10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAFFAGE»
Discover the use of
staffage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
staffage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
"I wonder," thought Miss Staffage, as she took off her hat — "I wonder what
prudent and proper people would say about me, could they know of this ? It
doesn't look very proper, I must confess, but why should I care for the opinion of
people ...
2
Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours
Miss Staffage. 'would you not like to ride t!;is fine afternoon ?" " To ride ? I was
never in my life on horseback." •' Tbe more reason why you should try it now. I
have scarcely ever looked at you without fancying you in a riding-habit and
plume, ...
On the third day a visitor was announced to see Miss Stafiage — a gentle-looking
lady of middle age, who met her in a friendly manner. She had seen Miss
Staffage's advertisement, she said, and having occasion to visit town, had called
in ...
4
Journey through Landscape in Seventeenth-Century Holland: ...
As we shall see by the end of this chapter, theme, vantage, and staffage together
suggest a fruitful approach to the Large Landscapes. The River Landscape with
the Rape of Psyche by Mercury (Fig. 23) and River Landscape with the Fall of ...
5
'Archaeologizing' Heritage?: Transcultural Entanglements ...
It is, for instance, striking that compared to picturesque paintings and engravings,
bucolic motifs are often neglected in photographs of the architectural traces of the
past. In general, staffage is demonstrated only through isolated human figures ...
Michael Falser, Monica Juneja, 2013
If the staffage figures in the painting do not embody a religious lesson, then what
is their function? As in other paintings by Saenredam, they serve to indicate
space, they lend a human warmth to the cold stone, and they serve as attributes
of ...
7
Landscape and Philosophy in the Art of Jan Brueghel the ...
As soon as a progressive narrative moved to the tonal landscape as the great
achievement of the School of Haarlem, Brueghel's chromaticity and finely
delineated staffage is characterized as archaistic (even 'shrill' in one account!)
and there ...
Leopoldine van Hogendorp Prosperetti, 2009
8
John Ashbery and American Poetry
'Staffage' is a case in point, the poem taking the form of a letter: Sir, I am one of a
new breed Of inquisitive pest in love with the idea Of our integrity, programming
us over dark seas Into small offices, where we sit and compete With you, on your
...
9
Seeing Beyond the Word: Visual Arts and the Calvinist Tradition
In conclusion I shall offer some suggestions for further research in this matter,
concentrating on the meaning and function of the human staffage in early Dutch
landscape. Let us start by taking a closer look at Visscher's print series of
Plaisante ...
10
Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Hermitage
There have been several opinions expressed on the staffage in the Hermitage
painting. Hofstede de Groot (1911) maintained that the figures were the work of
another artist. Simon (1930 and 1935) attributed them to ]acob's father, Isaack
van ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1988
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAFFAGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
staffage is used in the context of the following news items.
Instruktør efter kritik: Det er mere interessant, hvordan afrikanerne …
... at filmen er »dybt konventionel«, at den er klinisk renset for replikker til sorte skuespillere, og at den iscenesætter »den sorte krop som staffage på linje med ... «Politiken.dk, Jul 15»
Regierungssitz wurde zum Jugendzentrum
... Villa Reitzenstein, damals Regierungssitz, war ein einziges Jugendzentrum: Mehr als tausend Kinder bildeten die Staffage bei der feierlichen Unterzeichnung ... «Südwest Presse, Jul 15»
#GamesSoWhite: Attempt to Inject Identity Politics into Gaming a …
Please tell me more how Poles have no right to *finally* enjoy/show the world their own history and culture, even if thru fantasy staffage. — Adrian Chmielarz ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
Returning the Spoils of World War II, Taken by Americans
... by Frans Francken III; a landscape by the German artist Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich; and “Landscape With Staffage,” by an Austrian, Franz de Paula Ferg. «New York Times, May 15»
Historische Straßenbahn der VBK als Staffage für Spielfilm-Dreh in …
Karlsruhe - Dreharbeiten für den historischen Spielfilm „Der General“ finden am morgigen Dienstag ab zirka 8 Uhr in Karlsruhe statt. Die Verkehrsbetriebe ... «Metropolnews, Apr 15»
Der wichtigere Termin der Landrätin Störr-Ritter
... am Mittwoch musste Sozialdezernentin Eva-Maria Münzer allein antreten; der sie begleitende Erste Landesbeamte Martin Barth war nur Staffage. Störr-Ritter ... «Badische Zeitung, Jan 15»
Big Words Can Come in Small Packages
51. staffage: details added to a painting. 52. feak: dangling curl of hair. 53. quoz: strange or absurd thing or person. 54. lectual: confining to a bed (as a disease). «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
Step back in time and experience the magic of a Victorian style …
Christmas preparations at Audley End House. Mr Barker, the Coachman (right), helps labourer, Mr Staffage position a christmas tree at the front of the house. «Dunmow Broadcast, Nov 14»
Bundesliga-Kommentar - Nur Staffage
Real Madrid und der FC Barcelona gehören dazu, der FC Chelsea sowie Paris St. Germain. Der Rest ist Staffage, nicht mehr als eine Beschäftigungstherapie ... «Frankfurter Rundschau, Nov 14»
10 Jahre Conditorei in Stuttgart: Wo Musiker nur ganz selten …
Das Klavier an der Wand ist zwar nur noch Dekoration und, das gibt Müsken zu, „in seltenen Fällen sind die Musiker nur Staffage“. Meistens aber könne man bei ... «Stuttgarter Zeitung, Oct 14»
