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The "Spring of Nations", Revolutionary Europe in 1848
A map illustrating the series of republican revolts and political upheavals against European monarchies in 1848, also known as the People's Spring or the Spring of Nations. The widespread violent unrest started in Sicily and, within a short...
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, K015, Pt. 1 - IV. Spring Rounds
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Stravinsky: The RIte of Spring, K015, Pt. 1 - IV. Spring Rounds · London Symphony Orchestra · Claudio Abbado · Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; The Firebird; Pétrouchka...
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What Does the Term Viking Actually Mean?
Pirates, Scandinavians, or both?
A few comments on how we use the term Viking and how the meaning changed.
Irina Manea, PhD Nordic Studies
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Spring Complex in Thubursicum, Algeria
The Spring Complex in Thubursicum Numidarum (modern Khamissa in Algeria) is a monumental sanctuary with two water basins built to celebrate a spring regarded in antiquity to have been the source of the Bagradas River, which flows into the...
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On a Mountain Path in Spring (Detail)
A detail of Chinese artist Ma Yuan's "On a Mountain Path in Spring". 1190-1225 CE. Ink and colour on silk. (National Museum, Taipei, Taiwan).
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Spring Flowers by Monet
An 1864 oil on canvas still life, Spring Flowers, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. Painted while Monet was studying at Gleyre's Academy in Paris, the work shows his mastery of traditional painting techniques...
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Roman Sacred Spring
The hot water- sacred spring at Aquae Sulis, now Bath. The goddess Sulis Minerva was seen as the embodiment of the sacred water in the Roman era (1st- early 5th century CE).
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First Spring Flowers by Gauguin
An 1888 oil on canvas, First Spring Flowers, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Back in France after his visit to the Caribbean, the artist has returned to a more impressionist palette and style but uses his...
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Spring by Paul Cézanne
A c. 1859-62 painting in oils, Spring, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This painting is one of several that Cézanne painted to decorate the salon of his family home, Jas de Bouffan, near Aix-en-Provence...
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Balance Spring Watch Mechanism
A watch mechanism using a balance spring. Made by Thomas Tompion (1639-1713). Such watches, of which this is one of the earliest surviving, greatly improved accuracy over pendulum clocks. Made between 1675 and 1679. (Science Museum, London)