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Van de Velde nv is a publicly traded company that designs and manufactures luxury lingerie. Its headquarter is located in the Belgian town of Schellebelle and ( Wichelen ). The company was founded in 1919 by Achiel and Margaret Van de Velde and is still owned by the same family.
Ideal Marriage: Its Physiology and Technique is a famous popular scientific treatise and self-help book published in London in 1926 by Dutch gynecologist Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde, retired director of the Gynecological Clinic in Haarlem, and "one of the major writers on human sexuality during the early twentieth century" (Frayser & Whitby, p. 300).
Wilhelm Reich mentions Van de Velde in his 1945 essay Listen, Little Man! (German: Rede an den kleinen Mann): You say: 'Sexuality is a petit-bourgeois invention, it's the economic factors that count'. And you read Van de Velde's book on love technique. (1948 English translation by Theodore Peter Wolfe, Penguin books edition 1975, page 38).
This is a list of translations of works by William Shakespeare. Each table is arranged alphabetically by the specific work, then by the language of the translation. Translations are then sub-arranged by date of publication (earliest-latest). Where possible, the date of publication given is the date of the first edition by that translator.
Henry Clemens van de Velde (Dutch: [ɑ̃ːˈri vɑn də ˈvɛldə]; 3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) [1] was a Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar , he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium. [ 2 ]
van Velde is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bram van Velde (1895–1981), Dutch painter; Geer van Velde (1898–1977), Dutch painter; Gerard van Velde (born 1971), Dutch speed skater; Jacoba van Velde (1903–1985), Dutch writer
Entrance to a Dutch Port is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, created c. 1665. The painting depicts a bustling harbor in the Netherlands . The work is indicative of the historical mercantile power of the Netherlands during the 17th century.
Engraving by Jan van de Velde of songwriter Jan Jansz Starter portrayed as poet of the lyric of love in 1621. The swans symbolize himself and pull Cupido away from The Isle of Dogs . Jan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver of animal, landscape and still-life subjects.