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Titanic Anniversary

Titanic departing Southhampton, 10 April 1912 – Author Unknown (Public Domain) This week marks 110 years since the launch and tragic sinking of the Titanic in April 1912. The maritime disaster continues to fascinate people around the world to this day, myself included. But rather than try to retell the history of the catastrophe myself, I have opted to share with you a few links to resources…

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Sébastien de Vauban

Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons 30 March 1707 Sébastien de Vauban died.He was the military architect for Louis XIV, specialising in siege warfare, and made vast improvements to the fortifications of the town of Antibes (including the famous Fort Carré), along the coast west of Nice. Previously posted on ecrouchresearch

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Gunpowder Plot - 5th November 1605

Gunpowder Plot – 5th November 1605

by Crispijn de Passe the Elder, engraving, circa 1605 © National Portrait Gallery, London The Plot In May 1604, Robert Catesby devised a plot to blow up the Palace of Westminster at the opening of Parliament in the October of that year. James I, Henry the Prince of Wales, and the Houses of Lords and Commons would all be present. Due to the severity of the plague, the opening was postponed,…

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Some of Picasso’s goats at the Musée de Picasso in Antibes #picasso #goats #art #modernart #historyofart #thehistorypomegranate #sketch #drawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CVS8464skeT/?utm_medium=tumblr

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'The Great War' YouTube Channel

‘The Great War’ YouTube Channel

There is a wealth of great videos on YouTube on so many historical subjects and I was pointed in the direction of a particular channel called The Great War.  The channel has run a series of documentaries following World War I week by week, starting from the 100 year anniversary of its beginning and continuing through to the centenary of the end of the war in 1918. Comments and discussions are…

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Inside #duomodimilano San Bartolomeo carved from marble in 1562. #history #milano #centrostorico #thehistorypomegranate #sculpture #duomo #arthistory #historyofart #italy #italianart #sculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CUQcqrTsiyj/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Lochnagar Crater

Aerial photo of the Lochnagar CraterPhoto Credit: British First World War Air Service Photo Section, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Whilst reading Ken Follet’s Fall of Giants a particular passage struck me. It is suggested by one of the characters that the guns of France could be heard from as far away as London. Reading this surprised me and I wanted to know if the guns fired at the front…

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Ecce Homo by Michelangelo Merisi, Caravaggio #caravaggio #art #historyofart #arthistory #michelangelomerisi #italianart #thehistorypomegranate #history #eccehomo https://www.instagram.com/p/CULA-0aMoID/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Final Portrait of Marie Antoinette

Final Portrait of Marie Antoinette

Photo: Jacques-Louis David [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. It is now held at the Louvre, Paris. This image is the last portrait of Marie Antoinette taken from life. It was drawn by the artist Jacques-Louis David, on 16 October 1793.On that morning, she was taken from the Conciergerie in an open horse-drawn cart to Place de la Concorde. It was on her slow procession to the guillotine that…

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Penitent Magdalene by Antonio Canova - 1796 at the Palazzo Tursi, Genoa #history #thehistorypomegranate #sculpture #magdalene #genoa #genova #18thcentury #antoniocanova #historyofart #arthistory #18thcentury #museum #gallery #sculpture #italy #italianart https://www.instagram.com/p/CUDIX7eMsx0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Pomegranate with Tendril engraving by Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538) #history #thehistorypomegranate #pomegranate #renaissance #historyofart #pomegranatesinart #engraving #metmuseum #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CT-cKacsy8O/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Bust of Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of Italy, by Santo Varni - 1862 #history #thehistorypomegranate #italy #vittorioemanueleii #bust #sculpture #marble #italia (at Genova, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7yx6xsUVC/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Book Review: Saving Mona Lisa

Book Review: Saving Mona Lisa

Saving Mona Lisa by Gerri Chanel tells the story of how the curators at the Louvre battled to protect France’s most important art collections from falling into the hands of the Nazis during the Occupation of France in World War II.The way Chanel tells the tale makes for a truly gripping read, filled with the suspense of a thriller. We hear not only about the Mona Lisa but numerous other…

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Judith and Holofernes by Donatello

Judith and Holofernes by Donatello

Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Cosimo de’ Medici became one of the most influential patrons during the Renaissance, commissioning not only many large architectural projects but also smaller works. Marlis von Hessert describes Cosimo de’ Medici as a patron who appreciated art for its value as propaganda.[1] We will look at one such commission, the bronze statue of Judith and…

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Alpes-Maritimes during World War II

Alpes-Maritimes during World War II

In recent months I have been asked by several people to recommend reading on the subject of Nice and the Riviera during World War II, so I decided to compile a bibliography, which will be continually updated and added to. This is only the tip of the iceberg… but with each significant update I will make an announcement on Facebook and Twitter. Sources in Italian will be coming soon. If anyone…

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Cardinal Richelieu by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1640/41. Bust in marble at the Musée du Louvre #history #thehistorypomegranate #bernini #italianmasters #sculpture #bust #louisxiii #marble #arthistory #louvre #cardinalrichelieu https://www.instagram.com/p/CTsBY4ws-W2/?utm_medium=tumblr