Posted on April 12, 2006 by drongomala
I went into the Manchester Civil Art Gallery the other day and the one painting that transfixed me was this one of the Greek Legend Sappo – an 1877 painting by Charles-August Mengin (1853-1933).
…i bought the postcard and took it home for a quid – stuck it on the side of my peripheral vision on [...]
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Posted on December 15, 2009 by drongomala
“Empire building tools” had been available as a result of the industrial revolution for many years before becoming used extensively in expansionist policies. Gattling guns, steamships and the railways opened up Britain, Europe and America and along with large portions of the developing world. Such technological advantages “made the conquest of weak industrial people [...]
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