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Sculpting the modern muse: Auguste Clesinger's Femme piquee par un serpent.(Critical essay)
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It is commonly observed that the mid-nineteenth century marks a decisive turning point in the representation of the female nude in French painting. The idealized Venus of the neoclassical tradition that had defined the genre throughout the first hall of the century was gradually supplanted by modern types engaged in everyday activities and presented with an attention to realistic detail. Avant-garde painters from Courbet to Manet and Degas chose the representation of the female nude as the primary battlefield for their challenge to the accepted standards of the Academy. Their ...
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The Decorated Style: Architecture and Ornament 1240-1360. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...208 pp. 25[pounds] * The Decorated period saw some of the most...s favourite parish church. Decorated compels and fascinates; and...purpose of this extraordinary style? Wherein was its essence...peculiar characteristics of Decorated had their origins in social...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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A villa decorated with style and flair A victorian villa, close to Torquay town centre, is in the process of being refurbished to provide five particularly fine apartments.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK)
; ...is now available to rent. Recently redecorated, the apartment, at Nutley Hall, is a delightful apartment decorated with style and flair and enjoying fabulous wide ranging and far reaching views across the town to Dartmoor in one direction...
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Homes on Scituate tour decorated in seasonal style ; Holiday event will showcase five decked-out homes to benefit town's PTOs
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; ...Tedeschi house is one of five chosen to be decorated and put on display for the biennial...locations represent a wide range of styles and history. The other houses on the...cottage on Scituate Avenue, a Nantucket-style shingled house on Jericho Road and a...of the tour committee. Each house is ...
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 "SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)")
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Tinley Olympian's yard decorated in style
Newspaper article from: SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
; No free advertising, business name whited out on village sticker With the Tinley Park fire training tower tall and mighty in the background, a Trace ambulance is parked between a Tinley Park fire truck and police squad car on the 2008-2009 village vehicle sticker themed, "Pull to Right for Sirens
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Water carnival creates a real splash Decorated boats floated in style at the mouth of the River Teign to the delight of the huge crowds at Shaldon Water Carnival.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK)
; Decorated boats floated in style at the mouth of the River Teign to the delight of the huge crowds at Shaldon Water Carnival. Helped by the sunny weather, the...
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Jane Austen could have slept here.(modern Los Angeles, California townhouse decorated in an English cottage style)
Magazine article from: House Beautiful
; ...house look with her own sense of ease and effortless elegance. "What I liked about her rooms was that they never looked decorated," says Kate. There are many Nancyesque touches here: the way pictures are hung in groups, the stacks of books and clusters...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Dad accused of 'military-style' killing is a decorated war hero.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; ...of two accused of murdering a man in a military-style attack is a decorated war hero who served in Kosovo, Afghanistan and...cheerfulness . Cardiff Crown Court heard he was also decorated for his peace-keeping duties in Kosovo and in...
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 "Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)")
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International destinations ; Stay four nights and save 30 per cent at four-star Astor Saint- Honore, in the Madeleine district of Paris. The Restaurant de l'Astor offers gourmet French cooking and the guest rooms are all decorated in an elegant Regency Revival style. From pounds116 per room per night. Details: www.hotels.co.uk
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
; ...district of Paris. The Restaurant de l'Astor offers gourmet French cooking and the guest rooms are all decorated in an elegant Regency Revival style. From pounds116 per room per night. Details: www.hotels.co.uk Save 15 per cent on a seven...
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Decorated American tinware prices depend on the style
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...000 for an unusual form or style of decoration isn't unusual...with brown lacquer. French-decorated tinware, known as "Tole...American Japanned pieces were decorated with stencils and transfer...Inexpensive pieces were sparsely decorated with curlicues and flowers...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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I'm moving to LA to be a vampire. But family life back home won't survive; (1) CITY HAVEN: The house is hidden away down a leafy path in Kilburn (2) RUSTIC RETREAT: Stephen, who shared the house with Lorien Haynes, right, says part of its charm lies in the fact that it isn't 'done' and will appeal to creative types. The couple decorated in a 'Bohemian, neo-Gothic style.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; ...pounds sterling]50,000 redoing the front garden and decorating theinteriors in a 'slightly Bohemian, neo-Gothic' style. The kitchen is the onlyroom Stephen has not touched. 'This is where the coaches would have parked,' he says, gesturing...
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