tarsia


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tarsia

(ˈtɑːsɪə)
n
(Art Terms) another term for intarsia
[C17: from Italian, from Arabic tarsi`; see intarsia]
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Groups of 5 members each, were made and were given a Tarsia puzzle to solve.
Writing about some of Michelangelo's drawings, curator Andrea Tarsia suggests that his treatment of the human figure 'combines a sculptural presence with incredible softness of modulation to convey the emotions of the soul.
Estos autores hacen referencia, entre otros, a las siguientes obras del archivo burgense, Paulus Antonius Tarsia, Arius Pinelus, Barnardus Lamy, Bernardus Bogdanovitz o Juan de Santa Maria.
Isabella Spinelli dei Principi di Tarsia, invece, fu la seconda moglie del Marchese Giuseppe Perez Navarrete, V Duca di Bernalda e XIII Marchese di Laterza (Bongermino, 1993: 204-206).
There aren't too many cultural drags, but the Museo Correale di Terranova boasts some Roman busts and the Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea shows off the town's wood marquetry heritage.
received a $1 million pledge from Cassina “Cassie” Tarsia of Oceanside, Calif., to create the “Tarsia Center,” a transcendent healing center with holistic programs designed to facilitate emotional processing, body-mind-spirit integration, and life-changing transformations.
Qualche dubbio puo restare in casi come 39.1, dove la tempesta che porta Apollonio a Mitilene anziche a Tiro e abbozzata in due righe; o sull'interpretazione di 45.2 pereat ista civitas come maledizione, una possibilita smentita dallo sviluppo della narrazione (45.3-46.3), per cui la generalizzazione di Apollonio appare poco motivata, tanto piu che i Mitilenesi erano stati pietosi con Tarsia. Piu problematici sono l'oscurita dell'indovinello di Antioco, o la ragione per cui alla sua morte il regno di Antiochia spetti ad Apollonio (cf.
This decorative pillow is part of the Tarsia bedding collection, a large-scale medallion design woven with Egyptian cotton threads.