Ads
related to: brasilia mid century modern nightstand lamp black and gray shadesroveconcepts.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
amazon.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Between the 18th and 19th Century Brazilian architecture is a period that saw the introduction of more European styles to Brazil such as Neoclassical and Baroque architecture. This was usually mixed with Brazilian influences from their own heritage which produced a unique form of Brazilian architecture. [1] [2]
The Complexo Cultural da República (Portuguese for "Cultural Complex of the Republic") is a cultural center located along the Eixo Monumental, in the city of Brasília, Brazil.
Brasília has also been the focus of modern-day literature. Published in 2008, The World In Grey: Dom Bosco's Prophecy, by author Ryan J. Lucero, tells an apocalyptical story based on the famous prophecy from the late 19th century by the Italian saint Don Bosco. [72]
Ouro Preto, literally Black Gold, was the centre of the Brazilian Gold Rush in the 18th century. It was also the centre of the Inconfidência Mineira, the Brazilian independence movement in 1789. The gold deposits got exhausted in the 19th century and the city declined in importance, which helped in the preservation of its historic buildings ...
Seventeenth-century Flemish paintings by Cornelis de Heem and Jan van Huysum stand out in the room. Besides these works of art, the room is also decorated with two Baroque-style angels from the state of Minas Gerais, and a set of porcelain from the East India Company dating back to the 18th century. [3]
The Fifteenth Century Netherlandish Paintings. National Gallery Publications. ISBN 1-85709-171-X. Clark, Kenneth. (1968). Looking at Pictures. Beacon Press. ISBN 0-8070-6689-3. (found on Artchive) Duffy, Jean H. (1998). Reading Between the Lines: Claude Simon and the Visual Arts. Volume 2 of Modern French Writers. Liverpool University Press.