Venetian glass

The upright roemer has the reflection of an unseen window while the fallen roemer reflects the light from the upright one. The plate with the lemon reflects the texture of the rindless lemon as well as reflecting the look of the bottom of the fallen glass. The lip of the oyster plate reflects the whiteness of the lemon. Likewise, He pays attention to the minute details of where the light hits. For instance, the hilt of the knife is dotted with small bits of white paint to show the light…

known as The Shard, after negative criticism that stated that the building is "a shard of glass through the heart of historic London". The Shard was designed in the year 2000 by the Italian Pritzker Prize winner architect Renzo Piano, whose work also includes the Parliament House in Malta and the Musée d'art contemporain in France. The Shard is said to have been inspired by numerous sites like the famous Venetian painter Canaletto’s London spires, as well as the church spires across London.…

– Thursday) 6. D.vino D.vino is an Italian food and wine bar located at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. It is a perfect place for people searching for an authentic Italian place to wine and dine. The happy hours at D. Vino features $5 Wines by the Glass, $5 Cocktails and $3 Beers. The Italian food appetizers are available for $6. Location: Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV…

stylised mise-en-scene is consistent throughout the film, for example at 0:58:12 when Deckard kills or “retires” Zhora. This scene is shot in slow motion amongst multiple glass window displays. Electric and neon lights reflect off the glass as Zhora is shot dead by Deckard and crashes through the windows, shattering pieces of glass in and out of frame. Layered over this is non-diegetic futuristic fused jazz like music with a heartbeat sound effect creating an un-easy tension. Obscure scenes such…

The 17th Century was a thriving time for the rich of England, the houses were extravagant, and the food lavish and fashion was ostentatious. Luxuries began to dominate England, as 50% of the population were wealthy or had money and were well off. If you were rich you would be at the top of the English society and be considered a nobility. At the end of the 17th century 50% of the population could afford to eat meat every day, these people were the wealthy this was estimated by a writer. About…

the time of it’s opening, the Rainbow Room had one of the only three lighted floors in the world. Unlike the Rainbow Room, many features are not in existence today, due to major renovations. Such features include the Writing Room, the Boathouse, Venetian Gondola rentals, the garage, and the Trophy Room. There used to be several stores and cafes on the main level for the hotel guests’ convenience as…

events from our own lives.The internet isn't the only thing that has an effect on people's memory but technology itself. According to Nichola Carr, the author of The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember and The Glass Cage: Where Automation is Taking US, says that, ‘’We’re missing the real danger, that human memory is not the as the memory in a computer: It's what we make connections with like what we know or what we feel which gives rise to personal…

Within this essay, for question 1, I will be describing symphony, concerto, sonata and quartet in relation to their historical background. By using multiple similarities and differences in order to compare and contrast each of these things. According to an online dictionary, a symphony is defined as “an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements.” A…

The spiritual dance that Wovoka stressed upon would be performed with hundreds of people in attendance. The people would gather in a large circle in a space that was cleared of all grass and obstructions on the reservation. Sheets would then be placed around them. A freshly cut sapling would be placed in the center of the circle to le praised as the prayer tree. The sapling would be decorated with a multicolored cloth or occasionally a miniature American lag. Wovoka, dressed in a white man’s…

one to wear artificial eye outside the socket as painted clay attached to the cloth.3 It was in sixteenth century that first in-socket artificial eyes were crafted out of gold and then later in glass by the Venetians. But it was not until World War II that acrylic plastic eyes came into account as German glass eyes became unavailable and plastic industry was at boom in the United States.4After around two decades, phosphenes were observed on electrical simulation of visual cortex via implanted…