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Anaxmimander (Philosophy)
Anaximander was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia; Milet in modern Turkey. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. -
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The Last Supper (Visual Arts)
The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the Twelve Apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John – specifically the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles will betray him. -
The Shoemaker's Holiday (Theather)
The story features three subplots: an inter-class romance between a citizen of London and an aristocrat, the ascension of shoemaker Simon Eyre to Lord Mayor of London, and a romance between a gentleman and a shoemaker's wife, whose husband appears to have died in the wars with France. -
The Jew of Malta (Theater)
The play tells the story of Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant living in Malta, who is stripped of his wealth and seeks revenge on the Christian community that has wronged him. The play is a dark comedy that explores themes of greed, revenge, and the consequences of religious prejudice. -
The Roots of Jazz (Jazz Music)
Music has played an important role in African-American culture for a very long time. The roots of jazz music can be traced back to slave work songs in the 18th century. The leader of the song would sing out a line and others would sing back in response. Slaves would also sing songs called "spirituals" that expressed their religious beliefs and their aspirations for freedom. -
A Poison Tree (Romanticism)
This poem explores the destructive consequences of suppressed anger. While the speaker initially expresses their anger openly toward a friend, they harbor it silently against an enemy, leading to its intensification. The anger is personified as a tree, which is nourished by the speaker's tears, smiles, and deceit. This tree bears a poisoned apple that tempts the enemy, who is ultimately killed by its venom -
Robert Schumann (Romanticism)
A German composer and pianist who was a famous music critic and intellectual. His music reflects the personal nature of Romanticism. -
Book: On liberty (Philosophy)
Published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty presented one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom in nineteenth-century social and political philosophy and is today perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty. -
Le Bon Bock (Impressionism)
Manet has a rare Salon success with his painting of a Parisian man smoking his pipe and drinking beer. The picture, called Le Bon Bock (the Good Beer), caught the public mood in the aftermath of the Prussian war and the fall of the Second Empire which followed it. -
Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt (Impressionism)
Lavacourt is a village in the Paris area, located on the left bank of the Seine, opposite the village of Vétheuil where Monet was based in September 1878. The winter of 1879 was particularly harsh.Paris and the surrounding area were paralysed by snow and all transport stopped. Despite the intense cold, Monet painted twenty or so paintings during the first months of 1880, observing the ice on the Seine slowly thawing. -
The Dream (Post Impressionism)
In The Dream, his last and largest painting, Rousseau presented a unique interpretation of the traditional theme of the reclining nude. -
The Birth of Billie Holiday (Jazz Music)
Billie "Lady Day" Holiday is born in Baltimore, Maryland. She would later become one of the most influential jazz singers to date. -
La Peinture Surrealiste Exhibition (Surrealism)
Artists Miró and Masson applied Surrealism to painting, leading to the first Surrealist exhibition in 1925. Displayed works included Masson, Man Ray, Klee, Miró, and others. The show confirmed Surrealism’s place in the visual arts -
Riots - The Great Depression
A lot of riots broke out everywhere during the Great Depression. Most of them were fighting over jobs or money. Most of them though broke out over food because no one had any. -
Migration - The Great Depression
After a couple of years, many people realized that America wasn't a good place to be at that moment. Immigrants went back to their home countries to go back to the way they used to live. Americans became immigrants to other countries searching for a new life. -
Song - Brother Can You Spare A Dime? (The Great Depression)
Music, movies, family, and government aid helped people get through this dark period. The Great Depression dragged on for more than ten years. For many Americans, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” became an anthem for that decade of hardship. -
The Triumph of Surrealism
The Triumph of Surrealism was painted by Max Ernst in 1937.Ernst painted The Triumph of Surrealism shortly after the defeat of the Spanish Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.