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Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies. Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies, English School is a 17th-century allegorical painting by an unknown artist, and dated from the 1650s. . For its period, the painting is considered unusual in its depiction of a black woman and a white woman sitting side by si
[2] [3] Glasses' older brother taught her how to skateboard at the age of 5. [1] Using social media Glasses has advocated for the construction of a skate park in Two Grey Hills, Newcomb, New Mexico. [1] She features traditional Diné fashion in her skateboarding TikToks. [4] Glasses raises sheep for wool used in her weaved rugs and purses. [1]
Man with glasses. A woman with glasses. Glasses, also known as eyeglasses, spectacles, or colloquially as specs, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears for support.
The first half of the 18th century saw British optician Edward Scarlett perfect temple eyeglasses which would rest on the nose and the ears. The innovations presented by Scarlett would not only spark some to look at aesthetic customization of eyewear for fashion within Europe but also lead Benjamin Franklin to invent bifocals in colonial America. [12]
Eyeshades. Green eyeshades or dealer's visors are a type of visor that were worn most often from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors, and others engaged in vision-intensive, detail-oriented occupations to lessen eye strain [1] due to early incandescent lights and candles, which tended to be harsh (the classic banker's lamp had a green shade ...
Beer bottles of different colors. Glass coloring and color marking may be obtained in several ways.. by the addition of coloring ions, [1] [2]; by precipitation of nanometer-sized colloids (so-called striking glasses [1] such as "gold ruby" [3] or red "selenium ruby"), [2] Ancient Roman enamelled glass, 1st century, Treasure of Begram
Claude Lorrain mirror in shark skin case. A Claude glass (or black mirror) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case, Claude glasses were used by artists, travelers and connoisseurs of landscape and landscape painting.
The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design is a 2012 non-fiction book by the American architect Lance Hosey. The first book dedicated to the relationships between sustainability and beauty, it outlines a set of principles for the aesthetics of sustainable design. It was first published on 1 June 2012 through Island Press.