Versailles was certainly the shooting star in French history. Louis XIV‚ the sun king wanted to build a grand place to escape Parisian mobs and to keep an eye out on his scheming nobles. When his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661‚ the 22-year old was prepared to show his kingdom his power. However‚ in exceptionally bad timing‚ his finance minister‚ Nicolas Fouquet‚ had finished his new palace‚ Vaux-le-Vicomte‚ and invited Louis XIV to his new palace for a weekend of extravagant entertainment
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story‚ as it is blurred and somewhat distorted. The concentration of the piece is directed to the figures presented in the painting and the story being depicted. The use of light and shadow are what catches the viewer’s eye first as the face of St. Peter and the woman are illuminated by what is said to be a fireplace in the background‚ though not in view. This effect gives the idea that these are the two most important figures in the painting and the story revolves around these two figures. The figure
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Apostles‚ St. Peter is a very prominent and important figure in Christianity. Peter was born in Bethsaida and given the birth name Simon around the same time Jesus was born in the late first century BC. He worked as a fisherman and lived in Capharnum with his mother in law once he was married‚ but his humble life as a simple fisherman changed once his brother Andrew heard Jesus teaching and told Simon Peter about the Lord. Upon their very first meeting‚ Jesus gave Simon the new name of Peter‚ meaning
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Introduction Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain ’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch. The Palace is now a working building and the centrepiece of Britain ’s constitutional monarchy. The offices of those who support the day-to-day activities and duties of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and their immediate family are housed there. The Palace is also the venue for many different great Royal ceremonies‚ State
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One piece from the Legion of Honor that really stuck out to me was‚ “St. Peter Healing the Lame”. Completed in 1667 by the artist Gerbrand Van Den Eeckhout‚ the piece’s medium is oil on wood. the use of very dark colors along with the very contrasting light colors that make up the people make this piece catch my eye and i really feel like it brings a cool mood to the artwork. Gerbrand Van Den Eeckhout is referred to as a golden age painter and was a student of Rembrandt along with others such as
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| |Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of seven generations of British monarchs from 1837 to the present reigning House of Windsor and is today The | |Queen’s official residence . | |When the Queen is in residence the Royal Standard can be seen flying above the palace.
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Fred Hampton was born in Chicago the year of 1948; he grew up with his parents in Maywood a suburb in the city limits of Chicago. Hampton attended high school in the city of Chicago; he went to Proviso East High School. Fred Hampton would graduate in 1966 and future his educate himself in law at Trinton Junior College. While attending Trinton he decided to join the NAACP and was appointed leader of the youth council organizations west suburban branch. In November of 1968 Hampton went on to
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Term | Definition | Historical Reference | Picture | Versailles | is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. | The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682‚ when Louis XIV moved from Paris‚ until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. | | St. Petersburg | is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia. | | | Isfahan | is the capital Province
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch. Although in use for the many official events and receptions held by The Queen‚ the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace are open to visitors every year. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms‚ 52 Royal and guest bedrooms‚ 188 staff bedrooms‚ 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.Although Buckingham Palace is furnished
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I. Summary Hampton Machine Tool Company was established in 1915‚ whose customers were aircraft and automobile manufacturers located in the St. Louis area. The company had a large success rate throughout the 1960’s‚ with an unfortunate decline throughout the mid 1970’s in sales. The company was able to recover in the years following due to a large increase in military aircraft sales‚ especially the company’s conservative financial policies. Mr. Benjamin G. Cowins‚ president of Hampton Machine Tool
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