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Hace 23 horas · In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth controlled what is now modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and parts of Lithuania. Socioeconomic changes within it catalyzed the growth of Ukrainian Cossacks, as they became a crucial defensive force against Crimean Tatar raids in the borderland region between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and territories to the east.
Hace 23 horas · Souvenirs of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David are seen on sale among other souvenirs in a shop in downtown Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) AP By
Hace 5 horas · Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David is seen on display at the Accademia gallery, in Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024. Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in ...
Hace 23 horas · A silver-gilt reliquary from Prague in the mid-1300s, made to house a relic of the Holy Thorn, features a standing Man of Sorrows, identified as such by his crossed hands, and the wounds of the crucifixion. The sculptor adapted this icon to include the Western love of narrative. Jesus leans on the cross and is surrounded by all the tools of his ...
Hace 23 horas · People walk past a shop selling souvenirs of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David, in downtown Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024. ... Elsewhere in Europe, ...
Hace 23 horas · Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library. Des Destinées de l'Ame (Destinies of the Soul) has been housed at Houghton Library since the 1930s. It is a meditation on the soul and life after death, written by Arsène Houssaye in the mid-1880s. The material it was bound with was in fact ...
Hace 23 horas · Whether you’re looking for a rustic countryside retreat or a stylish urban bolthole, these are the top 15 hotels and resorts in Tuscany, Italy. L’Andana is in Castiglione della Pescaia, near Grosseto. Courtesy of L’Andana. Ah, Tuscany: It’s no wonder that this Italian province remains a perennial favorite of so many travelers.