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relation to viscosity viscosity
...of a fluid (liquid or gas) to a change in shape, or movement of neighbouring portions relative to one another. Viscosity denotes opposition to flow. The reciprocal of the viscosity is called the fluidity, a measure of the ease of flow. Molasses, for example, has a greater viscosity than water. Because part of a fluid that is forced to move carries along to some extent adjacent parts,...
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fluidity of mythological monsters myth
The most extreme form of the fluidity that is characteristic of monsters is the Protean figure who can change into any form or combination of forms at will. In all of these monstrous forms, the central notion appears to be the danger associated with beings that are out of place or are fluid. But some contemporary anthropologists have argued the opposite conclusion; i.e., rather than...
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a principal Venetian painter of the Byzantine style in 14th-century Venice. Paolo and his son Giovanni signed a “Coronation of the Virgin” (Frick Collection, New York City) in 1358 that is the last known work by him. A second “Coronation of the Virgin” (National Gallery, Washington, D.C.), which is dated 1324, is also attributed to Paolo. Other known works of Paolo’s are dated 1333, 1347, and 1353.
Paolo’s style exhibits the conventional gold-threaded draperies, flat space, and static compositions of the Byzantine style, but in some of his works an Italian-inspired fluidity is evident.
Michelangelo Muraro, Paolo da Venezia (1970, originally published in Italian, 1969).
- The Getty - Biography of Paolo Veneziano
- Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Paolo Veneziano
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