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During the Early Renaissance, bankers were little more than traders that set up booths at the edges of markets who traded currency through weighing by scales (usually tipped in the bankers’ favor). However, the invention of the cheque system and the bank account by the Medici family raised banking to a whole new hierarchy. The painting, The Banker and His Wife by Marinus Van Reymerswale,...
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In the Victorian Era, society was very keen on manners (usually based off the behavior of the much-respected Queen Victoria) and one single mis-step could get you shunned in society. There were even certain outfits that could not be worn outside the house or during certain times of the day. For example, gentlemen could never wear a tie to a dance; ties are allowed during outdoor events only. ...
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February 2013
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12 Yellow Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh →
I posted about van Gogh before in my previous posts, but this is one of his most famous paintings that I neglected. They are called Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh. It is composed of various warm colors, in shades of mainly yellow.
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Seattle Vacation
I’ll be in the US tomorrow and the day after, so prepare to see a lot of Washington state themed posts in the near future!
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mellive asked: Hello, I couldn't help but to read your description of Da Vinci's art and Dan Brown's book about it. Maybe you can help me out, in the book they mention genre symbols. Something that looked like > but standing up, do you know more about those symbols? or the name of them so I can look for info? Thanks for reading.
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Minor Updates
-Themes of theme days will now be changed to include ART…which is primarily what this blog is about -Stories with paintings or engravings such as The Trials of Hercules and Fairy Tales by Gustave Dore will now start.
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ListenIn the Victorian Era, dances started to become...
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