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Gil Vincente – Inimigos

L’autore brasiliano Gil Vicente si ritrae nell’atto di sparare a eminenti personalità della politica e del mondo religioso tra cui il Papa, la regina Elisabetta II e Ahmadinejad. L’ordine degli avvocati del Brasile ha chiesto ufficialmente il ritiro delle opere poichè attentano alla pace sociale.

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Posted: September 23rd, 2010
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Graffiti

Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. In modern times, spray paint, normal paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials.

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Posted: March 2nd, 2010
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Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault (26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he became one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement.

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Posted: January 22nd, 2010
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The Great Wave of Kanagawa

The Great Wave of Kanagawa is a famous woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published in 1832 (Edo Period) as the first in Hokusai’s series 36 Views of Mount Fuji and is his most famous work. It depicts an enormous wave threatening boats near the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa. As in all the other prints in the series, Mount Fuji can be seen in the background. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is more likely to be a large okinami. Like the other prints in the series, it depicts the area around Mount Fuji under particular conditions.

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Popularity: 39%