The word "vignette" is of French origin and derives from "vignette", diminutive of "vigne". In the following article we will talk about the origin of the word wine and its relationship with the world of comics and vignettes.
Discover in which literary works "the wine-coloured sea" is mentioned and what its meaning is. Because the colour of the sea at sunset is inspiring, we tell you about it in this article.
Wine has always played a fundamental role in the funeral rites of ancient Mediterranean cultures. Its powerful symbolic charge meant that it was widely used in burial ceremonies, cremations, offerings, prayers, libations and funeral banquets.
What kind of works of art can be made through wine and its most representative elements? Find out how wine can influence certain artists in the following article.
Following the defeat of the Allied armies in the Battle of France, the Germans and French signed an armistice on 22 June 1940. From then on, France was divided: the north and west were occupied by the German army, Alsace and Lorraine were annexed to the Third Reich, and the south was the free zone.
If you are a lover of good food and drink, you must read "The Philosophy of Wine", a book by the Hungarian writer and critic Béla Hamvas (1897-1968).
Learn the interesting story of how it was discovered whether bottles auctioned in 1787 belonged to President Thomas Jefferson.
Dos nuevas entregas del programa Maneras de Contar la Cultura del Vino. En esta ocasión, nos adentramos en el consumo de vino en la Antigua Roma, cómo y dónde lo consumían.
We discovered an interesting set of engravings by Picasso together with two ceramic pieces by the artist, representative of the world of wine and its symbolic environment, belonging to the Collection of Vivanco.
In this post we present six outstanding works, by renowned Spanish and international photographers, in which wine and its culture play a fundamental role.
