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MemyselfandI. Photo Portraits of Picasso

Brilliant portraits or staged mythologizing scenarios: world-famous photographers see Picasso A grand series of images comprised of around two hundred photos taken over a period of five decades
Categoría: Arte

Men At arms Nº 520 Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-70 (2)

In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by Savoy/Piedmont and volunteers such as Garibaldi, an independent Kingdom of Italy emerged. These (...)
Categoría: Militares

Men at Arms Nº 530 Japanese Armies 1868-1877 The Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion

The restoration of the Meiji Imperial dynasty in 1868, after 250 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, decisively opened Japan to the outside world and the monarchy embraced modernization, including the creation of a new Westernized army. However, this modernization process was resisted by the (...)
Categoría: Militares

Men At Arms Nº537 The Numidians 300BC-AD300

The Numidian light cavalry were among the best-known horsemen in the ancient world: riding without saddles or bridle, carrying only hide shields for defense and clutching a handful of light javelins, they were renowned for their darting attacks, swift retreats, and skirmishing prowess. Yet, as much (...)
Categoría: Historia
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