The subj~ct of this paper does not call for an exploration of the constituents of any particular beautiful object, whether in any of the fine arts or in nature itself The topic rather calls for an analysis of the beautiful as to its metaphysical constituents. At the level of being is to be sought the answer to the question: What constitutes a beautiful thing? And at the metaphysical level also ...

Abstract Through an analysis of the art collection and patronage Margherita Traube Mengarini (1856–1912), a German scientist woman activist Jewish origin in Rome, this article explores dynamics German–Jewish collectors’ networks active Italy from 1880s to early 1910s, with particular focus on women. The assembled by her husband Guglielmo included both antique pieces – discovered during excavati...

Etched into the memory of Asraf Ali, was the day in 1987 when the banks of the mighty river Brahmaputra overflowed and washed away the family home. Only 13 years old at the time, he lost both his parents, and their small piece of land to severe flooding in the municipality of Gaibandha, in Bangladesh. He remained homeless until he moved to the centre of Gaibandha to seek work as a pushcart driv...