Sentences with phrase «17th century designs»

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In one of the projects designed by PBS Education, students can view a guided tour of various French explorers in the 17th Century that helped map out North America's diverse waterways, like the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.

Spices Restaurant and Bar, and the hotel lobby were designed by British design studio, Black Sheep, who paid homage to the building's remarkable beginnings as a 17th century Dominican monastery by highlighting its beautiful vaulted ceilings and using muted colors illuminated by atmospheric lighting.

Consider Robert Hooke's intricate flea (below), observed through the 17th - century microscope he designed.

The dome of the Royal Church of San Lorenzo in Turin (bottom inset) was designed by the priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini in the 17th century.

The dining chairs are early - 19th century Tuscan, the pendant lights are a custom design and the 17th - and 18th - century engravings are views of Rome.

You have to give 3D ticket buyers some kind of bang for their buck, and when dealing with a story set in the 17th century, Da Vinci - designed airships are about as much as you can get away with, I guess... All in all, this 3D film is more than a cheap gimmick, but is far from mind - blowing.

«A Little Chaos» is all too tidy as it imposes a predictable, pat modern sensibility on a most unconvincing depiction of late 17th - century French aristocratic life, with Kate Winslet starring as a green - thumbed widow hired to design part of the gardens at...

His second outing as director, however, sees him marry the role with that of actor in A Little Chaos, a 17th century period drama, which tells the story of lowly - widowed landscape gardener, Sabine de Barra (Kate Winslet), who secures a contract to design one of the principal gardens at The Palace of Versailles.

This story of the fictitious Sabine De Barra (Kate Winslet), who supposedly designed the real - life Rocaille Grove for Louis XIV's Versailles in 1682, bears comparison to Peter Greenaway's twisted 17th - century puzzle - parable «The Draughtsman's Contract» (1982), with the latter's perversity a contrast to the former's complacency.

The restaurant is designed as a 17th - century hacienda at the base of Mayan ruins, dimly lit and overlooking boats going by in the small lagoon at the foot of the ruins.

Our suite (one of three), named after a 17th century local philanthropist, George Fentham, was chic in design with huge bay windows overlooking the gardens.

Design inspiration comes from the story of Sotaro Araki, a famous 17th - century merchant from Nagasaki who visited coastal Vietnam during its period as a booming trade destination.

Why you'll love it: Located in a 17th - century building but featuring chic and elegant modern design with the occasional classic element such as bare stone or art work.

Head to Bocagrande, where design hotels and beautiful beaches draw attractive crowds, or take a stroll through El Centro's cobbled lanes, lined with buzzy cocktail lounges, or along the 17th - century walls overlooking the sea.

See the 17th - century Delfshaven, the port form where the Dutch Pilgrim Fathers sailed, and admire the stunning modern architecture, visit top museums like the Kunsthal (modern art, design by Rem Koolhaas) and Boysmans van Beuningen (Old Masters to contemporary), indulge in a spot of shopping or just enjoy Rotterdam's great restaurants, including its funky Markthal market.

From Oslo, this cruise visits Gothenburg, Sweden's second city, with its Dutch - designed 17th Century canals and its famous «Fish Church», «Feskekôrka», named after the building's resemblance to a Gothic church.

The house is a canal design building that has stood since the 17th century.

Inspired by the 15th to early 17th century Renaissance architecture and the urban planning of the city of Venice, the waterfront property consists of ten stately buildings arranged in a crescent formation, completed with artfully designed water features and manicured gardens.

The Hotel is built on a beautiful colonial house of the 17th century, offering to its guests, comfortable rooms and ample free areas specially designed to guarantee a great stay!

Nested in the heart of the Haut Marais (upper Marais), a few minutes» walk from the stunning Place des Vosges, with its stunning 17th century peach - hued townhouses, the design warehouse Merci is a concept store that brings together the best in fashion, interiors and design.

An architectural wonder, the house is furnished with antiques and objets d'art, including family artefacts, appropriate to its 17th, 18th, and 19th century French and English designs.

His latest works, inspired by the 17th century French painter Nicolas Poussin («I'm always in a dialogue with painting and its history,» he says), are on view at the Savannah College of Art Design Museum of Art, in Georgia, where W caught up with him.

WHO: Pratt Institute's Department of History of Art and Design and Department of Fine Arts will present a film titled a woman like that, which explores the dramatic life and work of 17th Century female artist Artemisia Gentileschi, who is considered one of the most important female artists in history.

Other highlights include the sumptuous silk textiles with their intricately drawn designs from the imperial workshops of 16th - and 17th - century Safavid Iran, and there are distinctive examples of illuminated figurative manuscripts from the 14th to 17th century.

A necklace by a pioneer in Art Nouveau Design, a rare wooden gong from the Gabon's Tsogo culture, an 17th century Ethiopian icon and a selection of photographs including a work by Richmond - based Cynthia Henebry, are among the works acquired by VMFA in October.

Nagle's diverse influences include pop culture, California design, 16th - and 17th - century Japanese tea ceramics, and paintings by Giorgio Morandi and Francis Bacon.

Inspired by the hand scrolls and painted screens of early 17th Century Japanese artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu, who combined the traditional themes of the indigenous school of Japanese narrative scroll painting with the bold, decorative designs of the great screen painters of the Azuchi - Momoyama period.

Aston Hall is a grade 1 listed Jacobean, 17th - century mansion located in central Birmingham, designed by John Thorpe.

These will include the Visconti Maquettothèque [model set designs collection] of the Monte - Carlo Opera, the Bosio brothers» sculptures and etchings, Eugène Frey's fabulous luminous decors, the Marquis du Périer de Mouriez's strange collection of transparent paintings, plus the religious boxes from the de Galéa Collection and many other artificialia that evoke the cabinets of curiosities of the 17th and 18th centuries, the ancestors of European museums.

WHO: Pratt Institute's Department of History of Art and Design and Department of Fine Arts will present a film titled a woman like that, which explores the dramatic life and work of 17th Century female...

A German 17th — century carved - wood skull, a recent sculpture by Enrico David, and a 19th - century Tibetan ritual vessel sit atop a table that Robert Adam made for Apsley House, the Palladian manse he designed in the 1770s that later became home to the Duke of Wellington, who is said to have replaced the stone top of Adam's table with granite he brought back from his campaign against Napoleon in Egypt.

Strongly influenced by the colour schemes used by Titian and others in Venetian altarpieces, when art criticism emerged from the 17th century Rubens was considered to be the master of colour, while Nicolas Poussin was seen as the master of design.

Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence) Founded in 1877 and the 20th largest art museum in America, its collection of 80,000 works includes works by Rhode Island artists like 17th century furniture makers Goddard and Townsend and 19th century painters, such as the portraitist Gilbert Stuart.

This other stunning example in Barcelona's hip Born quarter takes its ultra-modern design ideas from the economic, efficient character of boats, and is a renovated, 753 square - foot apartment in a 17th - century building that once belonged to an old fisherman.

Chaise longue defined A combination of chair and daybed, the chaise longue originated in the 17th century rococo period of Louis XV, which was characterized by asymmetrical design and delicate lines, to fill the need for more intimate furnishings.

Jewellery designer Caroline Haelterman loves 17th century art and design so much that she transformed her home into a mini Versailles

Notable pieces range from a pair of French leather chairs flanking a scantonata credenza to an elaborately detailed 17th - century Italian carriage trunk, to 18th - century Kashmir throws that served as the impetus for the design.

The owners of this home, who work in interior design and IT, bought this three - bedroom 17th century thatched cottage in Hampshire in 2004.

New England style is closely related to Colonial design, which dates back to the 17th Century, when settlers first came to America.

This design was adapted from an unusual 17th Century Turkish child's velvet kaftan.

Musical instruments, hunting motifs, and florals seemed to be the most popular carved designs in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The smart fibreglass pot from The Chelsea Gardener is a reproduction of a 17th - century design — an early example of which can be seen in the garden of 10 Downing Street, hence the name.