1 a parisian lady Size:30x40

1 a parisian lady Size:30x40A modern French woman in Paris in the 19th century. She is wearing a black dress with a marked waist and a draped tourniquet (a metal brace worn under the skirt at the back). The quality and style of the clothes reveal the woman's high social and economic status. The painting depicts the woman as a power factor and status symbol in 19th century France. The artist behind the painting was douard Manet and sthe actress Ellen Andr was the model for it.

people in Sweden could buy hot dogs as fast food

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer | Created: 17th century

Source: Iduns Tryckeri Aktiebolag | Created: about 1895-1910

driving nails through boards

iron ore and workshop products to Germany

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority

just outside Mariefred's old town center in Strängnäs municipality

which changed the urban landscape drastically with very high population growth

At the top left

The little boy in the picture is inspired by the artist's son Bengt Putte Bauer

One one stands at the entrance to an umbrella shop in 1904

9 March 1750