Heinrich Friedrich Füger's painting “Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind”
“Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind”. Heinrich Friedrich Füger
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The burning of Ustina's clothes in the stove in Vodolazkin's novel “Laurus” and folk beliefs about the stove
In Evgeny Vodolazkin's novel "Laurus" there is a scene in which a girl, Ustina, who has come from a plague-stricken region, finds herself in the hut of the protagonist, Arseny, and he gives her water "to wash off the grime". And then the
Tissot's "The Circus Lover" and Molier's Private Circus in Paris in 1880
James Tissot, "Women of Paris: The Circus Lover", 1885, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tissot's "Woman in Paris" series consisted of 15 large canvases in which the artist portrayed Parisian women of different classes and occupations: a shop girl, a bridesmaid, a society lady
Pentagon adds Confucius Institutes to its list of US national security threats
The US Department of Defense has added the Confucius Institutes to its list of organisations that pose a threat to the country's national security. The Confucius Institutes are cultural centres attached to foreign universities, opened and funded since 2004 by the Chinese government. They teach the Chinese language,
The Venetian Church of Santo Stefano with an Apse Built over a Canal in the 15th Century
The Rio del Santissimo di Santo Stefano in Venice is a canal that runs literally beneath the apse of the Gothic church of Santo Stefano. The arch under the church is so low that the canal is impassable at high tide or during high water. The church itself was completed