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German handmade marbles dating from the 1850s – 1880s on an antique solitaire gaming board Kids playing 'Kancha' Marble (toy) game near Shambhunath Temple, Nepal. A marble is a small spherical object often made from glass, clay, steel, plastic, or agate.
A rolling ball sculpture (sometimes referred to as a marble run, ball run, gravitram, kugelbahn (German: 'ball track'), or rolling ball machine) is a form of kinetic art – an art form that contains moving pieces – that specifically involves one or more rolling balls. A version where marbles compete in a race to win is called a marble race.
Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture. Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface before ...
Big Blue Marble is a half-hour children's television program that was aired from 1974 to 1983 in syndication including on PBS television stations. [citation needed]
Ugolino and His Sons is a marble sculpture of Ugolino made by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux in Paris during the 1860s. It depicts the story of Ugolino from Dante's Inferno in which the 13th century count is imprisoned and starving with his children. The work, known for its expressive detail, launched Carpeaux's career. [1]
This painting, mentioned for the first time by Karel van Mander in 1604, was acquired in 1594 by Archduke Ernest of Austria. It was suggested that it was the first in a projected series of paintings representing the Ages of Man, in which Children's Games would have stood for Youth. If that was Bruegel's intention, it is unlikely that the series ...
Body marbling on hand. Body marbling is a painting process similar to paper marbling, in which paint is floated on water and transferred to a person's skin.Unlike the traditional oil-based technique for paper, neon or ultraviolet reactive colours are typically used, and the paint is water-based and non-toxic. [1]
Jelle's Marble Runs is a YouTube channel based in the Netherlands centered on marbles, marble runs and marble races. It is run by Jelle Bakker. It is run by Jelle Bakker. The channel spoofs the Olympic Games , Formula One , and other sporting events with marbles and treats the cast of marbles as though they were athletes.