Venus Anadyomene is an
oil-on-canvas painting by
Titian, dating to around 1520. It depicts the Greek goddess
Venus rising from the sea and wringing her hair, with a shell visible at the bottom left, taken from a description of Venus by the Greek poet
Hesiod in which she was born fully-grown from a shell. The wringing of her hair is a direct imitation of
Apelles's lost masterwork, also called Venus Anadyomene. The painting is in good condition and achieved public ownership in 2003 when it was purchased from
Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland. It is now in the collection of the
National Galleries of Scotland.
The giraffe is a large African
hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is known for its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like
ossicones, and its spotted
coat patterns. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one
species, but researchers have recently proposed dividing them into multiple species due to new evidence. Giraffes usually inhabit
savannahs and
woodlands. Their food source is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily
acacia species, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males, but are
gregarious and may gather in large aggregations. Females bear sole responsibility for rearing the young. Giraffes have been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. Giraffes are classified as
vulnerable to extinction by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature. They are found in numerous
national parks and
game reserves. (Full article...)
... that the legacy of American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman has been said to continue "to entertain and draw attention to
Tallahassee" decades after her death?
Venus Anadyomene is an
oil-on-canvas painting by
Titian, dating to around 1520. It depicts the Greek goddess
Venus rising from the sea and wringing her hair, with a shell visible at the bottom left, taken from a description of Venus by the Greek poet
Hesiod in which she was born fully-grown from a shell. The wringing of her hair is a direct imitation of
Apelles's lost masterwork, also called Venus Anadyomene. The painting is in good condition and achieved public ownership in 2003 when it was purchased from
Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland. It is now in the collection of the
National Galleries of Scotland.
The giraffe is a large African
hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is known for its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like
ossicones, and its spotted
coat patterns. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one
species, but researchers have recently proposed dividing them into multiple species due to new evidence. Giraffes usually inhabit
savannahs and
woodlands. Their food source is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily
acacia species, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males, but are
gregarious and may gather in large aggregations. Females bear sole responsibility for rearing the young. Giraffes have been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. Giraffes are classified as
vulnerable to extinction by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature. They are found in numerous
national parks and
game reserves. (Full article...)
... that the legacy of American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman has been said to continue "to entertain and draw attention to
Tallahassee" decades after her death?
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