Amor Sciendi
The Harvesters: Who's in Charge? | AmorSciendi
In this video I discuss Peter Brueghel's painting the Harvesters which is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Oxford Comma
On Suffering: Musee des Beaux Arts
So the title's in French, the pronouns are separated from the antecedents, and some horse is scratching its butt...While Auden asks a lot of his readers, those that take the time to work through the poem often find it fascinating....
Amor Sciendi
The Harvesters and Early Modern Economics
We discuss Bruegel's great painting The Harvesters and the development of the advanced early modern Dutch economy.
Amor Sciendi
Procession to Calvary: Bruegel Telling Two Tales at Once
Bruegel's massive painting, Procession to Calvary, tells the biblical story and the story of the Dutch Revolt, or 80 years war. Why is that so impressive? the 80 years war hadn't even started yet.
Bloomberg
ECB Can Go Further - Bruegel Director Wolff
Jun.20 -- Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff said the European Court of Justice has "given a very broad mandate to the ECB" during an interview with Bloomberg TV's Matt Miller, at the ECB Forum on Central Banking, in Sintra, Portugal,...
Bridgeman Arts
Various Artists - On the ice
It is believed that the Dutch invented the ice-skating in the 13th or 14th century. Many paintings by the Old Masters show us how beloved and democratic this entertainment was and they also confirm that several social activities took...
Curated Video
Race issue overshadows traditional St Nicholas celebrations
Across Belgium and the Netherlands, celebrations in which Saint Nicholas rolls into town surrounded by a host of helpers known as "Black Petes" have come under increasing pressure year by year from complaints about racism.
Pete is...