User:J Hill
Welcome to my userpage. I became a Wikipedian on 22 August 2006; However, I have been contributing to Wikipedia since 18 February, 2006. Recently, I have begun "punching up" stubs in Wikiproject Chemicals.
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Early Netherlandish painting is the body of work by artists active in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance. Their output follows the International Gothic style and begins approximately with Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck (painting pictured) in the early 1420s, and lasts until at least the death of Gerard David in 1523 or to the start of the Dutch Revolt in 1566 or 1568. Other major figures include Rogier van der Weyden, Dieric Bouts, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes and Hieronymus Bosch. They made significant advances in natural representation and illusionism, and typically incorporated complex iconography. Their subjects were usually religious scenes or small portraits. Painted works are generally in oils on panel, either as single panels or complex altarpieces in the form of diptychs, triptychs or polyptychs. The era is further noted for its sculpture, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass and carved retables. (Full article...)
In the News
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- An attack on a police complex in Kohat, Pakistan, leaves at least 31 people dead.
- The tilcayo (pictured), a new species of tiger cat, is formally identified.
- Former leader of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi is sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes during his leadership of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
- At the Primetime Emmy Awards, Widow's Bay wins Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Pitt wins Outstanding Drama Series.
Selected anniversaries
[edit]September 21: International Day of Peace; Yom Kippur (Judaism, 2026)
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- 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Fire of New York (depicted) broke out during the British occupation of New York City, destroying up to 1,000 buildings.
- 1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy children's novel The Hobbit, which later served as a prelude to The Lord of the Rings, was first published.
- 1965 – Portugal accepted a diplomatic mission from Southern Rhodesia despite objections by Britain, which had required the colony to implement black majority rule as a condition of independence.
- 1999 – The first chapter of Naruto, later one of the best-selling manga series, was published.
- 2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes was broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
- Andrew II of Hungary (d. 1235)
- Charles Nicolle (b. 1866)
- Virginia Tango Piatti (b. 1869)
- Héctor Alterio (b. 1929)
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[edit]- “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” — Isaac Asimov
- “When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.” — Isaac Asimov
- “John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.” — Isaac Asimov
- “Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.” — Mark Twain
- “The more you know, the more you realise that you know nothing.” — Socrates
- “The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein
- “We must respect other religions even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.” — Gandhi
- “The wisest mind has something yet to learn.” — George Santayana
