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  2. Isle of the Dead (painting) - Wikipedia

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    English Cemetery, Florence Greek island Pontikonisi, near Corfu, was a possible inspiration for the painting Montenegrin island Saint George near Perast, is another likely contender as the inspiration for the painting. Isle of the Dead evokes, in part, the English Cemetery in Florence, Italy, where the first three versions were painted. The ...

  3. Arnold Böcklin - Wikipedia

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    After his death in 1901 his reputation declined rapidly as modern art styles made the literary character of his paintings seem old-fashioned. [6] Despite this, his work was a significant influence on Giorgio de Chirico [7] – who said "Each of Böcklin's works is a shock" [3] – and was admired by Surrealist painters such as Max Ernst and ...

  4. Operation Downfall - Wikipedia

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    Nimitz, MacArthur and Leahy holding a conference with FDR.. Responsibility for the planning of Operation Downfall fell to American commanders Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff—Fleet Admirals Ernest King and William D. Leahy, and Generals of the Army George Marshall and Hap Arnold (the latter being the commander of the U.S. Army ...

  5. Nongqawuse - Wikipedia

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    The practices ended by early 1858. By then, approximately 40,000 people had starved to death and more than 400,000 cattle had been slaughtered. [7] The population of British Kaffraria decreased from 105,000 to fewer than 27,000 due to the resulting famine. The chief of Bomvana gave Nongqawuse to Major Gawler and she stayed at his home for a period.

  6. Edmund Blampied - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Blampied (in Jèrriais Edmond Bliampid) was born on a farm in the Parish of Saint Martin, Jersey in the Channel Islands on 30 March 1886, five days after the death of his father, John Blampied.

  7. Island of Death - Wikipedia

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    The two nail him to the ground in a crucifixion pose and pour paint down his throat until he chokes to death. They then dump his body in the ocean. While getting acquainted with the island locals, the couple meets Patricia, a wealthy older woman, and are invited to a gay wedding between a middle-aged American on the island and his Greek lover ...

  8. Isle of the Dead (Rachmaninoff) - Wikipedia

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    A black and white reproduction of Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin was the inspiration for the piece.. Isle of the Dead (Russian: Остров мёртвых), Op. 29, is a symphonic poem composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, written in the key of A minor.

  9. Walter Battiss - Wikipedia

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    The movement espoused that the construction of art was confined to the 'moment' in which it was created. He believed to the contrary that all art exists in the now and this he argued to represent with Fook Island, which was always in the now and always an essential part of reality.