Men’s fashion during the 1820s in European and European-influenced countries, the silhouette of men’s fashion changed in similar ways: by the mid-1820s coats featured broad shoulders with puffed sleeves, a narrow waist, and full skirts. Trousers were worn for smart day wear, while breeches continued in use at court and…
The hierarchical perspective (sometimes called “symbolic” although the whole representation in perspective goes through symbolization) is the representation of the graphic perspective in which the characters have a dimension that varies according to their importance. Hierarchical proportion is a technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which…
High politics and the art of propaganda were centre stage when Thorvaldsens Museum opened its doors to the exhibition In Praise of Power. Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Thorvaldsen. Thorvaldsen brought with him from Copenhagen a radical outlook partly deriving from his mentor in the Academy of Fine Art, the…
The Russian-Byzantine style, or Neo-Russian style, is a conditional common name for several different historical trends in Russian architecture of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, based on the traditions of Old Russian architecture and folk art, as well as the elements of Byzantine architecture associated with them. A variety…
The Sentier district and the Montorgueil district was former district spans the administrative districts of Mail and Bonne-Nouvelle in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Sentier de Paris district is an important traditional textile manufacturing district in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It takes its name from the rue du…
Procurement is the process of finding, acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. The process is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services or works the best possible price, when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location…
The third phase of the 126th China Import and Export Fair (2019 Autumn Canton Fair) opened in Guangzhou Pazhou Exhibition Center. From October 31st to November 4th, the exhibition will mainly exhibit textiles and clothing, luggage, food and beverages, household goods, etc., including men’s and women’s clothing, underwear, sportswear and…
Vorticism was a short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, partly inspired by Cubism. The movement was announced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST, which contained its manifesto and the movement’s rejection of landscape and nudes in favour of a geometric style…
The National Gallery of Modern Art underwent a recent facelift, re-opened with its inaugurating exhibit Time is Out of Joint. The title, derived from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, alludes to the elasticity of the concept of time, a time that is not linear, but stratified, literally “out of joint”, is based on…
Classical architecture began to unfold in Hungary a little later than the classicism in the western part of Europe. This style was dominated in the architecture of the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 19th century until the 1850s. The outstanding figures of Hungarian classical architecture are József…
World War I, usually called the First World War in the Commonwealth and called The Great War in its time, was one of the largest armed conflicts in history. It took place between 1914 and 1918, mainly in Europe and Africa, though a few naval battles occurred in Asia and…
Glitch art is the practice of using digital or analog errors for aesthetic purposes by either corrupting digital data or physically manipulating electronic devices. In a technical sense, a glitch is the unexpected result of a malfunction, especially occurring in software, video games, images, videos, audio, and other digital artefacts.…
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France, located on the territory of the French town of Maincy (Seine-et-Marne), 50 km southeast of Paris, near Melun is a castle of the…
In painting, local color is the natural color of an object unmodified by adding light and shadow or any other distortion. Local color is best seen on a matte surface, due to it not being reflected, and therefore distorted. In fine art realism and scientific descriptions of color perception, local…
Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (Chinese: 北京服装学院 BIFT), established with the approval of Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, is the first museum specializing in ethnic costumes in China. The Museum is also a cultural research institute integrating collection, display, research, and teaching. As the top…
Baroque architecture in Portugal lasted about two centuries (the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century). The reigns of D. João V and D. Joseph I of Portugal had increased imports of gold and diamonds, in a period called Royal Absolutism, which allowed the Portuguese Baroque to flourish. Baroque architecture is…
Sometimes dubbed the Golden Age of Aviation, the period in the history of aviation between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning of World War II (1939) was characterised by a progressive change from the slow wood-and-fabric biplanes of World War I to fast, streamlined metal monoplanes,…
On Level -1, meet the men and women of prehistory in Early People. This gallery explores how people lived from around 8000 BC to AD 1100: how they used the land’s resources, interacted with each other and made sense of the world. Here you’ll find some of our most fascinating…
The 46th Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair organised by the HKTDC, together with Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the 20th Hong Kong International Stationery Fair, last from January 6 to 9. The fairs feature about 2,950 global exhibitors and showcase a broad selection of smart toys, quality baby…
La Croix Valmer is a French commune located in the department of Var, in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The town is the result of a split in 1934 from the town of Gassin. The inhabitants are the Croisiens. La Croix-Valmer is located at the foot of the Massif des Maures…
Calella is a village in the county of Maresme. It is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is characterized by being a cosmopolitan and cheerful city with a typical Mediterranean climate. Calella is a city with almost 700 years of history. It has been, and…
“Pictures from an exhibition. Stefano Arienti interprets art in Mantua in the twentieth century” is an installation imagined by Stefano Arienti, from Mantua, one of the most important contemporary Italian artists, as a tribute to the city and the art of Mantua of the twentieth century. From 23 April to…
Innovative, emotional, uncompromising. Welcome to the house of Alexander McQueen. Since its founding in 1992 by Lee Alexander McQueen, the company has grown to become one of the most important and respected fashion brands in the world. Known for the emotional power and raw energy of its shows and a…
Accessible tourism is the ongoing endeavour to ensure tourist destinations, products and services are accessible to all people, regardless of their physical limitations, disabilities or age. It encompasses publicly and privately owned tourist locations. The term has been defined by Darcy and Dickson (2009, p34) as: Accessible tourism enables people…
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Men’s fashion in 1820s
Men’s fashion during the 1820s in European and European-influenced countries, the silhouette of men’s fashion changed in similar ways: by the mid-1820s coats featured broad shoulders with puffed sleeves, a narrow waist, and full skirts. Trousers were worn for smart day wear, while breeches continued in use at court and…
Read moreHierarchical proportion
The hierarchical perspective (sometimes called “symbolic” although the whole representation in perspective goes through symbolization) is the representation of the graphic perspective in which the characters have a dimension that varies according to their importance. Hierarchical proportion is a technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which…
Read moreIn praise of power, Thorvaldsens Museum
High politics and the art of propaganda were centre stage when Thorvaldsens Museum opened its doors to the exhibition In Praise of Power. Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Thorvaldsen. Thorvaldsen brought with him from Copenhagen a radical outlook partly deriving from his mentor in the Academy of Fine Art, the…
Read moreRussian-Byzantine style
The Russian-Byzantine style, or Neo-Russian style, is a conditional common name for several different historical trends in Russian architecture of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, based on the traditions of Old Russian architecture and folk art, as well as the elements of Byzantine architecture associated with them. A variety…
Read moreGuide Tour of Sentier and Montorgueil district, Paris, France
The Sentier district and the Montorgueil district was former district spans the administrative districts of Mail and Bonne-Nouvelle in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Sentier de Paris district is an important traditional textile manufacturing district in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It takes its name from the rue du…
Read moreSustainable procurement
Procurement is the process of finding, acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. The process is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services or works the best possible price, when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location…
Read moreReview of 126th China Import and Export Fair, Canton Fair 2019 Autumn Phase 3, Guangzhou, China
The third phase of the 126th China Import and Export Fair (2019 Autumn Canton Fair) opened in Guangzhou Pazhou Exhibition Center. From October 31st to November 4th, the exhibition will mainly exhibit textiles and clothing, luggage, food and beverages, household goods, etc., including men’s and women’s clothing, underwear, sportswear and…
Read moreVorticism
Vorticism was a short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, partly inspired by Cubism. The movement was announced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST, which contained its manifesto and the movement’s rejection of landscape and nudes in favour of a geometric style…
Read moreRooms of 20th century, Second sector, National gallery of modern and contemporary art in Rome
The National Gallery of Modern Art underwent a recent facelift, re-opened with its inaugurating exhibit Time is Out of Joint. The title, derived from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, alludes to the elasticity of the concept of time, a time that is not linear, but stratified, literally “out of joint”, is based on…
Read moreClassical architecture in Hungary
Classical architecture began to unfold in Hungary a little later than the classicism in the western part of Europe. This style was dominated in the architecture of the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 19th century until the 1850s. The outstanding figures of Hungarian classical architecture are József…
Read moreWorld War I tourism
World War I, usually called the First World War in the Commonwealth and called The Great War in its time, was one of the largest armed conflicts in history. It took place between 1914 and 1918, mainly in Europe and Africa, though a few naval battles occurred in Asia and…
Read moreGlitch art
Glitch art is the practice of using digital or analog errors for aesthetic purposes by either corrupting digital data or physically manipulating electronic devices. In a technical sense, a glitch is the unexpected result of a malfunction, especially occurring in software, video games, images, videos, audio, and other digital artefacts.…
Read moreChâteau of Vaux le Vicomte, Maincy, France
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France, located on the territory of the French town of Maincy (Seine-et-Marne), 50 km southeast of Paris, near Melun is a castle of the…
Read moreLocal color painting
In painting, local color is the natural color of an object unmodified by adding light and shadow or any other distortion. Local color is best seen on a matte surface, due to it not being reflected, and therefore distorted. In fine art realism and scientific descriptions of color perception, local…
Read moreMuseum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, China
Ethnic Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (Chinese: 北京服装学院 BIFT), established with the approval of Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, is the first museum specializing in ethnic costumes in China. The Museum is also a cultural research institute integrating collection, display, research, and teaching. As the top…
Read moreBaroque architecture in Portugal
Baroque architecture in Portugal lasted about two centuries (the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century). The reigns of D. João V and D. Joseph I of Portugal had increased imports of gold and diamonds, in a period called Royal Absolutism, which allowed the Portuguese Baroque to flourish. Baroque architecture is…
Read moreAviation between the World Wars
Sometimes dubbed the Golden Age of Aviation, the period in the history of aviation between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning of World War II (1939) was characterised by a progressive change from the slow wood-and-fabric biplanes of World War I to fast, streamlined metal monoplanes,…
Read moreEarly People, National Museum of Scotland
On Level -1, meet the men and women of prehistory in Early People. This gallery explores how people lived from around 8000 BC to AD 1100: how they used the land’s resources, interacted with each other and made sense of the world. Here you’ll find some of our most fascinating…
Read moreReview of Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair 2020, China
The 46th Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair organised by the HKTDC, together with Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the 20th Hong Kong International Stationery Fair, last from January 6 to 9. The fairs feature about 2,950 global exhibitors and showcase a broad selection of smart toys, quality baby…
Read moreLa Croix-Valmer, French Riviera
La Croix Valmer is a French commune located in the department of Var, in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The town is the result of a split in 1934 from the town of Gassin. The inhabitants are the Croisiens. La Croix-Valmer is located at the foot of the Massif des Maures…
Read moreCalella, Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Catalonia, Spain
Calella is a village in the county of Maresme. It is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is characterized by being a cosmopolitan and cheerful city with a typical Mediterranean climate. Calella is a city with almost 700 years of history. It has been, and…
Read moreStefano Arienti interprets art in Mantua in 20th century, Palazzo Te
“Pictures from an exhibition. Stefano Arienti interprets art in Mantua in the twentieth century” is an installation imagined by Stefano Arienti, from Mantua, one of the most important contemporary Italian artists, as a tribute to the city and the art of Mantua of the twentieth century. From 23 April to…
Read moreThe Craftsmanship of Alexander McQueen, 360°Video, British Fashion Council
Innovative, emotional, uncompromising. Welcome to the house of Alexander McQueen. Since its founding in 1992 by Lee Alexander McQueen, the company has grown to become one of the most important and respected fashion brands in the world. Known for the emotional power and raw energy of its shows and a…
Read moreAccessible tourism
Accessible tourism is the ongoing endeavour to ensure tourist destinations, products and services are accessible to all people, regardless of their physical limitations, disabilities or age. It encompasses publicly and privately owned tourist locations. The term has been defined by Darcy and Dickson (2009, p34) as: Accessible tourism enables people…
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