Abraham Brueghel
Abraham Brueghel (baptised 28 November 1631 – c. 1690) was a Flemish painter from the famous Brueghel family of artists.[1]
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| Sculptural cartouche with garland, possibly a self-portrait |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Brueghel
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| King in 2011 |
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.[1]
Quotes·Quotations by Billie Jean King
¶ Champions keep playing until they get it right. [Champions, Tennis]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean_King
Edmond Aman-Jean
Edmond Aman-Jean (13 November 1858, Chevry-Cossigny – 25 January 1936, Paris) was a French symbolist painter, who co-founded the Salon des Tuileries in 1923.[1]
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| Agence de presse Meurisse (Paris 1918) |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Aman-Jean
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠) (November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty (大清).[1]
Quotes·Quotations by Zuo Zongtang
@ We shall first confront them [the Russians] with arguments...and then settle it on the battlefields. [John King Fairbank, Kwang-ching Liu, Denis Crispin Twitchett (1980). Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN 0521220297. Retrieved on 2010-6-28.][2]
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| Photograph of Zuo Zongtang, late 19th century |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuo_Zongtang
[2] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zuo_Zongtang
Will Durant (1885-1981)
William James Durant (/dəˈrænt/; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his 11-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations.[1]
Quotes·Quotations by Will Durant
Happiness
¶ Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
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| Durant in 1967 |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Durant
Guido Reni
Guido Reni (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡwiːdo ˈrɛːni]; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne.[1]
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| Self portrait, c. 1602 |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Reni
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| Part of posthumous portrait by William Hilton, c. 1822 |
John Keats
John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.[1]
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Beauty
¶ A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Alfred Sisley (/ˈsɪsli/; French: [sislɛ]; 30 October 1839 – 29 January 1899) was an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France, but retained British citizenship. [1]
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| Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), La neige à Louveciennes, 1878, oil on canvas, h 61 x w 50.5 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Sisley
Childe Hassam
Frederick Childe Hassam (/ˈtʃaɪld ˈhæsəm/; October 17, 1859 – August 27, 1935) was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.[1]
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Childe Hassam
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| Childe Hassam, early 20th century |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childe_Hassam