve as a deterrent to potential thieves. They may be built into luggage, or may be external locks such as padlocks or lockable straps. They…
Read moreGeorge Frederic Watts
George Frederic Watts OM RA (born February 23, 1817 in London – died July 1, 1904), was a Victorian painter and sculptor of the Victorian period linked to the symbolist movement. Watts became famous during his lifetime for his allegorical works such as the Hope and Love and Life paintings,…
Read moreFidel Aguilar Marcó
Fidel Aguilar i Marcó (Jul 20, 1894 – 1917) va ser un precoç escultor gironí que tot i morir amb només 22 anys va aconseguir un cert reconeixement en l’àmbit de l’escultura. He was born 20 of July of 1894 in the street of the Cort Reial of Gerona, although…
Read moreZika virus travel guide
The Zika virus is the cause of Zika fever, a mosquito-borne infection found in various tropical areas. The disease is not remarkably severe for most people and not life-threatening, but it can severely damage children in the womb. Many governments recommend that women who are or might become pregnant should…
Read moreHoneymoon travel
A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds shortly after a wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. History The term “honeymoon” is used in French since at least the xviii th century, but its use seems to have widespread later…
Read moreTronie
A tronie (16–17th-century Dutch meaning for “face”) is a common type, or group of types, of works common in Dutch Golden Age painting and Flemish Baroque painting that shows an exaggerated facial expression or a stock character in costume. The term tronie is not clearly defined in art historical literature.…
Read moreVence, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Vence is a French commune located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Stroll through the medieval village and its ramparts to discover its incredibly rich history. At the bend of the alleys, many monuments are revealed such as the Castle and its 12th century tower or…
Read moreVariants of NTSC standard
NTSC, named after the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in North America, and until digital conversion was used in most of the Americas (except Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and French Guiana); Myanmar; South Korea; Taiwan; Philippines, Japan; and some Pacific island nations and…
Read moreKanō Eitoku
Kanō Eitoku (狩野 永徳, February 16, 1543 – October 12, 1590) was a Japanese painter who lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. He is one of the most prominent patriarchs representative painter of the Kano school (school which was in the center of the Japanese painter from the…
Read moreAndreas Achenbach
Andreas Achenbach (Sep 29, 1815 – Apr 1, 1910) was a German landscape painter of the Romantic period It is added to the Düsseldorf painting school The theme of his landscaping paintings were, above all, seascape His brother Oswald Achenbach, on the other hand, concentrated on the representation of the…
Read more