As a creative fashion professionals, Première Vision Paris is a unique event designed to facilitate your sourcing and fuel creativity with a complete panorama of raw materials and specific services. The Première Vision Paris show, held at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord-Villepinte (Halls 4, 5 and 6). The…
The rustic architecture in Switzerland refers to methods traditional to building of houses rustic in Switzerland that differ according to the geographical location where one can distinguish the Swiss plateau, the Jura and the Alps. History The peasant house is the main building of the farm which also includes farm…
Costume during the thirteenth century in Europe was very simple for both men and women, and quite uniform across the continent. Male and female clothing were relatively similar, and changed very slowly, if at all. Most clothing, especially outside the wealthier classes, remained little changed from three or four centuries…
Trieste located in the northeast of Italy, is the capital of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Trieste was once a very influential and powerful centre of politics, literature, music, art and culture under Austrian-Hungarian dominion. Beautiful and cultured, Trieste is Italy’s most cosmopolitan city. There are still echoes…
The first phase of the 126th Canton Fair was held in the Canton Fair Complex from October 15th to 19th, 2019. The theme of the first phase is high-tech. The exhibitors aim at the latest demand trends in the international market, launch many high-tech, high-quality, and high-value-added products, striving to…
The world has over 5,000 different languages, including more than twenty with 50 million or more speakers. Travel can bring you into contact with any of these. This article tries to give an overview of how to cope with language difficulties, an important problem for many travellers. Understand Language is…
Animalier school or animalier movement was a roughly late 18th century to late 19th century movement and school of art, which took as its subject in various figurative forms the animal kingdom or Kingdom Animalia. The movement predominantly centered around Paris, France, and Italy, with some offshoots in England, Germany,…
Ca ‘Giustinian is a palace in Venice, located in the San Marco district, is a gothic palace overlooking the Grand Canal, with spaces for conferences, concerts & exhibitions. Following the restoration of the palace, since 2010 Ca ‘Giustinian has been hosting all the organizing offices of the Venice Biennale. Overview…
The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art is his collection of Chinese ceramics and related items in London. The Foundation’s main purpose is to promote the study and teaching of Chinese art and culture. The Collection consists of some 1,700 pieces of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing ceramics, mostly porcelain,…
Indian vernacular architecture the informal, functional architecture of structures, often in rural areas of India, built of local materials and designed to meet the needs of the local people. The builders of these structures are unschooled in formal architectural design and their work reflects the rich diversity of India’s climate,…
The spaces of the Alcázar are set with furniture, domestic utensils, jewels, paintings and other objects belonging, on the ground floor, to the time when the Castle was inhabited by the emperors Maximiliano and Carlota (1864-1867); and on the top floor, at the time when President Porfirio Díaz and his…
The Amsterdam School (Dutch: Amsterdamse School) is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked to German Brick Expressionism. Buildings of the Amsterdam School are characterized by brick construction with complicated masonry…
In some areas outside China, umbrellas have appeared very early. In ancient Egypt, the umbrella was part of the Pharaoh’s ceremonies; in ancient Greece, the umbrella was a special device for the aristocratic women’s sunshade. In the long medieval period, in addition to the Holy See retaining the umbrella of…
Cittadella is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. It is part of the group of walled cities that can be admired in the Veneto. Located in the Venetian Plain, Cittadella is located in a…
Fixer image, also Hidden face, is an ambiguous “fool image” in the form of a drawing or a painting where the motif is apparently unambiguous, but contains other figures and elements that the artist has hidden in the image and that the viewer often has to look for. The elements…
Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions (Google Traffic), and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle (in beta), or public transportation. Google Maps began as a C++ desktop program…
A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The triangular elements of the dome are structurally rigid and distribute the structural stress throughout the structure, making geodesic domes able to withstand very heavy loads for their size. History The first dome that could be…
Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which trompe l’oeil, perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other spatial effects are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on an otherwise two-dimensional…
The Latvian pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition presents ARMPIT, a multimedia art installation by Katrīna Neiburga and Andris Eglītis. It is a sculpted system of building constructions interwoven with video-stories about a peculiar local phenomenon, “garage elves”, who tend to spend their leisure time tinkering with various mechanisms…
The Inhotim Institute is home to one of the most important collections of contemporary art in Brazil and considered the largest outdoor art center in Latin America. The galleries dedicated to solo presentations of artist and the permanent outdoor works, four galleries – Fonte, Lago, Mata and Praça – house…
PT.Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko [Persero] is the National Authority Agency responsible for the protection and conservation of the Borobudur Prambanan UNESCO World Culture Heritage and archaeological parks, the preservation of their histories and cultural heritage as well as the development and promotion of the UNESCO World…
Enjoy nature in the Kyoto Imperial Palace area, a place of relaxation for Kyoto citizens, and Kyoto Gyoen, and enjoy the classical mood while looking at the red brick buildings. Kyoto Gyoen is surrounded by trees on all sides. It is a vast national park 700 meters east-west and 1300…
North Pavilion exhibited medieval and Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts, and rotating exhibitions of illuminated manuscripts. The newly designed European sculpture and decorative arts galleries in the North Pavilion at the Getty Center are arranged according to period and theme, with different materials, including two-dimensional works of art, intermingled to…
Mikayil Huseyn oglu Abdullayev (Dec 19, 1921 – Aug 22, 2002) was an Azerbaijani painter, a People’s Painter of the former USSR since 1963, and creator of a series of paintings entitled Through India. Mikail Abdullayev was born in Baku on 19 December 1921. Azimzade in 1939, the Art School…
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Look back of Première Vision Paris 2019-2021, France
As a creative fashion professionals, Première Vision Paris is a unique event designed to facilitate your sourcing and fuel creativity with a complete panorama of raw materials and specific services. The Première Vision Paris show, held at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord-Villepinte (Halls 4, 5 and 6). The…
Read moreRustic architecture in Switzerland
The rustic architecture in Switzerland refers to methods traditional to building of houses rustic in Switzerland that differ according to the geographical location where one can distinguish the Swiss plateau, the Jura and the Alps. History The peasant house is the main building of the farm which also includes farm…
Read moreEuropean fashion history 1200–1300
Costume during the thirteenth century in Europe was very simple for both men and women, and quite uniform across the continent. Male and female clothing were relatively similar, and changed very slowly, if at all. Most clothing, especially outside the wealthier classes, remained little changed from three or four centuries…
Read moreTravel Guide of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Trieste located in the northeast of Italy, is the capital of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Trieste was once a very influential and powerful centre of politics, literature, music, art and culture under Austrian-Hungarian dominion. Beautiful and cultured, Trieste is Italy’s most cosmopolitan city. There are still echoes…
Read moreReview of 126th China Import and Export Fair, Canton Fair 2019 Autumn Phase 1, Part 1, Guangzhou, China
The first phase of the 126th Canton Fair was held in the Canton Fair Complex from October 15th to 19th, 2019. The theme of the first phase is high-tech. The exhibitors aim at the latest demand trends in the international market, launch many high-tech, high-quality, and high-value-added products, striving to…
Read moreLanguage guide in travel
The world has over 5,000 different languages, including more than twenty with 50 million or more speakers. Travel can bring you into contact with any of these. This article tries to give an overview of how to cope with language difficulties, an important problem for many travellers. Understand Language is…
Read moreAnimalier school
Animalier school or animalier movement was a roughly late 18th century to late 19th century movement and school of art, which took as its subject in various figurative forms the animal kingdom or Kingdom Animalia. The movement predominantly centered around Paris, France, and Italy, with some offshoots in England, Germany,…
Read moreCa ‘Giustinian, Venice, Italy
Ca ‘Giustinian is a palace in Venice, located in the San Marco district, is a gothic palace overlooking the Grand Canal, with spaces for conferences, concerts & exhibitions. Following the restoration of the palace, since 2010 Ca ‘Giustinian has been hosting all the organizing offices of the Venice Biennale. Overview…
Read moreChinese Ceramics, Sir Percival David Collection, The British Museum
The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art is his collection of Chinese ceramics and related items in London. The Foundation’s main purpose is to promote the study and teaching of Chinese art and culture. The Collection consists of some 1,700 pieces of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing ceramics, mostly porcelain,…
Read moreIndian vernacular architecture
Indian vernacular architecture the informal, functional architecture of structures, often in rural areas of India, built of local materials and designed to meet the needs of the local people. The builders of these structures are unschooled in formal architectural design and their work reflects the rich diversity of India’s climate,…
Read moreEntrance and North Wing, Alcázar Site Museum, Chapultepec Castle
The spaces of the Alcázar are set with furniture, domestic utensils, jewels, paintings and other objects belonging, on the ground floor, to the time when the Castle was inhabited by the emperors Maximiliano and Carlota (1864-1867); and on the top floor, at the time when President Porfirio Díaz and his…
Read moreAmsterdam School
The Amsterdam School (Dutch: Amsterdamse School) is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked to German Brick Expressionism. Buildings of the Amsterdam School are characterized by brick construction with complicated masonry…
Read moreUmbrellas around the world, China Umbrella Museum
In some areas outside China, umbrellas have appeared very early. In ancient Egypt, the umbrella was part of the Pharaoh’s ceremonies; in ancient Greece, the umbrella was a special device for the aristocratic women’s sunshade. In the long medieval period, in addition to the Holy See retaining the umbrella of…
Read moreTravel Guide of Cittadella, Veneto, Italy
Cittadella is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. It is part of the group of walled cities that can be admired in the Veneto. Located in the Venetian Plain, Cittadella is located in a…
Read moreHidden face
Fixer image, also Hidden face, is an ambiguous “fool image” in the form of a drawing or a painting where the motif is apparently unambiguous, but contains other figures and elements that the artist has hidden in the image and that the viewer often has to look for. The elements…
Read moreGoogle Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions (Google Traffic), and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle (in beta), or public transportation. Google Maps began as a C++ desktop program…
Read moreGeodesic dome
A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The triangular elements of the dome are structurally rigid and distribute the structural stress throughout the structure, making geodesic domes able to withstand very heavy loads for their size. History The first dome that could be…
Read moreIllusionistic ceiling painting
Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which trompe l’oeil, perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other spatial effects are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on an otherwise two-dimensional…
Read moreARMPIT, Latvian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015
The Latvian pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition presents ARMPIT, a multimedia art installation by Katrīna Neiburga and Andris Eglītis. It is a sculpted system of building constructions interwoven with video-stories about a peculiar local phenomenon, “garage elves”, who tend to spend their leisure time tinkering with various mechanisms…
Read moreInhotim, Brazil
The Inhotim Institute is home to one of the most important collections of contemporary art in Brazil and considered the largest outdoor art center in Latin America. The galleries dedicated to solo presentations of artist and the permanent outdoor works, four galleries – Fonte, Lago, Mata and Praça – house…
Read moreBorobudur, Prambanan dan Ratu Boko, Indonesia
PT.Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko [Persero] is the National Authority Agency responsible for the protection and conservation of the Borobudur Prambanan UNESCO World Culture Heritage and archaeological parks, the preservation of their histories and cultural heritage as well as the development and promotion of the UNESCO World…
Read moreKyoto Imperial Palace and Shimogamo Rear, Kyoto Sightseeing Route, Japan
Enjoy nature in the Kyoto Imperial Palace area, a place of relaxation for Kyoto citizens, and Kyoto Gyoen, and enjoy the classical mood while looking at the red brick buildings. Kyoto Gyoen is surrounded by trees on all sides. It is a vast national park 700 meters east-west and 1300…
Read moreNorth Pavilion of Getty Center, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States
North Pavilion exhibited medieval and Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts, and rotating exhibitions of illuminated manuscripts. The newly designed European sculpture and decorative arts galleries in the North Pavilion at the Getty Center are arranged according to period and theme, with different materials, including two-dimensional works of art, intermingled to…
Read moreMikayil Abdullayev
Mikayil Huseyn oglu Abdullayev (Dec 19, 1921 – Aug 22, 2002) was an Azerbaijani painter, a People’s Painter of the former USSR since 1963, and creator of a series of paintings entitled Through India. Mikail Abdullayev was born in Baku on 19 December 1921. Azimzade in 1939, the Art School…
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