Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Description
María Isabel of Braganza was born in Lisbon on 19 May 1797, daughter of John VI of Portugal and Carlota Joaquina of Spain. She became queen of Spain when she married her uncle, Ferdinand VII, on 28 September 1816 and became his second wife. She died during childbirth in Aranjuez on 26 December 1818. It must be noted that this is a posthumous portrait.
The queen has her hair arranged in an imperial style and wears a gold-embroidered red velvet dress with floral motifs. She bears the badge and sash of the Portuguese Order of Christ, the sash of the Spanish Order of Maria Luisa, as well as the oval badge of the feminine Austrian Order of the Starry Cross. On the right, the coat of arms of the two royal families are depicted, with a crown and a Golden Fleece. Moreover, the queen’s initials, IB, are embroidered on the backrest of the chair.
The iconography of the portrait merits special attention: the queen is represented as the founder of the Real Museo de Pintura y Escultura, now known as the Museo del Prado. The building can be perceived through the window from a north-westerly perspective, with the same appearance it had when it was inaugurated in 1819.
Potential 3,500-home town to be built, risks destroying one of the last true dark-sights in the midlands.
"... the council’s own assessment of the proposed site warns that the new town would be at risk of regular flooding and that development could cause “landscape harm”. ..."
“...The Malvern Hills AONB’s own lighting guidance warns that once dark skies are lost, they are almost impossible to regain. This development would effectively write off one of the last good stargazing spots left in the Midlands”, he added.
Sudden light pollution over the Malvern Hills would devastate natural habits, Mr Gamble added, noting that councils must take light pollution into account when allocating land for planning.
“Nocturnal animals – bats, moths, owls, hedgehogs – rely on true darkness to hunt, navigate and breed – artificial light throws their whole ecosystems out of sync”, he said. ..."
".Now, light pollution expert Ben Gamble, has warned that Glynchbrook threatens the “priceless” and “incredibly rare” dark-sky site at Castlemorton Common – 2.9-miles from the proposed new town."
“Light pollution is now recognised as a form of pollution under the Environment Act and in national planning guidance.
“Councils already have to assess air, noise and water pollution; light should be no different. It affects biodiversity, public health, and the character of protected landscapes like the Malvern Hills National Landscape.
“Ignoring it isn’t just short-sighted – it’s legally and morally indefensible when better lighting solutions exist and when other sites with lower environmental impact are available.”
Mr Gamble’s concerns were shared by local residents, all of whom want to see the Glynchbrook plan scrapped. ..."
"The assessment also recognises that the 113.8-hectare site is “poorly located for low carbon access to services”."
For the people who aren't from countries where it's more so domes of light than it is dark-sights, I must say, it is always rather ominous when I see cities in a distance. Even with modern lighting being so cold and blue-looking. They still look like tall domes fire. It's quite terrifying, really. Now imagine youre a creature that is practically blind in the light and can only truly see in the darkness. Imagine losing one of the final few places in the midlands that you can finally see, live, forage, hunt, meet others, copulate, so that the beings that took everything else and covered it in concrete, to have yet another place.
And for the people that don't care about animals, think about the fact that this is one of the last places in the midlands where you can actually see some of the stars. Light pollution travels so far, and despite the fact that I live in a forest, and the closest town is an hour away (via motorway), we can still see where the town is, as it creates a wide lightdome where it is at night. It's all rather frustrating when you want to see the stars, but literally can't, as the light is causing reflections to happen in the atmosphere, thereby making the sky less transparrent.
I find it so deeply depressing that most people alive today have never actually truly seen the stars.
A new 3,500-home town in the Forest of Dean will “flood” the Malvern Hills with a “dome of orange haze” that will be visible for miles at…
“It will no longer be a rural oasis. It’ll be just another hill, next to an anonymous town.”
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"A plan for a new town near the Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire border has been described as a "horror story" by nearby residents."
"Andrew Elliot, from Bromsberrow, said: "It's a travesty, it's a horror story". Herefordshire Council and Malvern District Council have both lodged opposition to the plan."
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"Speaking to BBC Hereford & Worcester, Elliot said infrastructure in the area was "already bursting".
"The schools, the doctors, the dentists and Forest of Dean District Council are suggesting 3,500 new homes, which could equate to possibly 9,000 people.
"Do they think they're going to service them within the Forest of Dean district? Personally, I think that's very unlikely.""
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He added: "Quite simplistically, Glynchbrook should be taken out of the draft Local Plan, end of."
Elliot also said he had experienced issues with the authority's consultation process, which he described as "so user unfriendly".
"I have found it complex, I have found it confusing, and I know I'm one of very, very many others who have found it really daunting indeed," he said.
"I know many people who have just given up trying to voice their concerns.""
yup, let's just take the whole forest, shall we. It's not like we need them to survive, breathe, and eat, or anything. No, not at all. Let's just smack a new settlement, right slap bang in the middle of everything. I'm sure it wouldn't negatively impact the encironment, local, infrastructure, etc. at all, in a negative way/s
""It's right up to the border of the area of outstanding natural beauty, which is the Malvern Hills," she explained."
Let's also ignore that some of the towns close by are under protected status, shall we.
A resident in bordering Worcestershire says the new town is "planning madness".
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Description
After murdering Abel, Cain settled in the land of Nod (east of Eden), married a wife (likely a sister/niece), and built the first biblical city, naming it Enoch after his son. This act symbolized a shift to urbanization, a quest for legacy, or an attempt to create his own security rather than relying on God's mark.
The Construction of Copenhagen´s Dock in the Reign of Christian VI
Artist: Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish, 1743-1809)
Date: 1786-1787
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
Description
This historical painting by Nicolai Abildgaard depicts the construction of Copenhagen's dock during the reign of Christian VI. The artwork captures the labor and engineering efforts involved in building the dock, reflecting the city's development during the 18th century.
From: Gandy, Joseph Michael, J. W Harding, and C Rosenberg. The Rural Architect : Consisting of Various Designs for Country Buildings, Accompanied with Ground Plans, Estimates, and Descriptions. London: Printed for John Harding, 36, St. James’s-Street, 1806.
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