After his divorce, his son the King of Rome. Disaster on the retreat from Moscow, and exile on the island of Saint Helena. The rapid rise of Napoleon III and his military failure against Prussia in 1870.
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Emperor Napoleon I, a Corsican of Italian origin who died on a remote British island in the South Atlantic. Paintings of his early military successes, and the Empress Joséphine before their divorce.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Lucida or […]
A cheap substitute for tapestries, they came of age in the 19th century when paper could be made in long rolls and colour printing had improved.
More detailed and faithful landscapes of Wales, Scotland, and his native Norway. Teacher of Christian Krogh, Frits Thaulow and others.
Born in what is now Oslo, he trained in DĂĽsseldorf, Germany, and painted faithful and highly detailed landscapes, mainly in his native country.
How expression of pain became stereotyped in narrative paintings from Caravaggio to Böcklin, a very early Rembrandt and the anguish of a ewe on the death of her lamb.
Achilles’ ghost demands the sacrifice of Hecuba’s daughter in appeasement. Hecuba then blinds Polymestor for killing her son. Finally Aurora laments the death of her son Memnon.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 298. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Causing […]
In the early years of the 20th century, Sorolla started painting well-dressed young ladies strolling along the beaches of his native València.
The Eclectic Light Company 