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12 hours ago · Wu Zetian, born in 624 CE, made history as the only woman to ascend the throne of China in her own right, ruling as empress regnant during the Tang Dynasty. A woman of remarkable intelligence and ...
1 day ago · List of female monarchs. Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for from 1952 to 2022, 70 years. Top right: Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to ...
2 days ago · Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, when Leonardo was living in Florence, and it now hangs in the Louvre Museum, Paris, where it remained an object of pilgrimage in the 21st century. The sitter’s mysterious smile and ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Who was the Mona Lisa in real life?There has been much speculation and debate regarding the identity of the Mona Lisa’s sitter. Scholars and historians have posited numerous possibil...
- How many years did it take to paint the Mona Lisa?Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, and it was in his studio when he died in 1519. He likely worked on it intermittently over s...
- Where is the real Mona Lisa kept?The Mona Lisa hangs behind bulletproof glass in a gallery of the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it has been a part of the museum’s collection since...
- What is the value of the Mona Lisa?The Mona Lisa is priceless. Any speculative price (some say over a billion dollars!) would probably be so high that not one person would be able or...
- Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?Many theories have attempted to pinpoint one reason for the art piece’s celebrity, including its theft from the Louvre in 1911 and its tour to the...
2 days ago · This is a list of women who have made noteworthy contributions to or achievements in mathematics. [1] [2] [3] These include mathematical research, mathematics education , [1] : xii the history and philosophy of mathematics, public outreach, and mathematics contests .
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4 days ago · Documents, speeches, essays, photographs and more telling the story of the women's movement in the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s. Selection of primary sources pertaining to women's suffrage. Books, pamphlets, diaries, records, magazines and photographs that tell the story of women working, concentrating on the years 1800-1930.
- Mikha Mitchell
- 2016
4 days ago · The absence of women from the canon of Western art has been a subject of inquiry and reconsideration since the early 1970s. Linda Nochlin's influential 1971 essay, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?", examined the social and institutional barriers that blocked most women from entering artistic professions throughout history, prompted a new focus on women artists, their art and ...
4 days ago · The Year of Isabella I of Castile – The early years of Isabella. Monday, 22 April 2024, 6:00 0.
