Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Saves De Pokémon Silver Chronicles



The most original artists of the Renaissance has come to the Luxembourg Museum, which displays up to 13 January 2008 his most extravagant: portraits made with fruits, vegetables and animals.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was born in 1527 in Milan, Italy in the heart of a noble and wealthy family. What little is known about him is that he worked for a while with his father, a painter by profession, and his first paid job was a design that would later be reproduced in stained glass and tapestries from the Duomo Cathedral in Milan.

Through these works was forged a great reputation that was being called to Vienna in 1562 to work at the court of Emperor Ferdinand I. Spent two years during which he made entirely conventional portraits. But at the same time, he began experimenting with a completely new artistic concept: using the elements of nature to capture human faces. After death
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I continued to serve their successors: Maximilian II and Rudolph II, who moved his court to Prague in 1583, making it the capital of the Hapsburg Empire, and appointing a painter Arcimboldo. This time are his most famous works:

The Four Seasons: Four human faces represent the four seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter), made with the items, fruits and flowers representative of each.


The four elements: Also each is a human face, but consists of only one type of item. On Earth are only terrestrial animals, in the air, birds in the water, fish and marine animals and Fire, Flaming elements from coals guns.



trades, made with elements of each: The Librarian (considering an advance of cubism), The Cook, The Horton and the lawyer (a judge, according to some, and the portrait of Calvin, according to others).



Arcimboldo became increasingly important in the court, until it became the official designer, responsible for organizing any artistic event or holiday. Introduced many innovations: Prague was the first fireworks, costumes and masks designed for the holiday palace, invented musical instruments and equipment applied in the source water ...

After 11 years of uninterrupted service to Rudolf II, it allowed him to retire to Milan with the promise that he would paint for him. His last two works were Flora (woman portrait made from flower) and Vertumno (portrait of Rudolph II personified in the Greek god who represents the abundance of fruits in the wild). This portrait of the emperor liked it so much that Arcimboldo was the honorary title of Count Palatine, who could only enjoy a year before his death.


After his death, the work of Arcimboldo fell into oblivion until the Surrealists in the nineteenth century, they fell to their visual games and the possibility of double reading some of their canvases. And it works is that they represent a thing of the law and other than the reverse.



For further information: Luxembourg Museum, XL Semanal, Pinacoteca Cossio, The Power of the Word , For the Love of Art , The ArtWolf.com


Monday, October 22, 2007

Famosas Haciendo El Amor

Keys to renegotiate your mortgage

pressure Euribor on pocket of English households has boosted the number of mortgages they want to renegotiate the terms of his contract, to see how their monthly payments increase significantly.

The renegotiation can be done with the same financial institution which has signed the contract (novation) or changed the loan to another entity (Subrogation).

then some important points to consider:

- Know the specific requirements of our mortgage loan.

- never adopted a submissive attitude or appreciation to the bank. You need not like him. A mortgage is an exchange of services where they give money because they always get more.

- Never go to renegotiate your mortgage without having asked before an appointment with the director.

- Offer your case clearly and forcefully, but without raising his voice or make your victim. I do not want to lower their mortgage because you can not pay, but because you are a good customer, your house is worth more and better offers.

- In the English market over 200 different mortgages. Each bank accommodates the terms the type of customer. Therefore, compare and do not settle for the first offer.

- To switch banks, do not be misled by a differential offer very low and an apparent reduction in monthly dues, because sometimes costs of old mortgage closing and opening of the new course is more than the savings that come with lowering the spread.

- The growing share is very attractive as long as the rates are maintained. In bull periods, as we live, the effect of share growth multiplies.

- Increase the time or reunite debts can be a solution if the monthly fee starts to suffocate us, but do not forget that, ultimately, we borrowed more, pay more interest, and if interest rates increase the monthly payment will be greater than what we had.

- Do not be overwhelmed by technical language. If you do not understand something, ask what it means.

- Do not sign anything. You may be signing a new mortgage you are applying for what will make a studio will charge more costs.

- Do not give away the debit of your payroll. When you have a mortgage with a bank, do not have to enter all their products. The direct debit is a negotiating tool.

- The power of a document is huge. The complaints are useless unless they are written.

Sources: XLSemanal , El Correo, El Blog Salmon