Saturday, May 23, 2009
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
DIES, CHRISTOPH ALBERT- 1755-1822. b. hanover. learned the rudiments of art there. 1 yr dusseldorf, 1 at 266 went to rome. 1st copied paintings, then landscapes. good watercolor. an original in oil. david wanted him to come to paris, but he had a roman woman in mind. 1787 accidently drank 3/4 oz of sugar of lead. slow + incomplete recovery. turned to music.
i found way more paintings from that one that SUUUUUUUCKED. no watercolors. quite a ladies man. maybe poisoned?
RANDOM MINI RANT
i have an answer to MAINLY republiklans who are demagogueing the GITMO detainees being brought to america-GROW A PAIR.
i have an answer to MAINLY republiklans who are demagogueing the GITMO detainees being brought to america-GROW A PAIR.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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RANDOM NEW HOARD
another new version of block. ROMAN NUMERAL! awesome!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
DIE SINKING- preperation of dies for stamping coins + medals requiring skill, blah blah blah
DIEBITSCH-SABALKANSKI, HANS KARL FRIEDRICH ANTON- 1785-1831 count vondiebitsch + narden. russian field marshall. b. silesia. entered prussian army at 12, but 4 yrs later by desire of father, a prussian officer who had joined the russian service, he switched to the russians too. served + wounded at austerlitz, fought at eylan + friedland. promoted to captain. peace 5 yrs + studies military science + joined 1812 more war. maor general, blah blah 1815 married. adjutant-general turkish war 1828-29 military flubs. sent to head quarters + died of cholera.
DIEDENBECK, ABRAHAM VAN(wiki says wiedenbeck, but nothing more)- studied painting in antwerp, under ruben's. not clever. engraving. quality. glass painting. married twice. 1637 + 1652.
DIEPPE, FRANCE- origin from norman adventurers, who found its 'diep' or inlet suitable for ships. 1st castle by henry II of england in 1188. attacked in 1195 by philip augustus. richard I of england bestowed it in 1197 on the archbishop of rouen in trade. 1339 plundered by the english. siege in 1442 by talbot. 15th c trade w/ brazil + sumatra. embraced the reformation. 1694 bombarded by english+ dutch. occupied by germans 12/1870 to 7/1871.
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astle but not able to steal photos. darn.
RANDOM HOARD
this is another silly save from the garabge, ahh the 80's. ceramics class. classmate made this packman(ghost in the mouth). silly, but i think it's a hoot.
