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Josephine de Beauharnais (23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814). Noble aristocratic families Jewels

Noble aristocratic families Jewels
Jewelry of the European Royal Families, as well as the noble aristocratic families not only meant display of wealth they possessed but also symbolized their status. The imperial ladies adorned themselves with littering gems, solid gold and surprisingly luxurious diamonds and pearls. Josephine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre’s execution. She did not bear Napoleon any children, and he divorced her in 1810. Josephine got lots of love letters written by Napoleon, most of them still exist. She had passionate interest in roses, collected from all over the world.
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Beautiful French actress and model Olga Kurylenko

French actress and model Olga Kurylenko
Called “April’s most fashionable” by Telegraph.co.UK, Olga Kurylenko is a beautiful model who has become a successful film actress. At the moment, Kurylenko is busy in the most expensive Chinese 3D film “Deep Empire”, which should surpass “Avatar” by James Cameron by the special effects. In the film Kurylenko plays a mermaid.
Olga Kurylenko was born on November 14, 1979 in Berdyansk, Soviet Union. Her Russian mother Marina Alyabusheva, an art teacher, from Siberian city Irkutsk, and her Ukrainian father left the family when Olga was 3 years old. Olga was raised by her mother and grandmother. Since the age of 8 years she was taught English, played the piano, and attended ballet classes. In 1992, at age 13, Olga and her mother moved to live in Moscow.
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Beautiful French actress Anna Karina muse of Jean-Luc Godard

Anna Karina muse of Jean-Luc Godard
The name of Anna Karina is known, may be not as widespread as the name of Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren. However, this does not prevent her to be considered the queen of French cinema of the French New Wave. At the same time she was the muse of legendary filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard. Anna Karina was one of the most fascinating women ever starred in a movie. Indeed, her recognizable bangs, black pencil penciled eyes and dark hair made this character art-house kind of antithesis of sexy blonde Brigitte Bardot.
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‘Dancing is my wife, my woman’. King of flamenco Joaquin Cortes

King of flamenco Joaquin Cortes
When you hear or read the word ‘Spain’, what comes first to your head? Well, for a great many people Spain means bullfights, toreadors, Don Quixote and the passionate rhythms of flamenco. That is for people outside Spain. For those who live there flamenco is part of the culture of Andalusia, not of Spain in general. Gypsy music, traditional Andalusia folk songs and Arab melodies from Spain’s Moorish past have all played a part in creating this unique sound. The first flamenco schools appeared in Seville in the late 1700.
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Orthodox church painted by Priest Theodore Jurewicz

Orthodox church painted by Priest Theodore Jurewicz

Priest, iconographer and reverend Theodore Jurewicz has spent six years covering walls of St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox church in byzantine style religious paintings. Paintbrush and palette in hand, the Serbian Orthodox priest filled virtually every square inch of interior wall and ceiling with icons, sacred paintings depicting the life of Christ and the angels and saints. Saints are seen balancing gilded halos, winged angels hug curved arches, calligraphic lettering help to tell ancient stories. “I was always interested in holy pictures when I was a child. I used to scribble on paper and on the walls”, Jurewicz said. “It just grew on me, I guess“. St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church is located in Lackawanna, New York. St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church was completed just in time for the May 5 Easter celebration.
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Shell Grotto, Mysterious tunnel of seashells in England

Mysterious tunnel of seashells in England
located in the seaside town of Margate, Shell Grotto is one of the most mysterious sights in the UK. However, its origin remains a mystery. Discovered back in 1835, the grotto is a tortuous underground corridor. Its length is more than 20 meters and the walls decorated with 4.6 million shells. According to sources, it was Englishman James Newlove, who discovered this unique monument of architecture quite accidentally. In particular, when he scooped an artificial pond for ducks. First, his son Joshua explored the mysterious tunnel. Then, he told his father about the mysterious tunnel, decorated with a mosaic of seashells.
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Gerard Depardieu and Elisabeth Guignot, 09 Oct 1980, New York

Gerard Depardieu and Elisabeth Guignot
Considered a model family, their marriage lasted for 25 years, from 1971 to 1996. Gerard – handsome, tall guy, quite a sight to lose head. Elizabeth was from another world entirely, absolutely not similar to his own. She was a lady with good manners formed an intellectual. Next to her, he looked village bumpkin. “Before her, I had no idea what it means to be in love – wrote in his book, Gerard. – I did not realize that it is possible to worship a woman with whom you sleep. With it, I ceased to be a closed country boy. We could not get along without each other … ”
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Beautiful actress Michelle Williams

Beautiful actress Michelle Williams
A rare actress would dare to play Marilyn Monroe in the movie. It requires a lot of talent, courage and appearance. The main icon of Americans, sex symbol, a real goddess. From that moment, the thought of the new film stuck in his head, director Simon Curtis had lost any sleep. In search of like-minded people he came to Harvey Weinstein, and the famous producer was satisfied with the idea of ​​a movie based on the memoirs of Colin Clark, who became personally acquainted with Miss Monroe in 1957. In search of candidates for the lead role Harvey did not see much of a problem – it could be Scarlett Johansson or Amy Adams. But Simon Curtis insisted on the candidacy of Michelle Williams.
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Short life of princess Infanta Margarita of Austria, 1660, Museo del Prado, Madrid

Short life of princess Infanta Margarita
The marriages of the royal daughters – a matter of national importance, and for whom to marry Margaret, when she grows up, was known almost from her birth – for the future Roman Emperor Leopold I. That is why the court painter Diego Velazquez painted portraits of Infanta every few years: they were sent to Vienna, so that future husbands relatives could see how the bride grows. She married him on Easter 1666 at the age of fourteen years old. Leopold was twenty-six. He was her maternal uncle and cousin on her father’s side. Margaret called her husband uncle, even after marriage, but he called her Gretl.
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