• M.C.
    • (Maurits Cornelis Escher) Born 1898 - died 1972 Illustrator Holland Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world's most famous graphic artists. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all ove...
    • Iranian Miniature History
    • It is difficult to trace the origins of the art of Persian miniature, as it reached its peak mainly during the Mongol and Timurid periods (13th - 16th Century). Mongolian rulers of Iran instilled the cult of Chines...
    • Abol-Hasan Saba
    • Iranian Musician (1281-1336/ 1902-1957) Saba was born in Tehran. His father Abol-Qasem Kalmal-o-saltaneh, was a literary man and familiar to take in music. Saba got familiar with musical instrument in his ear...
    • The Assassination of Richard Nixon
    • In the film, which is based on a true story, Penn plays Sam Bicke, a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of theUnited States. Despite ...
    • The Merchant of Venice
    • A pound of flesh, but not a drop of blood. Four hundred years on, Shakespeare's satirical nightmare on the theme of the kosher ritual retains its power to offend, to challenge, to subvert, and to trigger debates o...
    • I Am David
    • NEW YORK (CNS) -- A young boy's odyssey from oppression to freedom becomes a journey of self-discovery in the life-affirming family adventure "I Am David" (Lions Gate). Director Paul Feig's visually hand...
    • Edouard Leon Cortès
    • France, Naturalism (Born 1882 - died 1969) Cortès was born inLagny, France onApril 26, 1882. During his early lifetime,Paris was the center of the art world. Artist from across the globe traveled there t...
    • THE MEDIEVAL DRAMA (2)
    • TO declare with certainty just where it was that the new drama first gave sign of life is quite impossible; and it is equally impossible to decide whether it sprang up of its own accord in half a dozen different pl...
    • Pascal-Adolphe-Jean
    • Dagnan-Bouveret France, Naturalism Born 1852 - died 1929 The popular French naturalist painter Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret is best known for his painstakingly detailed re-creations of peasant scenes. He ...
    • Thomas Cole
    • Often considered the father of American landscape painting as well as the founder of the Hudson River School, Thomas Cole immigrated to America from Lancashire...
    • "National Treasure": Freemasons, Fact, and Fiction Imagine this: Centuries ago an order of European knights amassed a huge treasure of priceless artifacts from around the world. The loot was later brought...
    • HISTORY OF THEATER
    • THE MEDIEVAL DRAMA THE Greeks, from the rudest beginnings, and by the aid of their incomparable instinct for form, brought to perfection a lofty type of tragedy and an original kind of comedy. The Latins, who had ...
    • Canaletto
    • (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italy, Rococo born 1697 - died 1768 Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768). Venetian painter, the most famous view-painter of the 18th century. He began work painting th...
    • Vittore
    • Carpaccio Italy, Renaissance Born 1450 - died 1525 CARPACCIO, VITTORIO, or VITTORE (c.1465—c.1522), Italian painter, was born in Venice, of an old Venetian family. The facts of his life are obscure, but his...
    • Caravaggio
    • Painter Italy,Baroue Born 1571- Died 1610 Also known as : Caravage, Michelangelo Merisi, Michael Angelo da Caravaggio, Michelangelo Amerighi da Caravaggio, Michel'Angelo da Caravaggio, Michelangelo Morig...
    • New Elton John’s Album
    • All the songs on Peachtree Road are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and they have both said that the album has a southern feel. There are shades and echoes of country, gospel and soul in the twelve tracks,...
    • Art
    • Art & Language In Conceptual Art Art & Language is a group of conceptual artists who have produced collaborative work under this name since the late 1960s . The nameArt & Language was first used in 196...
    • ALEXANDER
    • Oliver Stone's "Alexander" is based on the true story of one of history's most luminous andinfluential leaders, Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell), a man who had conquered ...
    • PAYCHECK
    • HECK Genre : Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller Time: 1 hr. 50 min.   Director: John Woo Writers: Philip K. Dick (short story) Dean Georgaris (screenplay) James G...
    • Shark Tale
    • Oscar, a bottom-feeding fish, sees his opportunity when a shark who is the son of the shark Mafia leader is killed by a dropped anchor. Oscar takes credit by convincing everyone ...
    • Albert
    • Hudson River School ( born 1830 - died 1902) Recognized as the foremost painter of the American frontier during the nineteenth-century, Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen...
    • The Day after Tomorrow
    • `Tomorrow' a flick to put off for another day Global warming leads to a new ice age in this yawner of a disaster film. The polar ice caps are melting, causing frigid air and freakish storms to assault the world...
    • JEAN MICHEL JARRE
    • Jean Michel Jarre was born in Lyon on24 August, 1948 into a family of musicians. At a very early age, he is initiated into the art of counterpoint, fugue and harmony under the direction of Jeannine ...
    • Giovanni Bellini
    • Italy, Early Renaissance born 1430 - died 1516 GIOVANNI BELLINI (1430-1516) is generally assumed to have been the second son of Jacopo by his wife Anna; though the fact that she does net mention him in h...
    • 'Ladder 49' Burns with Heated Action
    • If you portray them as larger-than-life heroes who never hesitate to risk their lives to help others, you run the risk of an unrealistic film with unrealistic rescues. If you show firefighters as real human beings -- some ...
    • Collateral
    • LONDON (Reuters) - Tom Cruise 's first outing as a screen villain has seduced British viewers and sent his latest film «Collateral» straight to the top of the UK box office, Screen International said ...
    • Timothy Tyler
    • There are as many types of artistic expressions as there are human personalities. Since Tim was fourteen years old, he has striven to create paintings that capture a moment ...
    • Dante Alighieri
    • (May/June 1265 – September 13/14, 1321) Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Italian poet, author of The Divine Comedy. A Florentine patrician, he fought on the side of the Guelphs but later supported the imperial party. In...
    • Bonanza
    • Bonanza was an American western/cowboy television program starring Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, and Victor Sen Yung. It was unique in that it was the first ...
    • 'Hero' a powerful display of visual poetry
    • September 5, 2004 — Hero, starring Jet Li, remained the #1 movie at the weekend box office, earning an estimated $9 million. The comedy Without A Paddle, starring Seth Green, made an estimated $7 million for a total of $3...
    • HELLBOY
    • Genre: Action/Adventure and Suspense/Horror Time: 1 hr. 52 min.   Director: Guillermo Del Toro Writers: Mike Mignola (comic books) Guillermo Del Toro (screen story) Peter Briggs (...
    • William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
    • William Sidney Porter, this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name "O. Henry." He was born September 11, 1862 in North Carolina, where ...
    • Electronic Music History
    • Electronic Music and Rave Electronic music is a popular type of music today. "Raving" is a term, which goes side by side with this type of music. There are many current bands that ...
    • Photorealism Of Famous Painters
    • In this Movement Realist paintiners and sculptures are involving thorough reproduction of detail s. In painting the results were nearly photographic -- in fact made from photographs ...
    • Surrealism
    • As World War I came to an end, the Dada movement evolved into a new movement called Surrealism. This medium of art created a palette of purity and hope though automatism and use of dreams. The Surrealists strove fo...
    • Salvador
    • dor Dali Spain, Surrealism born 1904 - died 1989 Every morning when I wake up I experience an exquisite joy—the joy of being Salvador Dalي—and I ask myself in rapture, ‘What wonderful things this Salvador...
    • Alien Vs. Predator pleasant sci-fi surprise
    • The title alone suggests it's destined to be among the worst movies of the year. The heavyweight championship of sci-fi, the movie pits the slimy alien species that Sigourney Weaver first foug...
    • The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
    • The India Gallery aims to highlight the decorative Islamic arts of India, spanning from the 16th to 19th century. The pieces featured in this gallery include a collection ...
    • Jean-Leon Gerome
    • + Painter, Sculptor France, Orientalism born 11 May 1824 - died 1904 French painter, was born on the 11th of May 1824 at Vesoul (Haute-SaOne). He went toParis in 1841 and worked under Paul Delaroche , who...
    • Symbolism
    • Symbolism is an artistic movement which rejected the purely visual realism of the Impressionists , and the rationality of the Industrial Age, in order to depict the symbols of ideas. The term Symbolism means ...
    • The Romantic Era
    • The Romantic era was a period of great change and emancipation. While the Classical era had strict laws of balance and restraint, the Romantic era ...
    • Resident Evil: Apocalypse
    • Alice (Milla Jovovich), one of only two survivors of the contained biochemical disaster in the first Resident Evil , has been subjected to biogenetic experimentation by the vast Umbrella Corporation and becomes gene...
    • Fauvism
    • Between 1901 and 1906, several comprehensive exhibitions were held in Paris, making the work of Vincent van Gogh , Paul Gauguin , and Paul Cézanne widely accessible for the first time. For the painters who saw...
    • Sir Lawrence
    • Lawrence Alma-Tadema was one of the most renowned painters of late nineteenth century Britain. Universally admired for his superb draftsmanship and 'real to life' depictions of Classical antiquity he ...
    • The Classical Era
    • Although the Classical Era lasted for only 70 years, there was a substantial change in the music that was being produced. Classical music placed a greater stress ...
    • The Bauhaus Movement
    • The origins of the Bauhaus movement of modern art and architecture date back to the controversial new school of arts and crafts which was established ...