Louvre collections: Eastern antiquities and arts of Islam

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 (Coffer, Fez, XIVth, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coffre-_Fès_14_ème_siècle._Louvre_Paris.jpg) Louvre Museum includes various rich collections of works of art from different civilizations, cultures and eras. It includes about 460,000 pieces, without the deposits in other museums that remain on its inventories, and 554,498 with deposits, … Read More

Louvre: Van Dyck – Charles I at the Hunt

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Richelieu wing – 2nd floor – Van Dyck – Room 24 The portrait of Charles I of England, which the Louvre possesses, is a legendary masterpiece. With his fist on his hip, on the sword’s side, his right hand resting … Read More

Contemporary art

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Contemporary art (from postmodernism to the present) is considered to be the successor of modern art (a period between impressionism and postmodernism). The delimitation is mobile and can take into account radicalization points of plastic language; cubism and later abstract … Read More

Voltaire: What happened to them in Surinam, and how Candide got to know Martin

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The first day of our two travelers was quite pleasant. They were encouraged by the idea of ​​seeing themselves possessed of more treasures than Asia, Europe, and Africa could not gather. Candide, transported, wrote the name of Cunegonde on the … Read More

Louvre: Jan Van der Meer (Vermeer) – The Lacemaker

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Richelieu wing – 2nd floor – Holland, second half of the 17th century – Room 38 On a lacemaker’s craft, a young woman is leaning, attentive, and running in her agile fingers spindles and silk threads. His blonde head, crowned … Read More

Joint venture

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A joint venture is an agreement between two or more companies that agree to pursue together a specific purpose for a limited time. The objectives of a joint venture may be: Joint research laboratory on a technology (eg, superconducting magnets); … Read More

Louvre: Lancret – Conversation

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La Caze Collection Lancret! What a delightful epoch and how many beautiful things evokes the name! To speak of Lancret brings us back to the beautiful days of Trianon and Versailles, at the time when these sumptuous residences sheltered the … Read More

A new life (7)

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When the talent or self-mastery of two players differs a lot, the heads up poker (two players) is no longer a game, it’s a slaughter. Or, it soon turned out that George had neither the talent nor the self-control necessary … Read More

Voltaire, Candide: What they saw in the land of Eldorado

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Cacambo testified to his guest all his curiosity; the host said to him: “I am very ignorant, and I am well pleased with it; but here we have an old man removed from the court, who is the most learned … Read More

Louvre: Correggio – Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

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Denon – 1st floor – Grande Galerie – Room 8 It is said that Correggio, seventeen years old, came to Mantua and saw there the Victory of Mantegna. In fron of the work of the Paduan master, his artist’s soul … Read More

How will Brexit affect the online gambling industry?

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The online casino market is one of the biggest growth industries in the world, and is headquartered firmly in the UK. The range of casino sites is clear for all to see – TV advertising spend is huge, and most … Read More

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