Dellia Robbia Ware is a form of terra-cotta bas-reliefs thickly enamelled with tin-glaze; made at Florence chiefly in 1450 to 1530 and in France between 1530 and 1567. They are so called from the name of the Italian artist, Lucca Della Robbia who used the technique. Research Dellia Robbia Ware
Antoine Denis Chauder was a French sculptor. He was born in 1763 at Paris and died in 1810. His first work was a bas-relief under the peristyle of the Pantheon, representing the love of glory, an excellent work, the very simplicity and grandeur of which prevented it being justly estimated by the false taste of the age. In the museums of the Luxembourg and Trianon are several of Chaudet's finest works: La Sensibilite, the beautiful statue of Cyparissa, etc. Research Antoine Chaudet
Edward Hodges Baily was an English sculptor. He was born in 1788 at Bristol and died in 1867. He became a pupil of Flaxman in 1807, gained the Academy Gold Medal in 1811, and was elected R.A. in 1821. His principal works are: Eve at the Fountain; Eve Listening to the Voice; Maternal Affection; Girl Preparing for the Bath; The Graces, etc. The bas-reliefs on the south side of the Marble Arch, Hyde Park, the statue of Nelson on the Trafalgar Squaremonument, and other public works, were by him. Research Edward Baily
Lorenzo Ghiberti was a Florentine sculptor. He was born in 1378 and died in 1455. He learned from his stepfather Bartoluccio, an expert goldsmith, the arts of drawing and modelling, and that of casting metals at a young age. He was engaged in painting frescoes at Rimini, in the palace of Pandolfo Malatesta, when the priori of the society of merchants at Florence invited artists to propose models for one of the bronze doors of the baptistery of San Giovanni. The judges selected the works of Donatello and Lorenzo Ghiberti as the best (according to Vasari, also that of Brunelleschi, who is not mentioned by Lorenzo Ghiberti himself as one of the competitors); but the former voluntarily withdrew his claims, giving the preference to Lorenzo Ghiberti. After twenty-one years' labour Lorenzo Ghiberti completed the door, and, at the request of the priori, executed a second, after almost as long a period. Michael Angelo said of these, that they were worthy of adorning the entrance to paradise. During these forty years Lorenzo Ghiberti also completed other works, bas-reliefs, statues, and some excellent paintings on glass, most of which may be seen in the cathedral and the church of Or San Michele at Florence. Research Lorenzo Ghiberti
Bronze is an alloy of copper, to which other metallic substances are sometimes added, especially zinc. It is a finegrained metal, taking a smooth and polished surface, harder and more fusible than copper, but not so malleable. In various parts of the world weapons and implements were made of this alloy before iron came into use, and hence the bronze age is regarded as one coming between the stone age and the iron age of prehistoric archeology.
Both in ancient and modern times bronze has been much used in making casts of all kinds, medals, bas-reliefs, statues, and other works of art; and varieties of it are also used for bells, gongs, reflectors of telescopes, and formerly for cannons, etc.
Bronze is of a reddish, brownish, or olive-green colour, and is darkened by exposure to the atmosphere. Ancient bronze generally contains from 4 to 15 percent of tin. The alloy of British bronze coinage at the start of the 20th century consisted of 94 parts of copper, 4 of tin, and 1 of zinc. An alloy of about 85 parts copper, 11 zinc, and 4 tin is used for statues. Bell-metal consists of 78 of copper and 22 of tin. An alloy called phosphor bronze, consisting of about 90 percent of copper, 9 of tin, and from .5 to .75 of phosphorus has been found to have peculiar advantages for certain purposes. The addition of phosphorus increases the homogeneousness of the compound, and by varying the proportion of the constituents the hardness, tenacity, and elasticity of the alloy may be modified at pleasure. Research Bronze
BAS is an abbreviation for Bachelor of Applied Science
BAS is an abbreviation for Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
BAS is an abbreviation for Basic Allowance for Subsistence
BAS is an abbreviation for Beam Alignment System
BAS is an abbreviation for Broadcast Auxiliary Service Research BAS
Alsace is a region and former province of north-east France on the Rhine.
Alsace was originally a part of ancient Gaul. It afterwards became a dukedom of the German empire. In 1268, the line of its dukes becoming extinct, it was parcelled out to several members of the empire. By the peace of Westphalia, in 1648, a great part of it was ceded to France, which afterwards seized the rest of it, this seizure being recognized by the peace of Ryswick, in 1697. Henceforth, the Germans long desired the return of Alsace. The inhabitants mostly speak German, and are of German race. Before the French revolution Alsace was a province of France, afterwards constituting the French departments of Haut-and Bas-Rhin, and subsequently to the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 to 1871 the region was reunited to Germany, and incorporated in the province of Elsass-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine). After the Great War, the region was returned to France in 1919, and was again occupied by Germany from 1939 until 1944.
Alsace is generally a level country, though there are several ranges of low hills richly wooded. The principal river is the Ill. Traditionally corn, flax, tobacco, grapes, and other fruits were grown. At the end of the 19th century Alsace was notorious as a haunt of criminals and outlaws.
Angkor is a city in Cambodia. It was the site of several capitals of the Khmerempire and is renowned for the temples which the Khmers built between the 9th and 12th centuries for their god-kings to live in after death. At Angkor Thom was the grandiose Bayon (temple) of Jayavarman VII; on pinnacle after pinnacle the king's features live on in the faces of the Buddha. Under this Buddhist king, Angkor Thom reached its zenith. The city, with its 13 km of moated walls and position on the shores of the vast inland lake of Tonle Sap, lay at the heart of an elaborate irrigation system which was partially laid out and controlled by the Khmer kings. For centuries the city and the great temples, with their bas-reliefs recording sacred myths and the daily lives and bloody battles of the Khmers, were lost to the jungle. After their rediscovery in the 19th century they were much restored. Research Angkor
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