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92Female Renaissance Artist -Sofonisba Anguissola
Sofonisba Anguissola, 1532 - 1625 was one of the leading female artists of the Renaissance period, her success made it acceptable for women of that time to became practicing artists.
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88Meanings Behind Famous Car Logos
Cars are the universal status symbol and just as many car manufacturers have interesting histories behind their names, many company logo’s quite often have unusual stories too. Sometimes it may be the town of manufacture or a previous incarnation...
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86Renaissance Art and Artists - Famous Female painters
The Renaissance, the age of Enlightenment, remembered for its famous painters and sculptors. The period from 1400 to 1650 is populated with a whole host of famous men but there were also a group of talented female painters who also contributed to the age.
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86Renaissance Paints - How they made pigments
If you look at any masterpieces of the great Renaissance painters, they have a quality that seems linked directly to the landscape. This would have something to do with how their pigments were made . Unlike...
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84Pompeii Italy, Ten must visit sites
A tour around the living time capsule that is Pompeii, Italy is an unmissable experience. From the humanity of the body casts, to the splendour of the villas, temples and baths it represents a unique holiday experience.
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84Female Artist - Gwen John
Born Gwendolen Mary John, 1876 , Gwen John rose to be one of the leading Female painters of her generation. Living an unconventional lifestyle, she produced some stunningly sensitive works.
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84History of Time capsules
Time capsules have been in existence in one form or another for millennia, they come in many different types, while some are the intentional burying of everyday objects to commemorate an event, the construction of a building or special occasion,...
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84Learn a Foreign Language - 10 Essential Holiday Phrases
Tips on learning a foreign language for your holiday. Ten essential phrases that will make your holiday abroad a whole lot more fun.
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85The Other Florence Nightingale - Mary Seacole
A remarkable Jamacian woman who was born in 1805 who went on to become a renowned nurse during the Crimean War, friend to soldiers and Princes alike.
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8410 Unusual Festivals in Italy - Umbria/Tuscany Holiday
Parading at the Palio della Balestra in Sansepolcro The quite, peaceful and rural slopes of the Upper Tiber Valley, in the shadows of the Appenine Mountains are home to a number of unusual festas throughout...
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