Gothic art.

Gothic art was an important period in Medieval history. It was developed in central and western Europe. Gothic art was a dark type of art which appeared in painting, architecture, and sculpture.

This type of art was popular from XII until XVI centuries. For Medieval people God and religion were very important. So, on Gothic pictures and sculptures Christian were shawn saints. Example, Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris, France. One of the most famous architecture work of Gothic art.

In that time people built simple furniture in Gothic style. Painting in Medieval period performed on differnt things: stained glass, frescoes, and panel painting.

Gothic art was popular just during Middle Ages. On Renaissance another types of art appeared because people have changed values.

But the era of Gothic art was important for Medieval people.

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Delicious chocolate.

Literature. Part eight.

                        The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde.

Once upon a time in a winter night two poor Woodcutters found a baby boy in the snow. One of them took the founding in his house. Woodcutter and his wife had own children. Despite the fact that the family wasn't rich they sheltered the child.

Boy grew up very handsome. But his behavior was terrible. He was very proud and arrogant. Child called simple people with bad words. Also he mocked the animals. Woodcutter and his wife often said to Star-Child that he shouldn't do so to others. Boy didn't hear their words.

When Star-Child was ten years old in their villiage appeared the poor woman. She recognized her son in very handsome boy. The poor woman asked to kiss her. Child refused to make it. His mother went and cried.

He retured to his friends. But they just laughed. Woodcutter's children said that Star-Child's appearance very ugly. Boy looked into the water... His face was awful as his behavior.

The Star-Child cried and went in search of his mother. He asked animals but they didn't want to say that was a poor woman because boy mocked them.

So he found his mother during three years on the way people laughed at him.

In one day an old man whom was an evil magician took the ugly boy himself. He mistreated the Star-Child. The evil magician asked him brought the coins three times. Star-Boy found coins with the help of a hare. But each time he gave the beggar a coin. So evil magician beat the Star-Child.

Once on a day people said that Star-Child son of the King and Queen. Boy was sure that he is son of the poor woman. Boy kissed woman's hands. The Star-Child cried. He raised his head... King and Queen were near. Boy became a handsome again.

Renaissance.

The Renaissance was one of the beautiful periods in our history. If in the Middle Ages, people lived to get "another life", in a new historical period, people became richer and paid attention to the worls around them.

In that time in Europe, arts were popular. Saints appeared on the pictures. Leonardo da Vinci-an Italian artist and scientist drew the most famous pictures, like Mona Lisa in 1517. Gioconda still has many mysteries. Also he drew God and saints in his pictures. These work were studied, too.

Amother Italian painter Michelangelo made a famous sculpture The Statue of David in 1504. This work is still one of the most famous statues.

In the Renaissance, people changed their philosophy views. Humanism was a new type of philosophy. Human personality was the subject for study.

Scientists began to study space and planets, too. They made a new discoveries. But church didn't support them.

Renaissance was the age of culture and prosperity.

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Recipe of homemade "zebra" cake.

Ingridients:

Flour-450 g
Sugar-300 g
Eggs-2
Sour cream-100 g
Maionese-2 table spoons
Milk-50 g
Sweet cream butter-100 g
Cocoa powder-4 table spoons
Nuts-3 table spoons
Salt-1/3 tea spoon
Baking powder-1 tea spoon

Mix sugar and butter in one bowl.
Add eggs. Mix all.
After add sour cream, maionese, salt, milk, and baking powder.
Add the flour, cocoa powder, and nuts.
You must make two different types of dough. One with cocoa powder and other simple.

Warm up oven 425 F. 400 F stay "zebra" cake on 30 mintunes. After switch off oven on 5-6 hours in it.

Bon Appetit!

Handmade ideas for Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Part two.

Middle Ages.

Middle Ages (Medieval) was one of the hard periods in human history. In Europe, people forgot many important things such as science, civilization, washing, and etc.

Medieval period was during the fifth to fifteenth centuries. The New World still wasn't opened, Africa and Asia were first expericing civilization.

In this hard time, religion appeared. People began to believe in one God instead of many. Artists painted pictures and icons with new saints.

Also, during Middle Ages, people expericed a terrible disease. The bubonic plague called the "Black Death". This horrible ill killed several million people.

Church was very important for medieval people. They did everything to live in heaven. People didn't notice things which happened around.

In Middle Ages human survived crisis. It took several years to recover.

P.S. After Medieval period, began a new part of human history. But I will tell you about it next time.

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Purchase sweet chocolate.

A cup of coffee.

Ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome was one of the great civilizations in Ancient History. It was founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus. The legend says these twin brothers were fed by a she-wolf.

Official language in Ancient Rome was a Latin. Now it is used in science. For example, medicine, and mathematics. The country contained central and South Europe and part of North Africa.

In Ancient Rome, people believed in many different Gods. Roman religion has similar things with Greek but is still different.

Ancient country participated in Punic Wars. Roman soldiers had special clothes for it.

Rome had own laws, system of education, family customs, cuisine, and etc. Some of them still exist in our life.

In Ancient times Rome was a big and great country. Today Rome is the capital of Italy. The name was left for European city. This is studied by archeologists and students. Because it's very interesting!

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Handmade ideas for Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Part one.