Etiket: portrait
Unique find: Municipality of Medemblik has owned a portrait of Willem van Oranje for 400 years
Three historical paintings by, among others, William of Orange, and presumably his sons, have been in the possession of the municipality of Medemblik for 400 years. This is apparent from…
PORTRAIT. Ben-Gvir, the ultra-right colonist, the Netanyahu het Israeli prime minister terugbezorgde
Benjamin Netanyahu (73) said na de vijfde parliamentsverkiezingen in four years tijd opnieuw premier van Israël. Thanks to the overwinning of two partners from the extreme right part, Joodse Kracht,…
PORTRAIT. Kirill Stremusov: the man who even claims the Amazon forest for Russia, but doesn’t like Jews and Christians very much
Russia is no longer talking about the ‘denazification’ of Ukraine. It now says it fights against Satanists. But the man who appointed Moscow as deputy governor of occupied Kherson is…
PORTRAIT. Lula, the “world’s most beloved leader” who wants to rule Brazil again | Abroad
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (77) is expected to be re-elected as Brazilian president on Sunday. A man who was born so poor that at the age of seven he…
This portrait from 1936 brought her photographer worldwide fame, but what good was it to Allie Mae?
Allie Mae Burroughs, photographed by Walker Evans in 1936 in front of her wooden shelter in Hale County, Alabama.Image Getty Images In the hot, dry August of 1936, the poor…
PORTRAIT. Can a ponytailed wall climber even subdue the Iranian regime? Resistance symbol Elnaz Rekabi (33) was never allowed to train with men: “Women can climb even better than men” | More Sports
A headscarf, whether consciously or not, was all that Iranian wall climber Elnaz Rekabi (33) needed to stir up the unrest in her home country. Playing sports with bare hair…
PORTRAIT. De donkere kant van gevallen wielergod Mario Cipollini (55): “I’ve always been. Je zal het geluid van je botten hear than ik ze breek”
The Italiaanse wielergod is forgoed van zijn socket gevallen. Previously there were no campaigns in the future, Mario Cipollini (55) died three years ago and was sentenced for many years.…
PORTRAIT. The dark side of fallen cycling god Mario Cipollini (55): “I will kill you. You will hear the sound of your bones when I break them”
The Italian cycling god has fallen from his pedestal for good. Former world champion and winner Mario Cipollini (55) has been sentenced to three years in prison for years of…
PORTRAIT. Jef Turf, Vlaanderens laatste real communist: “I’ve been less aft. Mijn excuses, maar ik heb tenminste tried”
“Ik ben born in het jaar dat de great wereldwijde crisis began. I don’t know when I’m going to die, but he has all the shit that’s going to happen…
PORTRAIT. Russia’s new ‘completely ruthless’ commander in Ukraine even drives own colonels to suicide | Abroad
Sergei Surovikin is the new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. The Russian army has announced this. The 55-year-old father of two has a reputation for being “completely ruthless”. Not…