michelangelo's david originally stood here. this is a copy.he original david is the centerpiece of the nearby accademia gallery, which feels like a temple to humanism. at its altar, one very impressive human. the shepherd boy david sizes up the giant. thoughtful and self-assured, he seems to be thinking, "i can take him." the statue was an apt symbol, inspiring florentines to tackle their goliaths. when you look at david, you're looking at renaissance man. artists now made their point using realism. they did this by merging art and science. for instance, michelangelo actually dissected human corpses to better understand anatomy. this humanism was not anti-religion. now people realized that the best way to glorify god was not to bow down in church all day long, but to recognize their talents and to use them. artists like michelangelo even exaggerated realism to make their point. notice david's large and overdeveloped right hand. this is symbolic of the hand of god. it was god that powered david to slay the giant. and florentines like to think g

michelangelo's david originally stood here. this is a copy.original david is the centerpiece of the nearby accademia gallery, which feels like a temple to humanism. at its altar, one very impressive human. the shepherd boy david sizes up the giant. thoughtful and self-assured, he seems to be thinking, "i can take him." the statue was an apt symbol, inspiring florentines to tackle their goliaths. when you look at david, you're looking at renaissance man. artists now made their point using realism. they did this by merging art and science. for instance, michelangelo actually dissected human corpses to better understand anatomy. this humanism was not anti-religion. now people realized that the best way to glorify god was not to bow down in church all day long, but to recognize their talents and to use them. artists like michelangelo even exaggerated realism to make their point. notice david's large and overdeveloped right hand. this is symbolic of the hand of god. it was god that powered david to slay the giant. and florentines like to think god'

michelangelo became so famous during his lifetime, his work was known far and wide. with art smart, i'm katie. - [man] it's time for word. here's a chance to test your vocabulary. find the real meaning that matches the word. let's start with this one: ephemeral. is it an adjective that means having to do with art painted on a wall? is it an adjective that means lasting only a short time? or a noun that means the generic name of a pain relief medicine? (bell rings) the answer is: lasting only a short time. this game of word is ephemeral, but the lessons last a lifetime. we hope. let's try this one: irrigate. it's a verb. maybe it means to annoy constantly. or it could mean to make wet or supply with water. or it means to drill with a rotating tool. ouch! (bell rings) no, irrigate is a nice verb. it means to make wet, or supply with water. farmers irrigate their land so crops will grow. now let's try this: superfluous. it's an adjective that means either beyond what is necessary, extremely graceful, or being really, really sick with the flu. (bell rings) superfluous me

michelangelo was employed to paint the sistine chapel. but religion does provide genuine inspiration the story of jesus' passion and crucifixion that is not surprisingly inspired. and we shall never know or with beethoven symphony you ask what do we replace religion by? those are different purposes of morality. so i suggest to you that science and reality provide inspiration that is every bit as beautiful to provide inspiration for art. community and religion has provided community with a sense of community. >> what do you think is going on? wide we have donald trump as our president? [laughter] >> partly because you have a dupe the electoral college system. [applause] [laughter] which by the bay isn't that difficult to get rid of as people think. on paper it is very difficult because you need a majority of roadhouses of congress and that needs to be ratified by a substantial number. it is a very difficult thing to do. the constitution does allow each state to change the way to the electoral college. so mean and nebraska are very small so

display yet but not so much trotsky the retrospective is called the cinquecento in florence from michelangelo in front or more to a jumbo loan and traces the development of mannerism the theatrical style characterizing later sixteenth century florence art. the exhibition runs until january twenty first twenty eighteen. the thing i love about europe so much is the quaint little places that you find hidden away from the world he torn is one such it is found in the east of the netherlands and is considered the venice of the north that's because there are no cars there only boats bikes and a lot of bridges the villages himes it just over two thousand five hundred people but it's become a popular tourist attraction and during the day there is a lot of traffic around both in and on the banks of the now. in the morning. it's like a village from another century. no traffic no noise but lots of water and small boats. and in the afternoon the tourists have come in droves on bike on foot and they fill the town. one village two worlds how do they come together. martin from else lives and works in. his li

king once said, if a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as michelangelo painted or beethoven composed music, as shakespeare composed poetry. he should sweep streets so well, that all the hosts of heaven and earth, will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. i submit to you today there are at least five characteristics i feel every agent of change shares. when faced with an obstacle or a challenge, they ask themselves, why not? i was a junior in high school in little rock. a love of jazz. a student leader. my secret was i had a love of science. i saw myself in the future coming up with the newest scientific breakthrough, being handed the nobel prize. in those days segregation was , the law of the day. and separate but equal was the face it hid behind. as i looked around horse man -- horace man, there was a stark reality facing me. the facilities were not equal. nor were they adequate for a future world renowned physicist. i asked myself why we had the hand me down books, the older equipment. why we seemed to be out of the loo

and michelangelo myrtle aborts.efugee policy. —— angela merkel. particularly like the refugee policy. -- angela merkel. the big parties are already in power and didn't do that much good. i don't wa nt didn't do that much good. i don't want to support them. mrs merkel's campaign team can't entirely drown out the voice of the right. the nationalist party isn't likely to enter parliament. the first far right party to win seats since the second world war. new germans, this poster says, we make them ourselves. burgers, we like amber bikinis. they are alluring voters from the mainstream parties. like this teacher who worries about german traditions, german values are being lost. in a way, the party is already sitting at the table of government. it is the most influential party in germany because it brings down the neck of the mainstream parties. you can see the concrete result of that in germany's new... people are tired of hearing the same old things. in germany's new... people are tired of hearing the same old thingsm t

visitors have been drawing inspiration here for centuries from the works of davinci and michelangelo to the father of political backstabbing machiavelli enter to reason may the embattled british prime minister arrived hoping for a political renee songs of her own words to help soothe the visions within her party and three months of stalled negotiations with the e.u. we start from an unprecedented position in terms of our current relationship with you we remember we're coming out but that enables us to build a different sort of partnership for the future the speech called for a new creative economic legal and security arrangements with the e.u. she also proposed a two year transition period after the brics a deadline in march two thousand and nineteen to help ease britain's departure it is clear that what would be most helpful to people and businesses on both sides who want this process to be smooth and orderly is for us to agree the details arrangements for this implementation period as early as possible the u.k. has also promised to fulfill its financial obligations to europe avoidi

visitors have been drawing inspiration here for centuries from the works of davinci and michelangelo to the father of political backstabbing machiavelli enter to reason may the embattled british prime minister arrived hoping for a political renee songs of her own words to help soothe the visions within her party and end three months of stalled breaks in negotiations with the e.u. we start from an unprecedented position in terms of our current relationship with the e.u. we remember we're coming out but that enables us to build a different sort of partnership for the future the speech called for a new creative economic legal and security arrangements with the e.u. she also proposed a two year transition period after the brics a deadline in march two thousand and nineteen to help ease britain's departure it is clear that what would be most helpful to people and businesses on those sides who want this process to be smooth and orderly is for us to agree the. detailed arrangements for this implementation period as early as possible the u.k. has also promised to fulfill its financial obliga

surrounded by michelangelo and botticelli. one of the images she hopes will be left. this is a part of italy that is british psyche. she'll talk about the city which was a big trading city. renaissance city. that is the image of brexit britain she wants to initiate. whether the journalism community goes along with that image, we will see. francine: they need to be a little bit more happy underneath the blue skies. meanwhile, the pound hit its highest point against the dollar since brexit. up 5% as mark carney signal a rate hike could be coming in the next couple months. let's bring in the chief executive officer at goldman sachs. andrew, always a pleasure to speak to. a lot of our time is preoccupied by figuring out exactly what brexit means for the boe. what is it mean in terms of accent classes -- asset classes? andrew: some certainty around the transition period. in our business, our clients are looking for that certainty. i think something that gives more certainty, i think, does encourage investment and, of course helps growth. but the bank of england has been th