Vincent Van Gogh in Saint Remy de Provence

Tired of Paris and its cold, northern climate, his mental and physical health deteriorating, the painter Vincent Van Gogh moved

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The Painter Chaïm Soutine

Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943) is considered one of the leading expressionists of the so-called School of Paris – a central figure

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Serbia buys 12 Rafale fighter aircrafts – Η Σερβία αγοράζει 12 μαχητικά αεροσκάφη Ραφάλ

Στο τέλος Αυγούστου 2024 στο Βελιγράδι, ο Eric Trappier, CEO της Dassault Aviation και ο Bratislav Gasic , Σέρβος Υπουργός

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La Graine et le Mulet (Couscous with Mullet): Food and Family Politics

Originally published on the 27th September 2011. Couscous with Mullet, or “The Secret of the Grain” is a movie of

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Woman Combing/Braiding/Arranging/Caressing her Hair

Originally published in 2009. Revised on 28 May 2024. This is a post about pictures depicting a woman / women

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Edouard Manet: Boats and Ships

From the collection of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France. Most of them are not on display. Edouard Manet, Marine,

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Arthur Rimbaud – Αρθούρος Ρεμπώ

Ο ποιητής και στιχουργός Νίκος Γκάτσος έγραψε το 1976 τους στίχους ενός τραγουδιού με τίτλο «Μεθυσμένο Καράβι». Το μελοποίησε ο

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Carmen Gaudin

Updated on the 14th August 2024 Carmen Gaudin was the favourite model of the French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901).

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Rodin Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington DC is one of the best art galleries in the world. When

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View of the Asylum and the Chapel at Saint Remy de Provence

At the end of the 19th century, the former Augustinian monastery of Saint Paul de Mausole, dating back to the

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