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Metz Citadel
The Metz Citadel was a fort built at Metz, northeast France in the second half of the 16th century. History Early phases After the French defeated the Holy Roman Empire in the Siege of Metz (1552), Siege of Metz in 1552, the city became a French protectorate as the 'Messine Republic' with a French garrison. To house it, an artillery-proof citadel was begun in 1556, only four years after the siege. Although the protectorate was still technically and legally part of the Empire, the city was now a 'de facto' French possession. The citadel's construction was ordered by François de Scépeaux de Vieille-Ville, governor of the Three Bishoprics and involved the Italian military engineer Rocco Guerrini The city's population was forced to take part in the works and supply the French troops' needs.Guy Cabourdin, ''Histoire de la Lorraine'', ''Encyclopédie illustrée de la Lorraine'', Metz, Serpenoise, 1991. Completed around 1564, the citadel reinforced the south-west sector of the city' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait De La Ville Et Cit%C3%A9 De Metz
A portrait is a portrait painting, painting, portrait photography, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, Personality type, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a Snapshot (photography), snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
