About 30 results for ‘Season’
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Season
A season is a subdivision of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight. Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution. In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to go into hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. During May, June and July, the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun. The same is true of the southern hemisphere in November, December and January. It is the tilt of the Earth that causes the Sun to be higher in the sky during the summer months which increases the solar flux. However, due to seasonal lag, June, July and August are the hottest months in the northern hemisphere and December, January and February are the hottest months in the southern hemisphere. In temperate and subpolar regions, generally four calendar-based seasons (with their adjectives) are recognized: spring (vernal), summer (estival), autumn (autumnal) and winter (hibernal). However, ecologists mostly use a six season model for temperate climate regions that includes pre-spring (prevernal) and late summer (serotinal) as distinct seasons along with the traditional four. In some tropical and subtropical regions it is more common to speak of the rainy (or wet, or monsoon) season versus the dry season, because the amount of precipitation may vary more dramatically than the average temperature. For example, in Nicaragua the dry season (November to April) is called 'summer' and the rainy season (May to October) is called 'winter', even though it is located in the northern hemisphere. In other tropical areas a three-way division into hot, rainy, and cool season is used. In some parts of the world, special "seasons" are loosely defined based on important events such as a hurricane season, tornado season or a wildfire season.
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- Artist(s):
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Joos de Momper
Paysage aux patineurs ; Scène de patinage (titre ancien)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
- Recreation
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- Portrayed subject:
- City
- City gate
- Fortification
- Ice skating
- Landscape
- Season
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- Date:
- 16th century
- 17th century
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Vase du Printemps, situé dans le parc
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Season
- Spring (season)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Le Printemps
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Season
- Spring (season)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Sarreguemines
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- tasse à café ; soucoupe
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
- Gobelins Manufactory
Les enfants jardiniers : Grand printemps - enfants sarcla...
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- Field(s):
- Tapestry
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gobelins Manufactory
- Pierre Mignard
La Galerie de Saint Cloud : Printemps - Mariage de Zéphyr...
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- Field(s):
- Tapestry
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flora (mythology)
- Flower
- Marriage
- Season
- Social group
- Spring (season)
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- assiette (historiée) | décor patronymique
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Autumn
- Grape
- Prehensility
- Season
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- assiette (historiée) | décor patronymique
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Prehensility
- Season
- Spring (season)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Allégories des douze mois (07) : juillet (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Astrological sign
- Leo (astrology)
- Man
- Season
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- Date:
- 16th century
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Paravent orné d'une scène printanière au recto et d'un pa...
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- Field(s):
- East Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bamboo
- Bird
- Crane (machine)
- Ginkgo biloba
- Landscape
- Maple
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- Date:
- 19th century
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