Dutch Golden Age painting

The Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history generally spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence.

The new Dutch Republic was the most prosperous nation in Europe, and led European trade, science, and art. The northern Netherlandish provinces that made up the new state had traditionally been less important artistic centres than cities in Flanders in the south, and the upheavals and large-scale transfers of population of the war, and the sharp break with the old monarchist and Catholic cultural traditions, meant that Dutch art needed to reinvent itself entirely, a task in which it was very largely successful.

Although Dutch painting of the Golden Age comes in the general European period of Baroque painting, and often shows many of its characteristics, most lacks the idealization and love of splendour typical of much Baroque work, including that of neighbouring Flanders. Most work, including that for which the period is best known, reflects the traditions of detailed realism inherited from Early Netherlandish painting.

Drum (disambiguation)

A drum is a musical instrument.

Drum or drums may also refer to:

  • Drum (communication), a communication device
  • Talking drum
  • Drum (container), a type of cylindrical container
  • Drum (fish), any of several fish in the family Sciaenidae
  • Drum brake, an automotive braking system
  • Drum GAC, a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Drum, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  • Drum kit (or drum set or trap set), a collection of drums, cymbals, and potentially other percussion instruments
  • Drum magazine, a cylindrical container for ammunition
  • Drum memory, an early form of computer memory used in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Drum or tholobate, in architecture, the lower part of a dome or cupola in the shape of a cylinder or prism
  • Electronic drum, in which sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration
  • Drum, the photoreceptor in a laser printer
  • Drum (tobacco), a brand of tobacco, owned by parent company Imperial Tobacco
  • Drum (yacht), a yacht
  • The Drum (Arts Centre)

    The Drum is an arts centre in the Newtown area of Aston, in Birmingham, England, established as the United Kingdom's national centre for Black British and British Asian arts. Activities include music, drama, spoken word, visual arts, comedy and dance.

    History

    The Drum occupies the site of the former Aston Hippodrome, which was a major variety theatre between 1908 and 1960. The Aston Hippodrome hosted performances by the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Judy Garland and Morecambe and Wise. The building was demolished in 1980, but in 1991 Birmingham City Council set up a project to create a new cultural facility on the site, specifically to reflect the highly diverse culture of the surrounding area. The Drum started hosting events in 1994, the first being an exhibition called 'Negritude'. In 1996, the singer Cleo Laine accepted cheque from the National Lottery on behalf of The Drum. The Drum was fully opened in 1998.

    Facilities

    The Drum has two auditoria - the 350 seat main auditorium and the 120 seat Andy Hamilton Studio (named after saxophonist Andy Hamilton) - along with, an exhibition space, a cafe-bar, a business suite and a multimedia production suite.

    The Drum (TV program)

    The Drum is an Australian current affairs and news analysis program presented by Steve Cannane and Julia Baird. The program airs at 5:30pm weekdays on ABC and is aired later on ABC News 24 at 6:30pm AEST on Monday to Friday.

    The program follows on from The Drum website which offers blogs and discussions from various commentators.

    Regular contributors include Annabel Crabb, Barrie Cassidy, Leigh Sales, Jonathan Green, Michael Brissenden, Alan Kohler, Madonna King, Antony Green, Ben Knight, Dominic Knight, Craig Murtrie, Rhys Muldoon, Jeff Waters and many more guest contributors. Reporter Mike Clay produces stories for the show that explain the context around the major news stories of the day.

    Chris Uhlmann and Annabel Crabb have hosted the program. The main fill in hosts are Peter Lloyd, Tim Palmer, and Peter Wilkins.

    In May 2014, The Drum moved to ABC TV with a new look, a new timeslot of 5.30pm, and a new 30 minute format. The program had a repeat run on ABC News 24 at 9.30pm (AEST), but was later moved to the earlier timeslot of 6:30pm AEST.

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    Circles

    by: Dutch Master

    Ordinary people [2x]
    Ordinary people chasing stars
    Stop and wonder who they really are
    Ordinary people chasing stars
    Stop and wonder who they really are
    But the circles keep on closing around them
    Fascinating fires draw them in
    Promises of love thrown to the wind
    But the circles never open for them
    Like a circle
    No beginning
    Can't you show me how to break in
    Comfort me with warm and tender love
    [2x]
    Like a circle




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