Jean-Antoine Watteau, who died far too early, was one of the most important artists of his time. He went down in...
Cultural History Articles
Napoleon’s bees
If one obtains a throne by one's own efforts, then one would do well to legitimize this claim by all possible means....
Ballad of external life
And children grow up with deep eyes, That know of nothing, grow up and die, And all humankinds go their ways. And from...
“Flow my teares”
In the course of the 16th century the lute gradually broke away from its old role. Within a few decades, it rose from...
Banqueting House
Born in 1573, Inigo Jones is regarded as the most important architect of English classicism. Little is known about his...
Yes, writing and reading.
"Yes, writing and reading." Yes, writing and reading It's never been my business, because since childhood. I...
Puente de Vizcaya
In the northern Spanish province of Bizkaia, more precisely above the river that separates the municipality of...
Glass of water to the coffee
What stories are not entwined around the glass of water to the coffee. The most widespread is certainly that it is...
Dvořák Cello Concerto
The cello has such a beautiful, human-like voice and such a wide range of timbres that it sometimes seems as if the...
Summa Summarum! (Sum of my life)
A small profession, a small medal (I almost became a privy councillor once), A little name, a little honor, a daughter...
The Cossacks
Today the Cossacks are regarded as the archetype of the Russian being. But the history show us a completely different...
The great African explorer David Livingstone
Only an Englishman can come up with the idea of greeting a lost (and after a long search discovered) contemporary with...
Coffee House London
By 1700 there were already more than 2000 coffee houses in London. They were also known as "Pfennig Universities",...
Chopin’s Mazurkas
During his short life F. Chopin has written more than fifty mazurkas. He composed the first as a 15-year-old boy, the...
Coffee Stain
Maria Theresa (1717-1780) is one of the most influential figures in Austrian history. It is only natural that, in...