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Virgin and Child Enthroned

The Virgin and Child Enthroned is a small oil-on-oak panel painting dated c. 143
3, usually attributed to the Early Netherlandish artist Rogier van der Weyden, a
nd closely related to his Madonna Standing. The panel is filled with Christian i
conography, including representations of prophets, the Annunciation, Christ's in
fancy and resurrection, and Mary's Coronation. It is generally accepted as the e
arliest extant work by van der Weyden, one of three works attributed to him of t
he Virgin and Child enclosed in a niche on an exterior wall of a Gothic church.
The panel is housed in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, in Madrid. It seems to be t
he left-hand wing of a dismantled diptych, perhaps with the Saint George and the
Dragon panel now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. As an early v
an der Weyden, it takes influence from Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck. Van der W
eyden served his apprenticeship under Campin, and the older master's style is no
ticeable in the architecture of the niche and in the Virgin's face, hair and exp
osed breast. (Full article...)
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Virgin and Child Enthroned
The Virgin and Child Enthroned is a small oil-on-oak panel painting dated c. 143
3, usually attributed to the Early Netherlandish artist Rogier van der Weyden, a
nd closely related to his Madonna Standing. The panel is filled with Christian i
conography, including representations of prophets, the Annunciation, Christ's in
fancy and resurrection, and Mary's Coronation. It is generally accepted as the e
arliest extant work by van der Weyden, one of three works attributed to him of t
he Virgin and Child enclosed in a niche on an exterior wall of a Gothic church.
The panel is housed in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, in Madrid. It seems to be t
he left-hand wing of a dismantled diptych, perhaps with the Saint George and the
Dragon panel now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. As an early v
an der Weyden, it takes influence from Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck. Van der W
eyden served his apprenticeship under Campin, and the older master's style is no
ticeable in the architecture of the niche and in the Virgin's face, hair and exp
osed breast. (Full article...)
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... that ham sausage (example pictured) is a part of Polish, German, British, an
d American cuisine?
... that Edward Dalton created New York City's first ambulance service?
... that the short satirical opera Das geheime Knigreich (The Secret Kingdom) by
Ernst Krenek premiered in Wiesbaden in May 1928?
... that Venezuelan footballer Sergio Crdova scored on his professional debut for
Caracas FC?
... that unmated female Diprion similis produce only male offspring while mated
females produce young of both sexes?
... that Albert P. Halfhill is considered the father of the tuna packing industr
y and was the first to use the slogan "chicken of the sea" as a sales gimmick?
... that in 1984, Tropical Storm Warren destroyed 740 homes across the Philippin
es?
... that activist Ed Forchion tried to legally change his name to NJWeedman.com,
but was denied by courts in New Jersey and California?
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Several countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, an
d Egypt, cut diplomatic relations with Qatar.
At least 7 people are killed and 48 others injured when 3 men carry out a vehicl
e-ramming attack on London Bridge (pictured) and stabbings at Borough Market.
In association football, the UEFA Champions League concludes with Real Madrid de
feating Juventus in the final.
A suspected robbery and arson at the Resorts World Manila complex in the Philipp
ines kills at least 34 people and injures 54 others.
United States President Donald Trump announces that the U.S. will withdraw from
the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation.
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June 7: Journalist Day in Argentina
Mosaic of Aelia Eudocia
Mosaic of Aelia Eudocia
421 Roman emperor Theodosius II married Aelia Eudocia (pictured), who later help
ed protect Greek pagans and Jews from persecution.
1628 The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document that set out
specific liberties of the subject, was granted royal assent by Charles I.
1917 First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under the Germ
an lines, killing 10,000 in the deadliest non-nuclear man-made explosion in hist
ory.
1938 Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government destroyed dike
s holding the Yellow River in an attempt to halt the rapid advance of Japanese f
orces, causing a flood that killed at least 400,000 people.
1981 The Israeli Air Force attacked and disabled the Osirak nuclear reactor, ass
uming it was producing plutonium to further an Iraqi nuclear weapons program.
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The Balcony is an 1868 oil painting by the French painter douard Manet. It depict
s four figures. On the left is Berthe Morisot, who married Manet's brother Eugne
in 1874. In the centre is the painter Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet. On the ri
ght is Fanny Claus, a violinist. The fourth figure, partially obscured in the in
terior's background, is possibly Leon Leenhoff, Manet's son. Exhibited at the Pa
ris Salon of 1869, the painting was sold by Gustave Caillebotte in 1884. It is c
urrently kept at the Muse d'Orsay in Paris.
Painting: douard Manet
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