Louvre Abu Dhabi Louvre struggles to gain loans for Leonardo showtheartnewspaper.com - Vincent Noce Major exhibitions always involve tough negotiations to secure loans, with museum treasures being used as bargaining chips. But they rarely become the …
Eric Kimadded this to Eric Kim Street PhotographyEric Kim Eagles Fly Soloerickimphotography.com Perhaps we should pursue our philosophical and artistic pursuits solo; to have nobody else slow us down, or weigh us down. For myself, I’m aways “onto …
Joe4Presadded this to The Florence & Tuscany InsiderHistoryA history of Florence: For centuries the Italian city has been a hub of trade and commerce, and an historic center for artCBS News Founded during Roman times, Florence has for centuries been a hub of commerce. At its center: the Duomo Cathedral and the Ponte Vecchio bridge, built …
CBS Newsadded this to CBS NewsMichelangelo Treasures of the UffiziCBS News Seven years before America's Declaration of Independence, the Uffizi opened its doors to the public. Containing perhaps the greatest collection of …
AAJ !added this to CONCEPT ! SPACE ! TECH . . .Claude Monet Monet oil painting sells for a record US$110.7 million at Sotheby’s auctionscmp.com - Business Insider A Claude Monet painting has sold for US$110.7 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York City, according to CNN.The 1890 oil on canvas, titled Meules …
Jayadded this to This WorldArtists All 1,119 Pages of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Codex Atlanticus” Now Available OnlineMy Modern Met - Emma TaggartData visualizing company The Visual Agency has recently released a complete digitization of Leonardo da Vinci’s 12-volume, 1,119-page Codex Atlanticus. For the first time, the interactive application you
Danny Picart Lagueradded this to Ingeniero HandymanPlay buttonArtists This is Leonardo da Vinci's design for a 'smart city' that was centuries ahead of its timeweforum.org - Alessandro Melis The word “genius” is universally associated with the name of Leonardo da Vinci – a true Renaissance man, he embodied scientific spirit, artistic …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsArtists National Geographic Magazine – Leonardo’s LegacyNational GeographicLeonardo da Vinci willed himself to knowledge, pursuing it voraciously throughout a 46-year career. He sketched to make sense of the unknown, bounding from one discipline to the next – science, the arts,
Sarah McFallsadded this to Social AestheticsMathematics Episode 407: A Mathematician, The Last Supper, And The Birth Of AccountingNPR - Jacob GoldsteinOn the show today, the story of an innovation that changed the way the world works, and of the man who made this innovation possible. Luca Pacioli was a monk, a mathematician, a magician and, possibly,
Artists The Mystery Of Da Vinci's Right Handyoungzine.org - Anonymous Think of a mechanical invention. Chopper? Bicycle? Army tank? Double-hulled boat? Guess what they all have in common. They were all thought of and …
New York Postadded this to NewsAuctions Monet painting 'Meules' sells for more than $110M at auctionNew York Post - By Ben Feuerherd A Claude Monet painting sold for $110.7 million at Sotheby’s auction house in Manhattan on Tuesday — the first time any impressionist painting has …
CC M Jadded this to JUSTICE FOR KHASHOGGISaudi ArabiaMeet Mohammed bin Salman, the 33-year-old crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who is at the center of human rights issues and hundredsBusiness Insider - Katie WarrenPrince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud, known as MBS, is the future king of Saudi Arabia. The 33-year-old heir will ascend to the throne after the death of his father, 83-year-old King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Forbesadded this to TechnologyArtists Travel In Leonardo Da Vinci's Footsteps With An Authentic Stay In TuscanyForbes - Angelina Villa-ClarkeThis month marks 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died. As well as his masterpieces, which sees him regarded as one of the world’s finest artists, da Vinci’s sketches, found in the thousands, across notebooks,
IMANIMANadded this to MIMESISArtists A Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece is coming to The Metropolitan Museum of Arttimeout.com - Howard Halle This year marks the 500th Anniversary of the death Leonardo da Vinci ((1452–1519), one of the greatest—if not the greatest—artists of all time, and …
Motor Authorityadded this to Motor AuthorityArtists Kris Singh's Pagani Huayra BC honors da Vinci and Fangio, and now it's for salemotorauthority.com - Viknesh Vijayenthiran Pagani built just 20 examples of the Huayra BC, an extra hardcore version of the Huayra supercar that Pagani launched in 2016 to honor company …
Barron'sadded this to Barron'sBusiness Required Reading for the Tech EconomyBarron's - Lauren R. Rublin James Anderson, head of global equities at Scotland’s Baillie Gifford, has drawn on the work of scientists, economists, and research organizations …
Artists 'Exceptional loan' of Francesco Melzi painting from Moscow comes to London's National Gallery from Moscowtheartnewspaper.com - Donald Lee The National Gallery, London, has secured the loan of the recently restored Flora (around 1520) by Francesco Melzi from the State Hermitage, St …
Laddersadded this to Ladders Guide to HappinessSuccess 7 thought experiments that might change your life and how to make more time tomorrowLadders - Thomas Oppong Whenever you discuss work-life issues, you probably spend a lot of time talking about having appropriate boundaries and how to say “no.” Every week, I …
RRobadded this to Lost ArtItaly Leonardo Da Vinci's Benois Madonna to make rare return to Italythelocal.it - The Local Also known as the Madonna and Child with Flowers, the painting will go on display in two museums in central Italy for a total of two months. The …
The EconomistArtists Was Leonardo da Vinci the supreme genius, or just our kind of guy?The Economist Contemporary reverence for da Vinci is more about our age than his oeuvre In the northern Italian city of Treviso, a Polish pianist, Slawomir …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyArtists Celebrate The 500th Anniversary Of The French Renaissance, In The Loire ValleyForbes - Lea LaneThinking about a trip to France? Consider the Loire Valley region this year to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the French Renaissance, including the following highlights: International Garden Festival
For Kids Paper flower artist Arnold Drake Worldthekidshouldseethis.com - Rion Nakaya For 11 years, paper flower artist Arnold Drake World has been making paper morning glories, calla lilies, roses, and other flowers from premium …
Brussels Airport New name for Brussels Airport?vrt.be - www.vrt.be Instead of flying to Brussels Airport, visitors would travel to Bruegel Airport. Mr De Schrijver has launched a petition to drum up support. A name …
Ryleneadded this to Humanity and mix NewsArtists Leonardo da Vinci 500 Years Later: Theories Still AboundThe Atlantic - Milt EsterowThe artist, inventor, and all-around Renaissance man has been dead for half a millennium, but there’s no end to the wild sleuthing about him and his work. Leonardo da Vinci died at the age of 67 on May
SYFY WIREadded this to SYFY WIRETV Euron Greyjoy’s giant, dragon-slaying Game of Thrones crossbow actually worksSYFY WIRE - Benjamin Bullard The Emmy-wining practical effects in Game of Thrones have maintained such realistic standards for so long, and merged so well with all that dragon-y …
IndieWireadded this to IndieWirePlay buttonTV ‘Game of Thrones’: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Crossbow and a WWII Machine Gun Inspired Euron’s Giant Weapon Designindiewire.com - Hanh Nguyen Weapons master Tommy Dunne spoke with IndieWire about the updated scorpion and what role it could play in the battle for King’s Landing. [Editor’s …
B Robertsadded this to My StuffLouvre Abu Dhabi $450 Million Da Vinci Painting Disappears Without a Trace–Was About to Be Sent to Abu Dhabitheepochtimes.com - Catherine Bolton In December of 2017, the Louvre Abu Dhabi made a massive splash. The museum, meant to become a pinnacle of art and wonder for the Persian Gulf region, …
artnetadded this to artnet NewsArtists Artist Hito Steyerl Slams a Weapons Manufacturer for Appropriating Leonardo da Vinci’s Name in Her Work for the Venice Biennaleartnet.com - Naomi Rea The Renaissance polymath kept his designs for a deadly submarine secret for fear it'd be misused. The German artist Hito Steyerl has used her work in …
IMANIMANadded this to MIMESISData Visualization From Picasso to Rothko: New York’s Billion-Dollar Week of Art AuctionsBloomberg Call it the season of ultimate conspicuous consumption: More than $1.6 billion worth of art is heading to the auction block in New York next …
BBryan Schutteadded this to Must readsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoArtists"The Signs of Time: Leonardo da Vinci's History of the Earth and the Fate of Man" | DIVISION OF LITERATURES, CULTURES, ANDstanford.edu Based on insightful observations and daring hypotheses, Leonardo was among the first to hold that the Earth has a long history marked by continuous …
