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23 de mai. de 2024 · The 12th-century Lewis chessmen in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland. The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject of speculation. From India it spread to Persia, where it was modified in terms of shapes and rules and ...
Há 2 dias · St. Peter's is a church built in the Renaissance style located in the Vatican City west of the River Tiber and near the Janiculum Hill and Hadrian's Mausoleum. Its central dome dominates the skyline of Rome. The basilica is approached via St. Peter's Square, a forecourt in two sections, both surrounded by tall colonnades.
Há 5 dias · Surrealism, an important artistic style in the 1920s and 1930s, had a number of prominent women artists, including Leonora Carrington, Kay Sage, Dorothea Tanning, and Remedios Varo. [27] There were also outliers, such as the British self-taught, often comedic observer, Beryl Cook (1926–2008).
Há 1 dia · Philosophy portal. v. t. e. Born on Milk Street in the City of London, on 7 February 1478, Thomas More was the son of Sir John More, [11] a successful lawyer and later a judge, [3] [12] and his wife Agnes ( née Graunger). He was the second of six children. More was educated at St. Anthony's School, then considered one of London's best schools.
Há 1 dia · Winged Victory, ancient Roman fresco of the Neronian era from Pompeii. The Roman Empire under Hadrian (ruled 117–138) showing the location of the Roman legions deployed in 125 AD. After the Punic Wars, the Roman army comprised professional soldiers who volunteered for 20 years of active duty and five as reserves.
Há 3 dias · e. The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, [1] was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the ...
23 de mai. de 2024 · Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and other post-medieval styles use putti (chubby baby angels) much more often compared to Greco-Roman art and architecture. An ornament reintroduced during the Renaissance, that was of Ancient Roman descent, that will also be used in later styles, is the cartouche , an oval or oblong design with a slightly convex surface, typically edged with ornamental scrollwork .
