text
stringlengths
4
7.07k
text_hash
stringlengths
32
32
__index_level_0__
int64
1
1.81M
Ingres ' portrait of Bertin was a critical and popular success , but the sitter was a private person . Although his family worried about caricature and disapproved , it became widely known and sealed the artist 's reputation . It was praised at the Paris Salon of 1833 , and has been influential to both academic painte...
6ee7d9bce1c88d7a9e3c6c16e14d4449
20,488
= = Background = =
d514b18e9690308b2ac67a227be74a70
20,490
Louis @-@ François Bertin was 66 in 1832 , the year of the portrait . He befriended Ingres either through his son Édouard Bertin , a student of the painter , or via Étienne @-@ Jean Delécluze , Ingres ' friend and the Journal 's art critic . In either case the genesis of the commission is unknown . Bertin was a leader...
18a360cd9facc220bbc6f87c16259129
20,492
It was completed within a month , during Ingres ' frequent visits to Bertin 's estate of retreat , Le Château des Roches , in Bièvres , Essonne . Ingres made daily visits , as Bertin entertained guests such as Victor Hugo , his mistress Juliette Drouet , Hector Berlioz , and later Franz Liszt and Charles Gounod . Ingr...
78e7209e21cbb68dceec39bc2a1b0a92
20,493
Ingres ' early career coincided with the Romantic movement , which reacted against the prevailing neoclassical style . Neoclassicism in French art had developed as artists saw themselves as part of the cultural center of Europe , and France as the successor to Rome . Romantic painting was freer and more expressive , p...
111bdc5c1a14acd9552d8e8e55d77efe
20,494
Ingres was more successful with female than male portraits . His 1814 Portrait of Madame de Senonnes was described as " to the feminine what the Louvre 's Bertin is to the masculine " . The sitter for his 1848 Portrait of Baronne de Rothschild looks out at the viewer with the same directness as Bertin , but is softene...
5cda9e3407d613173c722c214cf4652f
20,495
= = The portrait = =
905134fc5163ba55630b8f960d46c5fc
20,497
= = = Preparation and execution = = =
52892aae9b4ba01769ee4be3b22e30da
20,500
Ingres was self @-@ critical and consumed by self @-@ doubt . He often took months to complete a portrait , leaving large periods of inactivity between sittings . With Bertin , he agonised in finding a pose to best convey both the man 's restless energy and his age . At least seven studies survive , three are signed a...
a64c02ca5e1d725c8fac47dcfbea6a46
20,502
The earliest study has Bertin standing and leaning on a table in an almost Napoleonic pose . His hard , level stare is already established , but the focus seems to be on his groin rather than his face . It is obvious that Ingres struggled with the sketch ; the head is on a square of attached paper which must have repl...
d78075fde301f313866d159fef14722c
20,503
Frustrated by his inability to capture his subject , Ingres broke down in tears in his studio , in company . Bertin recalled " consoling him : ' my dear Ingres , don 't bother about me ; and above all don 't torment yourself like that . You want to start my portrait over again ? Take your own time for it . You will ne...
ea78ecff7f9088395ad1853e895ae9c8
20,504
Bertin said that Ingres , confident that he had finally established the pose for the portrait , " came close and speaking almost in my ear said : ' Come sit tomorrow , your portrait is [ as good as ] done . ' " Bertin 's final pose reverses the usual relationship between the two men . The artist becomes the cool , det...
8d07b6007ba592e8f33be5be0402cbd1
20,505
= = = Description = = =
9c9f1bd0b7c6e31b20093934414a6327
20,507
Bertin is presented as strong , energetic and warm @-@ hearted . His hair is grey verging on white , his fingers spread across his knees . Bertin 's fingers were described in 1959 by artist Henry de Waroquier as " crab @-@ like claws ... emerging from the tenebrous caverns that are the sleeves of his coat . " The bulk...
1f7682838899e772f05a3bf728376db6
20,509
The painting is composed in monochrome , muted colours ; predominately blacks , greys and browns . The exceptions are the whites of his collar and sleeves , the reds in the cushion and the light reflecting on the leather of the arm @-@ chair . In 19th @-@ century art , vivid colour was associated with femininity and e...
d80dcc3d92efa8ee19847ac6f001a99a
20,510
Ingres seems to have adapted elements of the approach and technique of Hans Holbein 's 1527 Portrait of William Warham , now in the Louvre . Neither artist placed much emphasis on colour , preferring dark or cool tones . The Warham portrait seems to have informed the indicators of Bertin 's aging and the emphasis on h...
30a4961fa5038f7f29c88cf63926b60e
20,511
The Greek meander pattern at the foot of the wall is unusually close to the picture plane , confining the sitter . The wall is painted in gold , adding to the sense of a monumental portrait of a modern icon . The details of Bertin 's face are highly symmetrical . His eyes are heavily lidded , circled by oppositely pos...
8c0037807bdda70d0d19a86981ea2035
20,512
The painting is signed J.Ingres Pinxit 1832 in capitals at the top left , and L.F. Bertin , also in capitals , at the upper right . The frame is the original , and thought to have been designed by Ingres himself . It shows animals around a sinuous and richly carved grapevine . Art historians Paul Mitchell and Lynn Rob...
1eecc1c26b624bd8d7d6d4b50796e09c
20,513
= = Reception = =
f8d79e3fcb54590ed5efe8209a7826d9
20,515
Monsieur Bertin was exhibited at the 1833 Salon alongside his 1807 Portrait of Mme Devauçay . It met with near universal praise to become his most successful artwork to that point . It sealed his reputation as a portraitist , reaching far enough into public consciousness to become a standard for newspaper political sa...
0cc38f644312135fe072f4c1fe100a39
20,517
Given the standings of the two men , the painting was received in both social and political terms . A number of writers mentioned Bertin 's eventful career , in tones that were , according to art historian Andrew Carrington Shelton , either " bitingly sarcastic [ or ] fawningly reverential " . There were many satirica...
c9c498aae2870ae4531fc570c93750f2
20,518
Several critics mentioned Bertin 's hands . Twentieth @-@ century art historian Albert Boime described them as " powerful , vulturine ... grasping his thighs in a gesture ... projecting ... enormous strength controlled " . Some contemporary critics were not so kind . The photographer and critic Félix Tournachon was ha...
f0298abcd3261e88dae414987dfbf7a1
20,519
The work 's realism attracted a large amount of commentary when it was first exhibited . Some saw it as an affront to Romanticism , others said that its small details not only showed an acute likeness , but built a psychological profile of the sitter . Art historian Geraldine Pelles sees Bertin as " at once intense , ...
cc19681a397dffb70ed25eff73f8352b
20,520
The following year Ingres sought to capitalise on the success of his Bertin portrait . He showed his ambitious history painting The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian at the 1834 Salon , but it was harshly criticised ; even Ingres ' admirers offered only faint praise . Offended and frustrated , Ingres declared he would dis...
63908b9fcb583a33b34681629fe49a66
20,521
Bertin bequeathed the portrait to his daughter Louise ( 1805 – 77 ) on his death . She passed it to her niece Marie @-@ Louise @-@ Sophie Bertin ( 1836 – 93 ) wife of Jules Bapst , a later director of the Journal des débats . They bequeathed it to their niece Cécile Bapst , its last private owner . In 1897 Cécile sold...
5d4df8f62c2af6143b62aa0fe866ed33
20,522
= = Legacy = =
b4fa22c13235a44f06adb277883cbe5d
20,524
The Bertin portrait has been hugely influential . At first it served as a model for depictions of energetic and intellectual 19th @-@ century men , and later as a more universal type . Several 1890s works closely echo its form and motifs . Jean @-@ Joseph Benjamin @-@ Constant 's monochrome and severe 1896 Portrait of...
11ef1c3a1b6aeb82eb3cdca7f4dcf1a7
20,526
Its influence can be seen in the dismissive stare and overwhelming physical presence of the sitter in Pablo Picasso 's 1906 Portrait of Gertrude Stein . Picasso admired Ingres and referred to him throughout his career . His invoking of Bertin can be read as a humorous reference to , according to Robert Rosenblum , " S...
4d894513d3823a80e525880a959b0bc2
20,527
The influence continued through the 20th century . Gerald Kelly recalled Bertin when painting his restless and confined series of portraits of Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1952 – 61 . In 1975 Marcel Broodthaers produced a series of nine black and white photographs on board based on Ingres ' portraits of Bertin and Mademo...
3309259e56a0623daf8de9b568723eff
20,528
= Harajuku Lovers Tour =
795137451e5fadc2fb4c35efb4bce7fa
20,531
The Harajuku Lovers Tour was the first solo concert tour of American recording artist Gwen Stefani . The tour began through October to November 2005 , to support of her debut studio album Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) . Although Stefani embarked on multiple tours with her band No Doubt , she initially opted n...
d482b5919c7fb9f932f0c74e5b06078c
20,533
The Harajuku Lovers Tour consisted of only one leg , which encompassed a three @-@ month @-@ long series of performances that visited cities throughout the United States and Canada . Stefani recruited hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas , rapper M.I.A. , and singer Ciara to accompany her as opening acts for her endeavor...
ddda1d35f400fb7da3a21bfdcc588d0b
20,534
= = Background = =
d514b18e9690308b2ac67a227be74a70
20,536
Stefani announced a tour to support her first solo studio album Love . Angel . Music . Baby . ( 2004 ) on June 27 , 2005 , giving details of sixteen dates from October 16 to November 10 . The announcement on June 27 also included the fact that hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas , who are also signed to Interscope Recor...
53d5a73f689a5d25426abfdf0473cc8c
20,538
Stefani initially did not intend to tour to support the album , responding " What tour ? " to a question from MTV News in December 2004 regarding a possible tour . She later mentioned several times that she had not originally intended to tour in support of the album , referring to her " illegal tour " and apologizing ...
da55705d90532eecc1b8038c0f926a15
20,539
= = Concert synopsis = =
2bcb102e992afec0e1647e65206fd8b1
20,541
Stefani opened the show with the song " Harajuku Girls " , an ode to Harajuku , the fashion district of Tokyo , Japan . She appeared on stage wearing a tiara and baby doll outfit , sitting in the red velvet and gold throne from the cover of Love . Angel . Music . Baby. and surrounded by her backing dancers , also call...
a43dcf5db7ed45edeb0f75fc587ec756
20,543
Stefani changed outfits again into a pair of black hot pants to perform " Rich Girl " , the album 's second single , while walking along a catwalk into the crowd and giving fans high @-@ fives . She then sang " Danger Zone " and " Long Way to Go " , both intimate songs , before performing two new songs back @-@ to @-@...
824660563ab0588373679b714038b07c
20,544
In early performances of the show , Stefani 's next song was " Hollaback Girl " , the album 's third and best @-@ selling single , performed in a drumming costume and singing with the audience . This was followed by an encore of " Serious " and " Bubble Pop Electric " , for which Stefani was brought out in a stretcher...
6132306ceb1ef26e0dfad06be7aab6d2
20,545
= = Critical response = =
6b6480eb2ca9420ce9a6d47501cbd55a
20,547
Critics were divided with the Harajuku Lovers Tour . Patrick MacDonald of the Seattle Times , while applauding Stefani 's song @-@ writing efforts and the show 's " frothy fun " antics , reprimanded the singer 's dancing and limited material , given that she performed only twelve songs from Love . Angel . Music . Baby...
5e12d5f5bb7fd2b08d57969e4867baf3
20,549
Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun was impressed with Stefani 's ability to engage the audience , a quality that earned her the description of the " effervescent hostess " from the journalist . In his four star review for the concert , he commended the " swell " music and " amazing " choreography ; " It also had merit as a...
bb33c6323ad35bc328669511fc85c4b9
20,550
MTV 's Corey Moss compared Stefani 's performance to Madonna with regard to " the eight costume changes to the dancers to the theatrics to , hell , even the music itself " and avouched that she sounded completely different from how she did with No Doubt . Moss asserted that the No Doubt lead vocalist was the " most ca...
28112f5cd08093bb160a329c61b519da
20,551
Jim Harrison of SoundSpike affirmed that the Harajuku Lovers Tour lacked a strong musical setlist , and also felt that Stefani 's stage presence was absent . He stated that she " doesn 't have many songs that translate well in a live setting " from her album Love . Angel . Music . Baby. and suggested that she should h...
9007674e5fd8b1c8a35afb0e482a8434
20,552
= = Broadcast and recordings = =
22435167a367263105c6a13900ca5e76
20,554
Stefani 's performance in late November 2005 in her home town of Anaheim , California was recorded and released on DVD as a video album Harajuku Lovers Live . It was released on December 5 , 2006 , the same release date as Stefani 's second album , The Sweet Escape . The DVD was directed by Sophie Muller . The concert...
70d7a48b2dbbe38a5fed85b2ec0a407c
20,556
= = Opening acts = =
ce711069480bbfdc0cc544d3155980c1
20,558
The Black Eyed Peas ( October 16 – November 14 )
7ac11f53a415b785110dae51c5ba490d
20,560
M.I.A. ( November 16 – December 1 )
823edcfec8c112261c99086ab94b28dd
20,561
Ciara ( December 3 – December 21 )
11209a8b31c70c99c36422a731978d13
20,562
= = Set list = =
9454ef06508d900beaddfcf8ea2b3fa1
20,564
= = Tour dates = =
789d7bf3a3616de5858306ad83281b9d
20,567
= Laborintus II ( 2012 recording ) =
ee566bd3eb0a32e06be5973bc70c7f4e
20,571
Laborintus II is a 2012 album by Belgian orchestra Ictus Ensemble , vocal group Nederlands Kamerkoor and American vocalist Mike Patton . It is a recording of the 1965 work of the same name by Italian composer Luciano Berio , which featured lyrics taken from fellow Italian Edoardo Sanguineti 's 1956 poem Laborintus . T...
327519772b84045323dc53e18102ebc6
20,573
Berio 's composition employs elements of jazz and electronic music , and Sanguineti 's libretto borrows ideas from the works of Dante Alighieri , T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound as well as using his own original work . Berio named " memory , death and usury " as the work 's main concerns , believing these themes to be pres...
0c741ec0d5bdcb6dbf63a1b887b4913b
20,574
Released on July 10 , 2012 , the album debuted at number 23 on the American Billboard Classic Albums chart . It has received mixed reviews from critics , most of whom highlighted its challenging and free @-@ form composition .
de45600d76f35aa1cf9a570a77b69500
20,575
= = Production = =
faaebcbbaf42e685bce2a1bbbaaad33b
20,577
Laborintus II is a recording of the 1965 composition of the same name by Luciano Berio , who wrote it for the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri 's birth . The libretto was provided by Edoardo Sanguineti , who included elements of his 1956 poem Laborintus in it . AllMusic 's Thom Jurek described the original poem as...
0b86fd1321f2e91ea6e8637ed563d1ed
20,579
Berio described the main structure of Laborintus II as a " catalogue , in its medieval meaning " ( exemplified by the Etymologies of Isodore of Seville ) , using Dante 's themes of " memory , death and usury " . Members of the Dutch choir Nederlands Kamerkoor , which performed in the recording , have also cited usury ...
c5f0d5115ed713f277facde1ac2beb8b
20,580
The album was recorded live at the Holland Festival on June 18 , 2010 , in the Muziekgebouw aan ' t IJ . The work was performed by Mike Patton and the Belgian Ictus Ensemble conducted by Georges @-@ Elie Octors . Solos were performed by Ictus Ensemble clarinetist Dirk Descheemaeker , trumpeter Loïc Dumoulin , tromboni...
ade4c8632df8091c4681f59165491907
20,581
= = Composition = =
877ada88b88d531934189955d86ea716
20,583
Laborintus II combines orchestral , choral and spoken elements throughout its three parts . Patton 's spoken narration is delivered in Italian , although taped samples feature Sanguineti speaking in English . From a whisper to a shout , the words carry a variety of emotional tones as the work progresses . The choral p...
a8c31952f05b91ddd2f146b9afa2c332
20,585
The music incorporates elements of jazz and 20th @-@ century avant @-@ garde . The instruments in the orchestra frequently interrupt both each other and the female voices , and some sections of the composition seem as though they are improvised . Laborintus II makes use of both traditional percussion instruments and e...
d8e34e697e4c508b868d99d98394647b
20,586
The first part of the composition features the three female voices creating a " mournful " tone while the orchestra plays recurring musical passages . The second part is a discordant crescendo , as Patton 's narration becomes increasingly shouted and the orchestral accompaniment more " hyperactive " . The third and fi...
30a88bd6aa4c0946c8f161bdb033586b
20,587
= = Track listing = =
72495df880382348360bb3e5f3082d84
20,589
All lyrics written by Edoardo Sanguineti , all music composed by Luciano Berio .
9aeebb25504c36e15ff422b3da212dbf
20,591
= = Personnel = =
7a6d26083ea635088dddefc202021790
20,593
= = Release and reception = =
19921e070bb07338a9bb1c4e1d93031f
20,596
Laborintus II was released on July 10 , 2012 , through Patton 's record label Ipecac Recordings . In the United States , the album debuted on the Billboard Classic Albums chart at number 23 ; it spent one week on the chart .
55f639a5ed1ad3cfca2c193032c5a69a
20,598
The album received mixed reviews from critics . Review aggregation website Metacritic awarded it an average score of 58 out of 100 , based on eight reviews . Writing for The A.V. Club , Chris Mincher rated the album B − , calling it " challenging , uncompromising , and bordering on inaccessible " . Mincher felt that t...
96b57e475c79548e73322e240a1a94ae
20,599
Max Feldman of PopMatters awarded Laborintus II a rating of seven out of ten , finding Berio 's composition " challenging " and " exhausting " . He noted the work 's free jazz elements , comparing it to the 1970 Miles Davis album Bitches Brew . Feldman felt that the music " constantly emphasises its own unpredictabili...
8ce2306f6639c15a4d2fd4d32ecba08b
20,600
= Residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations =
36d0f704ac81d834886e40f70d6743e6
20,603
The residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations . As of 2016 it was located in a suite of rooms on the 42nd floor of the Waldorf @-@ Astoria Hotel in New York City leased by the U.S. Department of State . Described in p...
c0cf50d2c247b8e3a7f6e74e47c28491
20,605
= = History = =
fd3fc667e330e6e3944a4f085f9ef39d
20,607
= = = Background = = =
ea9ac47e32ffc41a1781ee037f9f0838
20,610
Beginning in 1947 , shortly after the siting of the United Nations secretariat in New York , the U.S. State Department took a long @-@ term lease for occupancy of a suite of rooms by the U.S. ambassador at the Waldorf @-@ Astoria , a luxury hotel constructed in 1931 . The establishment of the ambassador 's residence a...
edcf7c457a379137a7801ff29c606bf5
20,612
In 1978 , Ebony reported that Andrew Young and his family explored the possibility of moving out of the suite at the Waldorf @-@ Astoria and into a house instead . Young , who was the first ambassador to live in the suite with " young children " , stated that " [ t ] he Waldorf is very nice , and its convenient , but ...
35814a5d4b14c5e41677dc9a0368e50c
20,613
As of 1999 , the State Department was paying $ 360 @,@ 000 per year to lease the suite on a rolling basis ; the lease is renewed every ten years with an optional one or two year short @-@ term extension . In 2015 , it was announced the State Department would no longer permit staff to be housed at the Waldorf @-@ Astor...
a95bcf3461b3cb048688734826f3c1f2
20,614
= = = Notable residents = = =
825dd2deeb37893d88ae13b48a73f91c
20,616
Madeleine Albright , George H. W. Bush , John Bolton , Adlai Stevenson II , Samantha Power , and Bill Richardson are among notable former residents of the suite . During his tenure as ambassador , Richard Holbrooke elected not to occupy the 42nd floor apartment , choosing instead to live in his private Manhattan home ...
69cd55161a4c79dccb342c1c346134c9
20,618
= = Design = =
27a68d88afcf8b73909bed8e24598173
20,620
The suite is located on " the very top floor " of the Waldorf @-@ Astoria Hotel . Described in press accounts as " palatial , " the residence is decorated with , among other items , a Jim Dine painting , an Alexander Calder mobile , and a grand piano , and features " twinkling city views " of the New York skyline . Th...
005a2323a9b6973e9d6736252bfb3642
20,622
As of 1971 , the interior of the suite was sectioned into nine rooms , including five bedrooms and a living room with a 48 @-@ foot ( 15 m ) tall ceiling , which was used to " host large official receptions . " Dorothy Bush Koch noted that the apartment was designed with " high ceilings , handsome old woodwork , worki...
4755e540c426e8087bbca7111dddfd99
20,623
= K @-@ 22 ( Kansas highway ) =
16ccbd0d47a61c30fb9f5e1f3c613d35
20,626
K @-@ 22 is a 3 @.@ 087 @-@ mile @-@ long ( 4 @.@ 968 km ) highway in the U.S. state of Kansas . Located entirely within Washington County , the route runs from U.S. Route 36 ( US @-@ 36 ) north to the city limit of Haddam . A previous designation of the route existed in the 1930s from Wichita to Topeka , but was depr...
eff18524bb28c1bb88b3e297e9fa6d54
20,628
= = Route description = =
492dd728c7998b12b26ca6c56c46440f
20,630
K @-@ 22 begins at an intersection with US @-@ 36 , known as 17th Road . The route continues south as Deer Road toward Vining . From this intersection , K @-@ 22 heads north along Deer Road through a grassland area to an intersection with 18th Road . The route then crosses the Mulberry Creek and runs near it until it ...
b7f2ce81a96d1c970960a85eab6033af
20,632
The route is maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation ( KDOT ) , who is responsible for constructing and maintaining highways in the state . As part of this role , KDOT regularly surveys traffic on their highways . These surveys are most often presented in the form of annual average daily traffic , which ...
c31c0cd62542c53813d3e69e00606184
20,633
= = History = =
fd3fc667e330e6e3944a4f085f9ef39d
20,635
The first designation for K @-@ 22 was established by 1927 and ran from US @-@ 54 near Liberal to US @-@ 36 near Halford . During this time , most of the route was a dirt road , except for a portion near Garden City , which was paved . This routing was relinquished by 1932 . By 1933 , a new routing was created , and t...
a0ba2957db22b17038bc5f5fc897cc84
20,637
= = Major intersections = =
758ae1495b9ccb2712446fb9e200ddfc
20,639
The entire route is in Washington County .
bdd69fb1f49a7f7b0f88817bfbf695ad
20,641
= Tropical Storm Jose ( 2005 ) =
66acba6b0454c16947d8f1e4d0a1a27e
20,644
Tropical Storm Jose was a short @-@ lived tropical storm which made landfall in central Mexico during August 2005 . Jose was the tenth named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and the fourth of six tropical cyclones ( three hurricanes and three tropical storms ) to make landfall in Mexico in that year .
f3feef77d3c4812889d9fe7dcee8499a
20,646
Tropical Storm Jose formed in the Bay of Campeche on August 22 and made landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz the next day . It retained tropical characteristics for less than one day before dissipating , but still brought heavy levels of rainfall to the region . Mudslides caused by the rainfall killed eight peopl...
4940f2bf7f92ecc9ca81f44e84fb0c76
20,647
= = Meteorological history = =
fe82527ae426423900c55a793eed715f
20,649
Tropical Storm Jose was first identified as a tropical wave that moved off the western coast of Africa on August 8 , 2005 . On August 13 , the system spawned Tropical Depression Ten over the central Atlantic ; the wave itself continued westward , entering the Caribbean on August 17 . Slight development took place as t...
e3d9d4bca9f86095ee7ad327882278b2
20,651
Situated over very warm waters and within an area of low wind shear , the depression was able to quickly organize ; however , due to its proximity to land , the NHC noted , " the system does not have very long ... to take advantage of these favorable conditions . " Located to the south of a mid @-@ level ridge , the d...
2db4e1d4e39b7b1cf8fed0175a803cf1
20,652
= = Preparations and Impact = =
e0168e436a91a175f5eed6d74b2b00ea
20,654
As Tropical Storm Jose formed so close to shore there was a lead time of less than 9 hours on the tropical storm warning for the Veracruz coastline . The area covered by the warning issued on August 22 was extended southwards as Jose intensified , before being canceled soon after landfall on August 23 . The advisories...
dd86bb1064086b2c2d5d3906eb186ba5
20,656