However, early Netherlandish painting in the 15th century was the first to make oil the usual painting medium, and explore the use of layers and glazes, followed by the rest of Northern Europe, and only then Italy.
An American flag or for that matter any flag flown upside-down is considered a sign of distress... US Code:T36 Ch10.176. (a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
The racist massacre in a South Carolina church has tipped the balance in a decades-old tug of war over the meaning of the Confederate battle flag. Its champions have argued it's a symbol of Southern culture, the historic flag of the South.he first national flag of the Confederate States of America was created in 1861 and had seven stars to represent the breakaway states South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.