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Svartisen: Between Fjords and Peaks

Svartisen is a glacier in the municipalities of Meløy, Rødøy, Beiarn, and Rana in Nordland county. The glacier lies between Glomfjorden, Holandsfjorden, and Melfjorden in the west and Beiardalen/Blakkådalen in the east. The Svartisen consists of two main parts, Vestre and Østre Svartisen, which have an area of ​​190 and 125 square kilometres, respectively, for a total of 315 square kilometres. It…

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Art of Photojournalism: Lee Miller

Irmgard Seefried performs an aria from ‘Madame Butterfly, Vienna, 1945. © Lee Miller Archives, England 2013 0Day0Hour0Minute0Second

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Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis

The city of Ephesus was founded thousands of years ago on the edge of the gulf where the Küçük Menderes River flows into the Aegean Sea, and it entered a lively and active period towards the eleventh century B.C. Since it was a port city, its commercial importance increased. For this reason, it was invaded by various tribes.  The Temple of Artemis: Construction and Design Towards the middle of…

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Conquest of the Aztecs: Cortés in Tenochtitlan

Arrival and Initial Impressions When Hernán Cortés and his Spanish army, along with thousands of native warriors, arrived in the Aztec capital on November 8, 1519, they were amazed by the city’s grandeur. Bernal Díaz del Castillo, one of the soldiers, described the scene as if it were taken from a legend, with towering pyramids and magnificent buildings emerging from the water. The…

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Plato on Art as Imitation

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – Alex Gendler Mimesis in Ancient Greek Philosophy The word “Mimesis” comes from Greek and means “imitation.” Plato and Aristotle talked about mimesis as the representation of nature. The root word is ‘mimos’; from this, we get mimesthia, mimesis, mimetes, mimetikos, and mimema. Mimesthia means imitation, representation, or portrayal; mimos and mimetes are the…

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Dreams and Myths: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Sleep (c. 1771) – Jean-Bernard Restout. Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 96.5 cm (38 x 51 in). Cleveland Museum of Art. Depicting Morpheus The Nature of Dreams Freud and early analysts found that studying dreams can offer valuable insights into the meaning of myths and our unconscious thoughts. As Freud famously said, dreams are “the royal road to the unconscious.” Since everyone dreams regularly, what…

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THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN ARTIST

Working without the pressure of success.Not having to be in shows with men.Having an escape from the art world in your 4 free-lance jobs.Knowing your career might pick up after you’re eighty.Being reassured that whatever kind of art you make it will be labeled feminine.Not being stuck in a tenured teaching position.Seeing your ideas live on in the works of others.Having the opportunity to choose…

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Cats in Medieval Art | Books and Manuscripts

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The Bauhaus Movement: Redefining Art and Design

The Bauhaus School of Design, which flourished in Germany in the 1920s, is well-known for its influence on the design of products ranging from teapots to buildings and the development of design education worldwide. Its educational influence was felt mainly through its Basic Course in design. Many design schools still operate similar introductory design courses without understanding the…

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The White Cat | Pierre Bonnard

Original Title: Le Chat Blanc Title: The White CatOriginal Title: Le Chat Blanc    Date: 1894    Style: Japonism    Genre: Animal painting    Media: Oil on cardboard    Location: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France    Dimensions: H. 51,9 ; L. 33,5 cm. 1 The White Cat is an ideal study of man’s elusive best friend. Bonnard used distortion to create a humorous image of a cat arching its back. The cat is…

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Mediterranean |Pierre Bonnard

In January 1910, Pierre Bonnard was commissioned to create a triptych that was nearly 14 feet tall for the prominent Russian collector, Ivan Morozov. The triptych was intended to be installed between columns on the landing of a grand staircase in Morozov’s home. Completed in 1912, the triptych depicted light-filled scenes of women and children on a terrace, inspired by Bonnard’s time at a villa…

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Cléo's Journey through Paris

Cléo From 5 to 7 is Cléo’s journey through Paris but in 2024. We planned a seven-day trip just to walk through cinematic scenes shot in the streets of Paris, and as our first tour, we will travel through the streets of Paris where Cléo passed by in the film directed by Agnès Varda, and we will share our insights. 0Day0Hour

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Mount of Olives | Israel

14 Trusted Charities Helping Civilians in Palestine After the Last Supper, the New Testament relates, Jesus and his disciples walked to the Mount of Olives, to a place called Gethsemane, where he was betrayed and arrested. Gethsemane derives from the Aramaic or Hebrew word for “oil press,” referring to the precious olive that has always flourished here. The enormous, gnarled, and…

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Empire of Light | René Magritte

Original Title: L’Empire des lumières René Magritte (1898 – 1967)Empire of Light (L’Empire des lumières)1953–54Oil on canvas195.4 x 131.2 cmPeggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)76.2553 PG 102 1 René Magritte’s “Empire of Light” has several versions at different museums. The painting shows a dark, nighttime street scene contrasted with a light-filled…

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The Birth of Rome: She-wolf to Senate

In the tenth century BCE, the Latini tribe, meaning ‘people of the plains,’ settled in a region expanding about 80 kilometers south from the lower Tiber to present-day Terracina. Legend has it that during the eighth century BCE, the land was ruled by King Numitor, with his capital in Alba Longa (the exact location of which is debated). Fraternal conflict, a recurring theme in Roman history, began…