One of the most famous paintings in Spanish history, Francisco Goya's The Second of May, 1808, depicts the charging of the Mamelukes of the French Imperial Guard against the local citizenry. One of two pieces commissioned in 1814, the painting represents a darker...
Inspiration, where does it come from? If you asked a musician, I'm positive that you would get back a wide variety of different answers. There is no definitive answer to that question. For many artists, life experience is a major source. For some, it could be a movie...
When people go travelling, a major drawcard is to admire the historical buildings, landmarks and sights. People most often visit Paris to see the Eifel tower, Rome to marvel at the Coliseum, or to New York to admire the Statue of Liberty. Most people don't always pay...
There are more than 7000 languages in the world, and to be honest with all the dialects, it’s almost impossible to really put a number on that. What makes them attractive is that they differ in many ways. Letters, accenting, pronunciation; every language is a world of...
There is no such place as New York. Sinatra said it best, "a city that doesn't sleep", "if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere", that's New York for you! The city is known for its yellow cabs, Statue of Liberty, Broadway, Rockefeller Center, Madison Square...