Albert Joseph Moore (1841-1893)

Albert Joseph Moore

Albert Joseph Moore (4 September 1841 – 25 September 1893) was an English painter, known for his depictions of languorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of the classical world.[1]



Images


 
A Summer Night, c. 1887 or 1890, oil on canvas, h 132 x w 228 cm, Walker Art Gallery[2] Remastered color of "A Summer Night, c. 1887 or 1890, oil on canvas, h 132 x w 228 cm, Walker Art Gallery"[3]  

 



[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Joseph_Moore

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Joseph_Moore_-_A_Summer_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

[3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Joseph_Moore_-_A_Summer_Night_-_Google_Art_ProjectFXD.jpg


Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)

Claude-Joseph Vernet

Claude-Joseph Vernet (French pronunciation: [klod ʒozɛf vɛʁnɛ]; 14 August 1714 – 3 December 1789) was a French painter. His son, Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, was also a painter.[1]



Images


Works by Joseph Vernet




The Four Times of Day: Night, 1757, oil on silvered copper, h 29.5 x w 43.5 cm, Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia[2]

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude-Joseph_Vernet

[2] https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude-Joseph_Vernet_-_The_four_times_of_day-_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg



Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), referred to as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Yves Saint Laurent


Beauty


¶ The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.

Saint Laurent highlights the intrinsic beauty that comes from a woman’s passion and inner vitality. While cosmetics can enhance appearance, true beauty, according to him, stems from one’s inner drive and enthusiasm.


Fashion·Style


¶ Fashion comes and goes, but style is eternal.

Yves Saint Laurent distinguishes between fashion and style. Fashion is seen as temporary and ever-changing, while style is timeless and enduring. This quote underscores the importance of developing a personal sense of style that transcends fleeting trends.



Images


   
Saint Laurent in 1958 | Wikimedia Commons | Fair use    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Saint_Laurent_(designer)



Peder Severin Krøyer (1851-1909)

Part of
Self portrait,
1897

Peder Severin Krøyer
페더 세버린 크뢰이어

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish: [ˈpʰe̝ːðɐ ˈse̝vəˌʁiˀn ˈkʰʁʌjˀɐ]; 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter.[1]



Images


Works


   
Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach, 1893, 100 x 150 cm, Skagens Museum    


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peder_Severin_Kr%C3%B8yer


Fritz Zuber-Buhler (1822-1896)

Fritz Zuber-Buhler (1822-1896)


Fritz Zuber-Buhler (1822 – November 23, 1896) was a Swiss painter in the style of Academic Classicism, born at Le Locle in Switzerland.[1]



Images


Works


   
Birth of Venus, by Fritz Zuber-Buhler, Porczyński Gallery in Warsaw[2]    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Zuber-Buhler

[2] Fritz Zuber-Buhler, Birth of Venus, 1877; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zuber-Buhler_Birth_of_Venus.JPG



Zig Ziglar (1926-2012)

Zig Ziglar

Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar (November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012) was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Zig Ziglar


Attitude

¶ Of all the "attitudes" we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.



[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig_Ziglar



Jason Zweig


Jason Zweig

Jason Zweig is an American financial journalist. He has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal since 2008.[1]


Quotes·Quotations by Jason Zweig

United States

¶ Here Comes the Next Hot Emerging Market: It is called "the United States." [Wall Street Journal, Jul 24, 2013]


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Zweig

Preity Zinta (1975- )

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta (born January 31, 1975 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is among the most successful actresses in Bollywood.[1]


Quotes·Quotations by Preity Zinta[2]

Ambition

@ I want to bring a change and do something new and different in my profession, but in the beginning I’ll have to toe line, I want to be known as a performer not a star.

Plus Point

@ I am easy to work with and get along well with almost everybody.

Minus Point

@ My Hindi direction is screwed up, I blink too much and I have no technical knowledge of film making.


[1] http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Preity_Zinta
[2] http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Category:Actors

Zulu people


South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian oceans. To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; and within it lies Lesotho, an enclave surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 53 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation.


Zulu people

The Zulu (Zulu: amaZulu) are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa and the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with an estimated 10–11 million people living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Small numbers also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. Their language, Zulu, is a Bantu language; more specifically, part of the Nguni subgroup. They remain today the most numerous ethnic group in South Africa, and now have equal rights along with all other citizens, although there is still much more to be done establishing complete social equality in South Africa society.


Zulu Proverbs

Animals

¶ Plenty sit still. Hunger is a wanderer.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_people

ZHUGE Liang (諸葛亮, 181–234)


ZHUGE Liang (諸葛亮, 181–234)

Zhuge Liang (181–234),[1] style name Kongming, was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. He is popularly recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era.[2]

Often depicted wearing a robe and holding a hand fan made of crane feathers,[3] Zhuge Liang was not only an important military strategist and statesman; he was also an accomplished scholar and inventor. His reputation as an intelligent and learned scholar grew even while he was living in relative seclusion, earning him the nickname "Wolong" (literally: "Crouching Dragon").

Zhuge is an uncommon two-character Chinese compound family name. His name – even his surname alone – has become synonymous with intelligence and strategy in Chinese culture.


Quotes·Quotations by Zhuge Liang

Plan

¶ 謀事在人成事在天。[三國演義]
Man proposes, God disposes. [Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義)]


Footnotes

[1]^ de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). Brill. p. 1172. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
[2]^ a b "Zhuge Liang - Kong Ming, The Original Hidden Dragon". JadeDragon.com. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
[3]^ "Ancient Cultivation Stories: Zhuge Liang's Cultivation Practise". ClearHarmony.net. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-11.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuge_Liang