Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A mosaic LAW (1896) by Frederick Dielman (1847-1935)


DescriptionEnglish: Frederick Dielman (1847-1935) designed this mosaic representing Law for the United States Library of Congress, and it was subsequently manufactured in Venice, Italy. A young woman on a marble throne holds a sword in one hand to chastise the guilty and a palm branch in the other hand to reward the meritorious. A glory surrounds her head, and on her breast is the aegis of Minerva, signifying she is clad in the armor of righteousness and wisdom. Other portions of this large mosaic are omitted from this image. This mosaic indicates not only the judicial but the legislative side of law; typical symbols of justice are less conspicuous or omitted, and the woman has a freer air of command.
Date1896
Sourcehttp://www.loc.gov/jefftour/cm/cm-mos-n.html
AuthorFrederick Dielman

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Time Saving Truth from Falsehood and Envy, François Lemoyne


Author: François Lemoyne (1688–1737)
Description
English: Time Saving Truth from Falsehood and Envy
Date: 1737
Notes: completed on the day before the artist’s suicide
Source/Photographer: Wallace Collection, London; HumanitiesWeb.org

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Friday, April 18, 2014

Diana at her bath (Alexandre Jacques Chantron)


Diana at her bath (Alexandre Jacques Chantron)


ArtistAlexandre Jacques Chantron (1842–1918)
TitleEnglish: Diana at her Bath
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions75 × 44.75 in (190.5 × 113.7 cm)
InscriptionsSignature bottom right: Chantron
Source/Photographer[1]
LicensingThe author died in 1918, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 90 years or less.


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Monday, March 31, 2014

Spring, Frances Hodgson Burnett


Frances
Hodgson
Burnett
"Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like...?"
"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine..."

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), The Secret Garden (1911)

"봄이 오고 있을까요?" 그는 말했다. "어떤 모습일까요?"
"그건 비가 오고 있는데 햇빛이 비치는 거고, 태양이 빛나는데 비가 오고 있는 것 같죠."

- 프랜시스 호지슨 버넷 (Frances Hodgson Burnett) 소설가, 비밀의 화원

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Girls In A Green Rowing Boat

Girls In A Green Rowing Boat

AuthorHarald Slott-Møller (1864–1937)
Title.
DescriptionEnglish: Girls In A Green Rowing Boat On A Summer Day
Datec. 1910
Medium.
Current location.
Source/PhotographerPimbrils
LicensingThis image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.


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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Beauty, Western Proverb


Casting pearls before swine.

- Western Proverb

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Beauty, Khalil Gibran


Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

- Kahlil Gibran (1983-1931)

아름다움은 얼굴에 있지 않습니다. 마음 속에 있는 빛입니다.

- Khalil Gibran

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Beauty, Lew Wallacee


Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.

- Lew Wallacee (1827-1905)

Monday, December 9, 2013

Beauty, Richard Armour


Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin-skinned people.

- Richard Armour (1906-1989)

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Beauty, Laurence J. Peter


Every girl should use beauty that Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.

- Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990) Canadian teacher and author of the best-selling book The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong (1969)

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Laurence_J._Peter