July 2015
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Biography: El Greco (Doménikos Theotokopoulos)
Doménikos Theotokopoulos, famously known as El Greco, which means “The Greek” in Spanish, was born on the island of Crete in…
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#CocaCola Joins #Xerox and #Ford in Ending “Charitable” Giving to Planned Parenthood
From Planned Parenthood’s website: Matching Gifts Double the size of your gift. Does your employer match charitable contributions? If so, please…
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Inspiration: “L’heure du Thé,” by Jules Ernest Renoux
Renoux employed a palette based in yellow-orange and ochre in which he painted street scenes admired for their understated beauty and…
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Favorite Beers by State
Image Credit: Priceonomics via IJ Review
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Inspiration: “Portrait Of Oda Krohg,” by Christian Krohg
Christian Krohg was born at Vestre Aker (now Oslo), Norway. He was one of five children born to Georg Anton Krohg (1817–1873) and…
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Inspiration: “In Repaus,” by Nicolae Grigorescu
He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia now called Romania. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age (between 1846…
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Biography: Isaac Levitan
Isaac Levitan (1860-1900) was a renowned Russian landscape painter who is celebrated for his contributions to the Russian realist and landscape…
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Prater Amusement Park, Vienna
The area that makes up the modern Prater was first mentioned in 1162, when Emperor Friedrich I gave the land to a noble…