by Leiermann | Mar 16, 2022 | The ancient world
The power of food by Christian Schaller Comparison of food culture in the Roman Empire (c. 0) and in the early modern period (c. 1500) Despite all the contrasts in our modern world and despite all the differences between the cultures...
by Leiermann | Mar 14, 2022 | Biographies History, Das 19. Jahrhundert, Fine Arts, Fine Arts, History, Literature
Victor Hugo by Andrea Strobl Book Stories: Victor Hugo – a Monument Protector in the 19th Century The great buildings, like the great mountains, are the work of the centuries. Often art is transformed while they are still in the making; the work is carried on...
by Leiermann | Jul 14, 2021 | Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Fine Arts
The happy drinker by Thomas Stiegler When I was a child, there was an old children’s programme that I can hardly remember. The only thing that stuck in my mind was the refrain of the theme song: “You know Rembrandt and Rubens, for they all painted in...
by Leiermann | Jul 14, 2021 | Fine Arts, Biographies, Fine Arts, Fine Arts
Jan Vermeer by Georg Rode Johannes (Jan) Vermeer van Delft was a 17th century painter. He is classified as belonging to the Dutch Baroque. There are still 35 paintings by him today. In total he is said to have painted about 45. He usually worked directly...
by Leiermann | Aug 20, 2020 | History
The Iron Crown von Christian Schaller Monza – an almost forgotten residential town and coronation site Almost in the shadow of Milan, the city of Monza is located about 25 kilometres north of the Lombard capital and nestled in the Lambro river valley....