The photo shows the entrance ceremony by Japanese troops into Nanjing Castle. In 1937, during the Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces fell and occupied Nanking. At ...

Thomas Gainsborough was a leading English painter of the 18th century.This painting is classified as a "fancy picture.There is no precise definition of "fancy picture," ...

I watched a movie called American Animals. The movie recounted a real-life incident in which students at an American university stole books on display in ...

This painting is a mystery. We do not know what this woman looks like, and we are concerned about her body shape. She appears to ...

Here's a unique way to time soft-boiled eggs: instead of counting minutes, use the reading of Chapter 14 from the Old Testament. Place the eggs ...

The takara mussel is a shellfish that lives in the sea. They have long been used as a symbol of safe childbirth because they resemble ...

A girl sits with a bouquet of flowers on the grass.The model for this girl is said to be one of Maris' daughters. The style ...

Tonic water is often used to mix alcoholic beverages. Wilkinson's tonic water is well known. If you search for tonic water, you can find something ...

The youngest mischievous brother is interrupting his sister's piano practice by trying to climb onto a chair. The middle brother is watching and laughing with ...

Today, reinforced concrete is the standard material for building construction. However, in wartime Japan, steel was predominantly allocated for weapon manufacturing, leading to a significant ...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in natural foods, leading to an increase in demand for honey. When a product is labeled ...

Avercamp was a Dutch painter famous for his winter landscapes. He excelled at a technique called aerial perspective, which creates depth. He painted objects in ...

A pest called phylloxera has caused a nightmare for European grapes. For more information, see this article. On the other hand, phylloxera has played a ...

The Memorial Tablet for the Lords of Montfoort is the oldest known surviving painting that was made in the Netherlands. It was created by an ...

In gambling, one insanely weak sucker player is often the one who makes a lot of money for a lot of other players. A sucker ...

Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch was a Dutch painter. He was a member of a Dutch art group called the Hague School.The Hague school was heavily influenced ...

Who do you think has a higher mortality rate, the common soldier or his captain? It is said that the death rate is higher for ...

It is probably indoors, since there is a floor and the sky in the background looks like a painting. The way the shadows fall also ...

Suits and expensive coats are often taken to a dry-cleaning store to be dry-cleaned. But what exactly is dry cleaning? I thought that since it ...

A 1948 American Coca-Cola advertisement poster that captures the essence of refreshment and the ubiquity of the beverage.