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 …
Business InsiderBill Gates 26 books Bill Gates says you should read this summerBusiness Insider - Jeremy Berke Aria BendixThe billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation reportedly reads around 50 books a year, and he chronicles his literary adventures on his blog, Gates Notes. more:
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 ThingsPlastic 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,
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,
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Adeadded this to Come Back And ReadArtists 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 …
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 …
Paul D. Milleradded this to Semantic InfiltrationArtists Here are 4 significant ways that Leonardo da Vinci changed the worldweforum.org - Hywel Jones Leonardo da Vinci is generally recognised as one of the great figures of the Renaissance and one of the greatest ever polymaths. As the world marks …
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, …
