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Juliet’s House in Verona, Italy
Romeo and Juliet may be fictional characters, but I would be careful telling that to all of the visitors to this Verona sight-seeing hotspot
Verona Cityscape: Beauty of Northeastern Italy
In 2009, there were 265,368 people residing in Verona, located in the province of Verona, Veneto, of whom 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Minors (children aged 0–17) totalled 16.05% of…
Biography: Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) was a French painter and one of the leading figures of the Post-Impressionist movement, known for his vibrant and innovative use of color, intimate domestic scenes, and exploration of…
Beautiful but Cloudy Views from Schilthorn
Schilthorn’s summit is within the municipality of Lauterbrunnen, although the western slopes are within the municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal. Both municipalities are in the canton of Bern. The summit has a…
Biography: Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) was an American painter of pin-up girls, advertising, and illustration. Born Gillette Elvgren on March 15, 1914, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he grew to become one of the most…
Inspiration: “Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne,” by Amedeo Modigliani
Described by the writer Charles-Albert Cingria (1883–1954) as gentle, shy, quiet, and delicate, Jeanne Hébuterne became a principal subject for Modigliani’s art. In the spring of 1918, the couple moved to the warmer climate…
Adige River in Verona, Italy
The Adige is the second longest river in Italy after the Po, rising in the Alps in the province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, flowing 410…
Green, Gray and White in The Berner Oberland
The Berner Oberland, is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton, and one of the canton’s five administrative regions (in which context it…
List of Quebecois Artists
A Simeonie Amagoalik Raymonde April Madeleine Arbour Siasi Atitu B Jeff Barnaby Germaine Beaulieu Sylvie Bélanger Jean Berger (painter) Treffle Berthlaume BGL Louis Boekhout Blanche Bolduc Paul-Émile Borduas Patrick Bouchard Simone Mary…
Biography: Amélie Lundahl
Amélie Lundahl (1850-1914) was a prominent Finnish artist known for her delicate and emotive paintings, particularly her portraits and genre scenes. She played a significant role in the Finnish art scene during…
Crossroads in Mürren, Switzerland
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft) above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It…
