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Western

2009-11-28T12:24:18Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

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The term "'''Western'''" refers to "[[the West]]" (or the Occident), meaning those countries and people aligned with [[Western Christendom]] (as described by historian [[Arnold Toynbee]]). The Western world was led by England (see [[British Empire]]) until the ascendancy of the [[United States of America]].

However this term is not exclusively used to refer to anglophone nations nor is it used to refer to countries aligned on the western side on a standard [[world map]]. For example, European nations such as [[France]] and [[Germany]] are counted as "Western" states whereas some countries in [[South America]], such as [[Peru]] and [[Chile]], are not.

The general rule of thumb is that it is used to refer to nations that have an origin in the [[Latin]]/[[Germanic]] roots of Western Europe and have a similar high level of societal development (e.g [[Australia]].)
[[Category:Geography]]

Benny Goodman

2009-11-28T12:21:03Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

'''Benny Goodman''' (Chicago, 30 May 1909 - New York, 13 June 1986) was a prominent and highly successful [[clarinet]] player of the [[swing]] era.

Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of [[Jimmie Lunceford]] and [[Count Basie]] (as opposed to the more refined approach of [[Duke Ellington]]), he helped bring the [[Big Band]] sound to a wider American, and ultimately world-wide, public.

Although famed in his day for his Big Band, his small-group recordings are still highly regarded - featuring the black pianist [[Teddy Wilson]] and vibraphone player [[Lionel Hampton]], with the white drummer [[Gene Krupa]], it was the first commercially successful mixed-race jazz group.

The classical composers, [[Aaron Copland]], [[Paul Hindemith]] and [[Malcolm Arnold]] all wrote clarinet concertos dedicated to Benny Goodman.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Benny}}

[[Category:Musicians]]

Italian language

2009-11-27T20:10:46Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

The '''Italian language''' (italiano) is a [[Romance language]]. It is an official language in [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[San Marino]], and [[Vatican City]].

[[Category: Romance languages]]

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

2009-11-27T20:08:35Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

[[Image:Murillo.jpg|thumb|right|Murillo]]
'''Bartolomé Esteban Murillo''' (Seville, Spain ca.1617 - Seville, Spain 1682) is a [[Spanish]] [[Baroque]] painter.

To learn painting he copied works by artists including [[Peter Paul Rubens]] and [[Antony van Dyck]]. 
In this way, for 3 years, Bartolomé Murillo was taught by [[Diego Velazquez|Diego Velázquez]].

Murillo mainly devoted himself to religious subjects. ''The market for Bartolomé Estebán Murillo's pictures was so large and lucrative that the [[king]] (of Spain) refused to allow their export from the country. In 1660 Murillo founded and served as president of the Seville Academy. Today, in Spain a good painting is called a Murillo.'' <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3009&page=1 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo] J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles</ref>

 
[[Image:Murillo Inmaculada de El Escorial.jpg|thumb|200px|Inmaculada de "El Escorial"]]

 
== See also ==

*[[Painting Masterpieces]]
*[[Painting Schools]]
*[[Francisco de Zurbarán]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/murillo_bartolome_esteban.html Murillo at Artcyclopedia]
*[http://search.famsf.org:8080/search.shtml?artist=murillo 7 works by Bartolome Esteban Murillo] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
*[http://www.purisimaconcepcion.agenciacatolica.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=21 La Inmaculada y el arte] In Spanish.

== Gallery ==

<center>
<gallery perrow="5">

Image:Murillo The Vision of St. Francis of Paola.jpg|"The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola"
Image:Murillo Saint Michael Banishes the Devil to the Abyss.jpg|"Saint Michael Banishes the Devil to the Abyss"
Image:Murillo La Asunción de la Virgen.jpg|"La Asunción de la Virgen"
Image:Murillo Dolorosa.jpg|"Dolorosa"
Image:BEM.jpg|"The Little Fruit Seller"
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:BEM-grapes.jpg|"Beggar Boys Eating Grapes and Melon"
</gallery>
</center>

== References ==

<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT: Murillo, Bartolome}}

[[Category:Spanish People]]
[[Category:Painters]]

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

2009-11-27T20:08:01Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

[[Image:Murillo.jpg|thumb|right|Murillo]]
'''Bartolomé Esteban Murillo''' (Seville, Spain ca.1617 - Seville, Spain 1682) [[Spanish]] [[Baroque]] painter.

To learn painting he copied works by artists including [[Peter Paul Rubens]] and [[Antony van Dyck]].
In this way, for 3 years, Bartolomé Murillo was taught by [[Diego Velazquez|Diego Velázquez]].

Murillo mainly devoted himself to religious subjects. ''The market for Bartolomé Estebán Murillo's pictures was so large and lucrative that the [[king]] (of Spain) refused to allow their export from the country. In 1660 Murillo founded and served as president of the Seville Academy. Today, in Spain a good painting is called a Murillo.'' <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3009&page=1 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo] J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles</ref>

 
[[Image:Murillo Inmaculada de El Escorial.jpg|thumb|200px|Inmaculada de "El Escorial"]]

 
== See also ==

*[[Painting Masterpieces]]
*[[Painting Schools]]
*[[Francisco de Zurbarán]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/murillo_bartolome_esteban.html Murillo at Artcyclopedia]
*[http://search.famsf.org:8080/search.shtml?artist=murillo 7 works by Bartolome Esteban Murillo] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
*[http://www.purisimaconcepcion.agenciacatolica.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=21 La Inmaculada y el arte] In Spanish.

== Gallery ==

<center>
<gallery perrow="5">

Image:Murillo The Vision of St. Francis of Paola.jpg|"The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola"
Image:Murillo Saint Michael Banishes the Devil to the Abyss.jpg|"Saint Michael Banishes the Devil to the Abyss"
Image:Murillo La Asunción de la Virgen.jpg|"La Asunción de la Virgen"
Image:Murillo Dolorosa.jpg|"Dolorosa"
Image:BEM.jpg|"The Little Fruit Seller"
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:BEM-grapes.jpg|"Beggar Boys Eating Grapes and Melon"
</gallery>
</center>

== References ==

<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT: Murillo, Bartolome}}

[[Category:Spanish People]]
[[Category:Painters]]

Pidgin and creole

2009-11-27T20:06:09Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

{{merge|Linguistics}}{{merge|pidgin}}{{merge|creole}}

'''[[Pidgin]]s''' are simplified languages made up when two groups that have no shared language first come into contact, whereas [[creole]]s are fully fledged new languages that arise from a pidgin once young children are exposed to it.<ref>[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html]</ref>

== References ==
<references />
==External links==
*[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html A Language is Born] - New Scientist, October 22, 2005 (Michael Erard - Stories)

User talk page

2009-11-27T20:05:35Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

{{merge|MediaWiki}}
A '''user talk page''', in a wiki powered by MediaWiki software, is attached to each [[user page]]. It is used to contact the user in a public manner.

All comments on a user talk page are instantly visible by all members of the project and - unless it's a private, in-house project - to everyone in the world. It is suggested that one bear in mind this fact when posting comments.

[[category:MediaWiki]]

Pidgin and creole

2009-11-27T20:05:06Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

{{merge|Linguistics}}{{merge|pidgin}}{{merge|creole}}

'''[[Pidgin]]s''' are simplified languages made up when two groups that have no shared language first come into contact, whereas [[creole]]s are fully fledged new languages that arise from a pidgin once young children are exposed to it.<ref>[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html]</ref>

== Notes ==
<references />
==External links==
*[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html A Language is Born] - New Scientist, October 22, 2005 (Michael Erard - Stories)

Pidgin and creole

2009-11-27T20:04:07Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

{{merge|Linguistics}}{{merge|pidgin}}{{merge|creole}}

'''[[Pidgin]]s''' are simplified languages made up when two groups that have no shared language first come into contact, whereas [[creole]]s are fully fledged new languages that arise from a pidgin once young children are exposed to it.[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html]

==External links==
*[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html A Language is Born] - New Scientist, October 22, 2005 (Michael Erard - Stories)
*[http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html]

Rome

2009-11-21T19:24:20Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

[[Image:rome2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Piazza of St. Peter's.]]
'''Rome''' (Italian ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]], as well as its most populous city. Rome is located on the western side of the [[Italian Peninsula]], on the east of the [[Tiber River]]. The total population of Rome is approximately 2.8 million. The territory of the independent state of [[Vatican City|the Vatican]] is entirely contained within Rome. It is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU. <ref>[http://www.euromonitor.com/Top_150_City_Destinations_London_Leads_the_Way]</ref>

Rome is best known as the capital of the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], and was quite possibly the most important city in the world during the [[Pax Romana]].

Famous buildings in Rome include the [[Colosseum]], [[Saint Peter's Basilica]], and the Pantheon. Rome has more fountains than any other city in the world.

The christian churches in Rome are several hundred and their history is intertwined with the history of religious, social and artistic city. The most imporant are: the church of San Giovanni in Laterano, the basilic of San Paolo and the Basilic of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. <blockquote>
Of all the Rome City fountains, the Trevi Fountain is by far the most famous. With its impressive [[statue]] of Triton in all of his glory, one would be shocked to learn that a Pope actually commissioned this great piece of art. Clement XII wanted to rebuild the area in which the fountain is now in, and the fountain alone took over thirty years to finish. It is a breathtaking site that still holds visitors in awe of the fusion of marble and art. (Source: EzineArticles.com)
</blockquote>

<center>
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Colloseum.gif|Colloseum.
File:Pantheon Rome.jpg|Pantheon Rome.
File:Vittoriano Monument Rome.jpg|Vittoriano Monument.
File:Il Gesu.jpg|Il Gesu.
File:Santa Maria degli Angeli Rome.jpg|Santa Maria degli Angeli.
</gallery>

<gallery>
File:Arco di Tito Rome.jpg|Arco di Tito.
File:Altar St Peter the Vatican.jpg|St. Peter's Basilica.
File:Bernini baldacchino.jpg|Bernini's baldacchino at Saint Peter's.
</gallery>
</center>

==See also==
[[Image:Trevi.jpg|thumb|Trevi Fountain]]
*[[Ancient Rome]]
*[[Art cities]]
*[[Gianlorenzo Bernini]]
*[[Paris]]

==External links==
*[http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/ 3-D Visualization of the Ancient City of Rome from the University of Virginia]
*[http://www.crystalinks.com/rome.html Ancient Rome]
*[http://www.activitaly.it/musei/ Museums in Rome] List of all the most important museums in Rome.
*[http://www.citrag.it/roma/eng_home.htm History and Civilization of the Eternal City]

[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Capital Cities]]
[[category:Renaissance]]
[[category:Ancient Rome]]
[[category:Catholic Church]]
[[category:Italian History]]
[[Category:Urban History]]

Rome

2009-11-21T19:18:15Z

LeonardoMargiotta:

[[Image:rome2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Piazza of St. Peter's.]]
'''Rome''' (Italian ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]], as well as its most populous city. Rome is located on the western side of the [[Italian Peninsula]], on the east of the [[Tiber River]]. The total population of Rome is approximately 2.8 million. The territory of the independent state of [[Vatican City|the Vatican]] is entirely contained within Rome. It is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU. <ref>[http://www.euromonitor.com/Top_150_City_Destinations_London_Leads_the_Way]</ref>

Rome is best known as the capital of the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], and was quite possibly the most important city in the world during the [[Pax Romana]].

Famous buildings in Rome include the [[Colosseum]], [[Saint Peter's Basilica]], and the Pantheon. Rome has more fountains than any other city in the world.

<blockquote>
Of all the Rome City fountains, the Trevi Fountain is by far the most famous. With its impressive [[statue]] of Triton in all of his glory, one would be shocked to learn that a Pope actually commissioned this great piece of art. Clement XII wanted to rebuild the area in which the fountain is now in, and the fountain alone took over thirty years to finish. It is a breathtaking site that still holds visitors in awe of the fusion of marble and art. (Source: EzineArticles.com)
</blockquote>

<center>
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Colloseum.gif|Colloseum.
File:Pantheon Rome.jpg|Pantheon Rome.
File:Vittoriano Monument Rome.jpg|Vittoriano Monument.
File:Il Gesu.jpg|Il Gesu.
File:Santa Maria degli Angeli Rome.jpg|Santa Maria degli Angeli.
</gallery>

<gallery>
File:Arco di Tito Rome.jpg|Arco di Tito.
File:Altar St Peter the Vatican.jpg|St. Peter's Basilica.
File:Bernini baldacchino.jpg|Bernini's baldacchino at Saint Peter's.
</gallery>
</center>

==See also==
[[Image:Trevi.jpg|thumb|Trevi Fountain]]
*[[Ancient Rome]]
*[[Art cities]]
*[[Gianlorenzo Bernini]]
*[[Paris]]

==External links==
*[http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/ 3-D Visualization of the Ancient City of Rome from the University of Virginia]
*[http://www.crystalinks.com/rome.html Ancient Rome]
*[http://www.activitaly.it/musei/ Museums in Rome] List of all the most important museums in Rome.
*[http://www.citrag.it/roma/eng_home.htm History and Civilization of the Eternal City]

[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Capital Cities]]
[[category:Renaissance]]
[[category:Ancient Rome]]
[[category:Catholic Church]]
[[category:Italian History]]
[[Category:Urban History]]

User:LeonardoMargiotta

2009-11-19T12:57:33Z

LeonardoMargiotta: Created page with '{{Babel|it|en-2|fr-1}}Hi, I'm an Italian user.'

{{Babel|it|en-2|fr-1}}Hi, I'm an Italian user.