My 100 post.

Literature. Part nine.

                      "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry

Jim and Della are young spouses. So, on Christmas Eve they decided to make a gift to each other. Couple had less than two dollars. Main family treasures are Della's brown hair and Jim's old watch.

Della sold her hair and bought a platinum chain for husband's watch; Jim sold his watch and bought several combs with tortoise shell for wife's hair.

At the end they embraced and put oof their Christmas gifts. It's sad. But they tried to one another. It's happy.

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http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/christmas-tree-50793202?st=91088ea

Rococo.

Rococo art style was popular in Europe, from XVII until XVIII centuries. This type has similarities with Baroque. Both art style featured luxury.

Rococo manifested in many areas at the time. Philosophy, music, architecture, painting, theatre, design.

In central and western Europe rich people had big and luxurious furniture. Large mirrors with large cutouts. The backs of chairs and table legs were of gold or other precious material.

In Rococo paintings were painted with less bright colors than Baroque. Example, Marie Antoinette a la Rose by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, 1783.

Architecture was known for luxury. Buildings were built in the style of a lot of wealth. Also sculpture had many beautiful features, even if there was little.

In fashion were big and wide dresses with radiant colors popular. Wigs were still in fashion.

P.S. It ended another era of beauty and wealth. Then will be a new era.

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http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/rococo-chairs-60251434?st=bb53faf

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Simple handmade ideas.

Baroque.

Baroque style was important for European people from XVII until XVIII centuries. This type of art manifested itself in a variety of things. Painting, architecture, philosophy, music, sculpture, theatre.

Pictures of this era were bright. Example, Still-life by Josefa de Obidos. In Baroque architecture, popular was luxury. Baroque and Classicism have similar features.

Example, the Church of Saint Susanna at the Baths of Diocletain.

Baroque style was big on large premises. Furnitures were big, too. Mirrors with frames, chairs with luxurious backs, huge beds.

In music were popular composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Claudio Monteverdi.

Fashion of Baroque looked rich. Big dresses and wigs were very popular. Rich women used make up.

P.S. Baroque created a path for modern art.

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Recipe of homemade chocolate bar or candy.

Ingridients:

Sugar-500 g
Heavy Whipping Cream-250 g
Sweet cream butter-150 g
Baking cocoa-14 table spoon
Salt-1 pinch

Pour sugar  into a pan and add Heavy Whipping Cream. Boil about 15-20 min over medium heat. Mass can escape! Caution!

Add the butter. Mix constantly. After add the baking cocoa. Mix all. Add the pinch of salt. If you like dark chocolate you can add more baking cocoa.

Cool mass of 10 min after removing from the heat in the cold bath or ice.

Brush with oil dish.

Pour the mass in a dish.

After 20-30 minutes you can chopped chocolate with warm knife.

P.S. If you want you can add dry fruit and nuts in liquid mass and mix. Keep refrigerated.

Me.

Chocolate in a red wrapper.

Classicism.

Classicism was popular in western Europe from XVII until XIX centuries. It appeared in different types of arts. Painting, theatre, architecture, and sculpture.

The first classic arts appeared in Ancient Greece and Rome. After human history has seen many problems, in XVII century people returned to old art.

Example of classicism painting, Moliere by Nicolas Mignard.

The first classical architecture can be found in the territory of Ancient Greece and Rome. Example, Maison Carree in France.

During two hundred years people returned to their past. They studied the work of their ancestors. Artists created a new art form.

So appeared the new art works. Pictures and sculptures were similar to the ancient.

Classicism has split in several parts of art. But more about that some other time.

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http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/column-8467284?st=d8bae22

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http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/trevi-fountain-in-rome-78952643?st=9cfa34a

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