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This blog post tells the story of five paintings made by European artists. I hope that you like them. 11. BATTLE OF SAN ROMANO (NICCOLÒ MAURUZI DA TOLENTINO UNSEATS BERNARDINO DELLA CARDA) “Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino unseats Bernardino della Carda” at the “Battle of San Romano” is an artwork of the Italian painter Paolo Uccello from cca 1435–1455. The panel is part of a cycle of three paintings which celebrate the victory of the Florentines over the Sienese troops and the alliance led by the Duke of Milan in the battle of San Romano (Pisa) in 1432. The paintings are in egg tempera on wooden panels, each with a length of more than 3 meters. Niccolò da Tolentino, the head of the Florentine army, is being depicted using his spear to strike and unseat Bernardino della Carda, the leader leading the opposing troops, while the battle rages around him. The direction of the shafts and crossbows, those held by the Florentine soldiers slightly inclined forward, those of the adversaries slightl...

2023 has been by far the strangest and the most difficult. I travelled to The Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Sweden, Slovakia and Romania in a quest to create content to share with you and find a job. It was fun trying new dishes and seeing amazing places. The company which I was working, Movate, got bankrupt in spring and I spent the rest of the year doing tests and interviewing. No company wanted to hire me in the long run, so I find myself at the end of 2024 jobless although I sent more than 5000 applications. Consequently, I decided to spend maximum 3 months interviewing for all job markets next year as I prefer to help people with my blog posts. If I am not hired within 3 months in a country, I will cease making effort in the respective there and switch to a new country. My decision is to remove 6 countries from Europe in 2024 as it takes too much effort to receive an offer there based on past interviewing experience. Besides applying for jobs, I spent my time learning new social...