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Alan Rickman, the great British actor and beloved Professor Snape passed away at the age of 69. Rickman with his undeniable charm and a hypnotic charisma stole millions of hearts across the world. Rickman's words, with his remarkable voice, will always resonate in our hearts. Here are some of his most memorable quotes which he left for us to cherish him by.  

Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. His integration into American society began...

The late nineteenth-century Biloxi potter, George Ohr, was considered an eccentric in his time but has emerged as a major figure in American art since the discovery of thousands of examples of his work in the 1960s. Currently, Ohr is celebrated as a solitary genius who foreshadowed modern art movements....

Frida Kahlo is regarded as one of Mexico's greatest painters: her extraordinary personal style, her tragic story, her relationship with Diego Rivera (the more famous painter in their day) alongside her passionate paintings have made her a cult figure since she died over sixty years ago. But...

Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) not only put American art on the map with his famous "drip paintings," he also served as an inspiration for the character of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire—the role that made Marlon Brando famous. Like Brando, Pollock became an icon of...

Cet ouvrage mi-biographie, mi-discographie est une œuvre commune de Daniel Lesueur et Graham Welch. This part-biography, part-discography is a joint work between Daniel Lesueur and Graham Welch.

O que no passado foi um sonho, hoje é uma referência no mercado de beleza. Em 2018, o Werner Coiffeur completa 30 anos de histórias, conquistas e evoluções. Nesta data, reforçamos nosso DNA com a Coleção Identidade, que valoriza as caracteristicas da marca e as individualidades de nossos clientes, Na...

Wojciech Kossak, słynny malarz batalista, zdobył popularność, jakiej rzadko doświadczają mistrzowie pędzla. Syn Juliusza Kossaka, ojciec Marii Pawlikowskiej-Jasnorzewskiej i Magdaleny Samozwaniec, żył i malował z niekłamaną pasją. Pracował na dworze cesarzy: Wilhelma II i Franciszka...

புத்தகங்களில் விசாரணையின் நோக்கம் கொண்ட பொதுப்பிரிவினருக்கான சூழலை மாற்ற ஆசை அவருடைய உள்ளத்தில் சுமந்து கலைஞன்....

Художник носить в душе его стремление к переменам в окружающей его среде, соизмеримые с областью слушания по его книг. Это стремление является основой для его создания,...

Als Journalistin und Zeitzeugin hat Franca Magnani 40 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Italien begleitet. Ihre Texte entwerfen ein spannendes Panorama der italienischen Gesellschaft. Sowohl ihre einfühlsamen Porträts bekannter und ganz unbekannter Frauen als auch ihre treffenden Kommentare zur Rolle der...

Après Mes Souvenirs dans lesquels Marie d’Agoult (1805-1876, elle écrivit sous le pseudonyme de Daniel Stern), née de Flavigny, évoque son enfance et le début de sa vie conjugale avec le comte Charles d’Agoult, ces Mémoires retracent, pour l’essentiel, les cinq ans de sa liaison passionnée...

Quello che stai leggendo è un lavoro a più voci. Gli amici di Ugo Fangareggi, sollecitati da un progetto di Gianfranco Paris, sostenuto da Antonietta Ermini, hanno raccolto in fretta i loro ricordi per offrirti istantanee di Ugo nella sua recitazione di una vita. Scrivendo i nostri testi ci siamo...

Die Polizei steht vor einem Rätsel: Warum musste Alexander sterben? War es Selbstmord oder kaltblütiger Mord? Ausgangspunkt sind die Coolen Siebziger Jahre samt Rock-Festival, Drogen-Party und freier Liebe. In West-Berlin, dem Drogen-Mekka, begegnet Alexander der Parallel-Welt einer drogensüchtigen...