Portrait of a Venetian Woman black-and pearl necklace and highly-fashionable patterned dress; all of which are highlighted against a flat black background. It is similar in pose and colour tone to his c 1507 "A German Woman from Venice", while at least two studies of Venetian women are known, both of which are very daring. One shows the model with a plunging neckline, the other with bare shoulders. During his visit to Italy Dürer became fascinated by and befriended Giovanni Bellini, an established master when Dürer was still a relative unknown outside of Germany. The Franconian artist's influence can be seen in this work's soft
The World According to Novikoff portals. The thriller novel "The World According to Novikoff" has not been published in English yet. The World According to Novikoff The World According to Novikoff () is a thriller novel by Russian writer Andrei Gusev, published in 2007. Victor Novikoff, an editor of a literary journal in Moscow, receives a manuscript which describes an imminent nuclear terror attack, and must decide whether it is a real warning or simply fiction that can be published. "The World According to Novikoff" is a novel with a non-linear storyline. However, not only characters but also the angle of view combines all four