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  2. Hourglass - Wikipedia

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    An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically by a narrow neck that allows a regulated flow of a substance (historically sand ) from the upper bulb to the lower one due to gravity .

  3. Mathematics and art - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics in art: Albrecht Dürer's copper plate engraving Melencolia I, 1514. Mathematical references include a compass for geometry, a magic square and a truncated rhombohedron, while measurement is indicated by the scales and hourglass. [1] Wireframe drawing [2] of a vase as a solid of revolution [2] by Paolo Uccello. 15th century

  4. List of largest hourglasses - Wikipedia

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    2 days [4] Called Timewheel, this hourglass is located in Hungary near Hősök tere [5] and was first revealed in 2004 in commemoration of Hungary's accession to the EU. [6] 1 year Built in 1991 [6] and located in the Nima Sand Museum, this hourglass is 5.2 metres high and contains around one ton of sand. [7] 1 year [8]

  5. The arts - Wikipedia

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    The arts are considered various practices or objects done by people with skill, creativity, and imagination across cultures and history, viewed as a group. [1] These activities include painting, sculpture, music, theatre, literature, and more. [2] Art refers to the way of doing or applying human creative skills, typically in visual form. [3] [4]

  6. Melencolia I - Wikipedia

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    Within the magic square of Melencolia § I, the combinations to be recognized are varied and surprising: «each corner group, formed by four squares (16, 3, 5, 10 - 2, 13, 11, 8 - 9, 6, 4, 15 – 7, 12, 14, 1), has the sum of 34. The same number is obtained by adding the digits of the central group (10, 11, 6, 7), but also those of the corner ...

  7. Art history - Wikipedia

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    Venus de Milo, at the Louvre. Art history is, briefly, the history of art—or the study of a specific type of objects created in the past. [1]Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes ...

  8. Hourglass figure - Wikipedia

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    The hourglass figure is one of the four traditional female body shapes described by the fashion industry; the other shapes are the rectangle, inverted triangle, and spoon (or pear). The hourglass shape is defined by a woman's body measurements – the circumference of the bust , waist and hips .

  9. Marilyn (Vanitas) - Wikipedia

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    Josephine Withers describes Flack’s attention to precise details: “If these objects, which are an intimate part of her own life, seem rich, sensuous, and precious, it is because Flack herself has invested them with those qualities.” [2] The objects surrounding Marilyn include a rose, fruit which is both whole and cut, a calendar, an hourglass, a pocket watch, a drinking glass, pearls ...