Some scholars have proposed that the light from the window behind him serves this role or that the implied lines of the pediment above the window create the illusion of a halo. Other scholars have argued that the missing attribute may also suggest that Jesus is still a human being, who, ...
A church spokesman said: “Pocklington's porch is listed by Pesvner as one of the notable pieces of Victorian church design in the East Riding. However, the church's floor is all the more worthy for the stories behind it. "All Saints is a Grade 1 listed building, so a basic repair ...
At least one, a 19-year old Basuto man named Pasha Liffey, stayed behind and settled in Scotland, where he made a living as a boxer and circus performer. In 1905, he was hanged for the rape and murder of 63-year old Mary Jane Welsh. As for the rest, if any settled in the ...
Transportation, and its other important off-shoot, freedom of movement has become an inherent right to humanity in the last hundred years, due mostly to the proliferation of the automobile. But our ability to move freely from point “A” to point “B” is a matter of complicated, interconnec...
One day he was seen disappearing through the door, leaving behind a speck of gold and some magic formulas, which are now engraved on the perimeter of the door. 3. Casina delle Civette Between 1910 and 1925, at the height of the Art Nouveau artistic movement (known in Italy as Stile Libe...
and behind them detected, as I fancied, the features of Mrs. Josephine Butler and Mr Waugh, in similar raptures. My historical sense suffered a shock and I essayed to withdraw a little, but ere I had done so my neighbour laid his hand on me, “See,” said he, “the goddess herself...
“rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind” While some may disagree, you should remember that it is often the disregarding of rules that yield the most unexpected and sometimes revolutionary surprises. Whether you went to school for web design, was ...
Over the course of human history, the tradition of last meal evolved. "The Puritans of Massachusetts once held grand feasts for the condemned, believing it emulated the Last Supper of Christ, representing a communal atonement for the community and the prisoner," read a ...
In E Fontane’s tet, Effi and her lover Major von Crampas eat at a simple wooden table behind the dunes to avoid the Baltic’s gusty winds. A servant has set a cloth with slices of cold meat, rolls, and red wine (served in delicate glasses). Fassbinder’s picnics, of... Nan Go...
Cliffs behind the wall The prison was tucked in a valley with mountains on three sides like a horseshoe. A park ranger explained recently, “The mountains are more of a prison than the prison is. There is only one way in, and one way out, and that is through the mouth of the valley...