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In ancient Laodicea. We weren't certain whether this was Christian symbolism or simple representation from a town fountain.
Built in 1908, this Classical Revival-style house was designed by Andrews, Jaques and Rantoul for Thomas Taylor, Jr., president of the Taylor Manufacturing Company. In 1950, the house was expanded and converted into the home of the Columbia Museum of Art, and a Science Museum wing was constructed to connect the main house and the carriage house. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a central wing with a hipped red terra cotta tile roof with modillions at the copper-clad eaves, copper gutters, stone trim, a stone base, one-over-one double-hung windows, a two-story front portico with fluted corinthian columns, a coffered ceiling, and a hipped roof, a front entrance door with decorative sidelights, a decorative trim surround with fluted doric pilasters and a broken pediment, a hipped rear ell, and one-story wings to the east and west of the main wing, with low-slope roofs enclosed by parapets, simple cornices, and arched bays. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and was rehabilitated in 2016-2017 by the University of South Carolina as part of the construction of the adjacent Joseph F. Rice School of Law building. The mansion today houses the University of South Carolina Police Department.
This temple is the best preserved of the Temple Valley, in fact one of the most complete anywhere.
The ancient city of Akragas was once one of the largest of Greek settlements.
Today it has largely returned to nature, though the temples, built in the Doric style and often dramatically poised on the hill top, survive and give the current name of this Archaelogical park;- The Valley of the Temples', just outside the modern city of Agrigento.
Composer, Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, Rodeo. Passport was issued for his trip to Paris to study at the Fontainbleu School of Music
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden celebrated the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with a public day of activities and festivities on September 30th.
This garden was ranked in 2011 by National Geographic as "top city garden" in the world.
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George Buchanan was born at Killearn, Stirlingshire, in 1506, the son of a small farmer. Much of his childhood was spent in Cardross, Dunbartonshire after the death of his father when he was 7 years old. He began his studies in Paris - at the age of 14 - but he returned to Scotland in 1522 and graduated at St. Andrews in 1525. He went again to Paris, but on becoming tutor to the son of the earl of Cassilis in Ayrshire, he accompanied his pupil back to Scotland in 1537. He also became a tutor to a son of King James V.
Buchanan incurred the enmity of Cardinal Beaton by his Latin satires on the friars, "Somnium" (Dream) and "Franciscantis". Even though he had been encouraged to write the satires by King James V (who suspected the Franciscan friars of conspiring against him), Buchanan was imprisoned in the castle of St. Andrews. However, he escaped into exile in France in 1539. He held professorships at Bordeaux and Paris, and later at Coimbra, where he fell under the displeasure of the Inquisition in Portugal and was for a time confined in a monastery. He spent his time there working on a translation of the Psalms of David into Latin. After his release, he visited England, but for about seven years, from 1553 onwards, was in France
Returning to Scotland for the last time in 1561, Buchanan was made classical tutor to Mary Queen of Scots in 1562 and principal of St. Andrews in 1566. He now openly identified himself with Protestantism and, appointed moderator of the general assembly (the elected leader of the Church of Scotland) in 1567. Initially intensely loyal to the Queen, he became conspicuously hostile to the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots when he became suspicious of Mary's role in the assassination of her husband, Lord Darnley. He went so far as to provide evidence against her at her trial in England which ultimately led to her execution.
In 1570 Buchanan was appointed tutor to the young king James VI in 1570 and until 1578 also held the office of lord privy seal. He died at Edinburgh in 1582.
A Large Body of Writing
In his declining years he wrote in Latin his most important works, De Jure Regni Apud Scotos, 1579, a treatise on the limitations of monarchical power; and Rerum Scoticarum Historia, 1582, a history of Scotland, which, though uncritical and partisan, is valuable as an authority for Buchanan's own period. As a scholar, Buchanan enjoyed a European reputation. He wrote in Latin with singular facility, while his native poetic feeling finds forceful expression in his Latin translations of the Psalms.
- "Famous Scots" -www.rampantscotland.com
Portico of Wilson Library (Special Collections) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; sepia treatment in iPhoto.
The classical Cerberus didn’t play a great role in diabolic iconography despite the recuperation of classical thought in modern times. In reality, the use of a dog to represent the devil, much less frequent than that of flies, cats and goats, came about at the height of urban life when country beasts were abandoned and hence domestic animals were demonised.
This Satan turned into a dog, which appears defeated at the feet of St. Michael is one of the best recreations of the figure. It is a Navarre sculpture from the middle of the 16th century whose present whereabouts are not known.
El Cerbero clásico no jugó un gran papel en la iconografía diabólica pese a la recuperación del pensamiento clásico en época moderna. En realidad la figura del perro como imagen del diablo, bastante menos frecuente que la de las moscas, gatos y cabras, vino por el apogeo de la vida urbana el abandono de las fieras del campo y la diabolización por tanto de los animales domésticos.
Este Satanás convertido en perro, en una de las mejores recreaciones de su figura aparece vencido a los pies de san Miguel, en una escultura navarra de mediado el s. XVI que actualmente se encuentra en paradero desconocido.
Classical Guitarist Brad Richter and Cellist Viktor Uzur appear at the Poncan Theatre in Ponca City, Oklahoma on March 26, 2011.
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Suzhou, China - Nov 5, 2016: Map of the Master of Nets Garden (Wang Shi Yuan) near the entrance; depicted as a painting in the classical Chinese style.
Leg study for Classical Figure drawing. I must confess that I couldn't get the foot right . . . so I left it out! Will go back and practice more.
86 Mosman St. The former Australian Bank of Commerce. This classical building in the Greek style with Doric and Corinthian columns and a large triangular pediment on the projecting central portico is a dominant feature of the street. It was built in 1891 as the Australian Joint Stock Bank. The tender for its construction was £4,693. The architect was Francis Stanley. By 1892 the Australian Joint Stock Bank had 19 branches in QLD. The Australian Bank of Commerce took it over in 1910 which later became the Bank of NSW in 1931. It is now the World Theatre cinema complex. It should be open between 10 am and 1 pm on Fridays. Check out the foyer. Upstairs in the Board Room is a painting of the murder of the Board Chairman in 1901. The Haygarth shooting by a disgruntled employee.
Opening of Masterclass students camp
Photo credit: Karlis Miksons Official photographer of IV International Salacgriva Classical Music Festival
The engraved glass trophies created by the North East glass artist Dominic Fonde inscribed with music from the Avison workbooks
This year's Avison Ensemble Young Musicians' Awards 2010 Final was held on Sunday, 21st March 2010 at the Shipley Art Gallery in the presence of the Sheriff of Newcastle Upon Tyne Cllr Brenda Hindmarsh. The Awards judges heard 12 finalists for the three categories of Grades 1-3, 4 - 6 and 7 and above. The winners of the three age groups are presented with engraved glass trophies created by the North East glass artist Dominic Fonde which are inscribed with music from the Avison workbooks and which are displayed in their schools for a year. The Awards were founded in 2006 and this year's Awards have been supported by The Sir James Knott Trust.
The Avison Ensemble is the outstanding period instrument orchestra based in Newcastle upon Tyne, which plays and popularises the music of Charles Avison (1709-1770) and other English classical composers of the Baroque period, such as Garth, Arne and Herschel. The Ensemble also performs Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Pergolesi, Teleman, Rameau, Bach, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.