When did Phillip II reign? Phillip II was born in 1527 and died in 1598 , and became King of Spain in January 1556 . He ruled the country in its so-called ” Golden Age “. However, his reign saw the economic decline of Spain , its bankruptcy, and a…
Philip II: A long-lived king King Philip II (1527-1598) is one of the best-known monarchs of our past. If we were to ask about him on the street, it would be rare for the person to whom, at least, his name did not…
Princess Mary and the Duke of Suffolk, a 16th-century love story The reign of Henry VIII of England has always been known for the excesses of love of the monarch and for his relationship, often tumultuous, with his six wives. But less well known…
Ring lights, that’s the name of the lights that youtubers use in their recordings, whether they are famous or not. What are the ring lights? Ring lights were the most used by macro photographers (taking large photographs, regardless of their…
Two versions of the same historical image that, in reality, never happened. That really is political propaganda The painting of the neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David ‘ Napoleon crossing the Alps ‘ navigates, for the course of History, between art and propaganda, like practically all…
Today we think of the dictators of today’s countries as “he who arrogates or receives all political powers , and supported by force, exercises them without legal limitation “. At least that is what the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy says. But, as the same…
What is Fauvism? It is said that of the artistic movements of the 20th century, Fauvism was the most fleeting and the most difficult to define. Les fauves , the beasts , Fauvism was called the style of painting that during the years 1904 and 1907 was developed mainly by Henri Matisse (one…
The Real Freaks Now almost anyone can be described as freak. Within the baleful cathodic jarring images of poor visual landscape of any viewers, indeed, anyone can be a geek , freak or frik . Freak, from English: strange, extravagant, but the real freaks , as a concept is something that comes from the…
Check out the following video. It’s about Bruce Lee playing ping pong with some nunchucks. The images are spectacular … But this sporting boast is not real. Unfortunately. As a full version of the video shows, which can be seen…
The life of Charles Bukowski, following his long bibliography, is easily recognizable. In his poems, in his stories, in his novels, all the situations that he experienced are reflected. From his jobs as a factotum, never better said, his beginnings…