P. Dictionary. Vincent van Gogh

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Pagan
Pagan - a member of a pre-religious, polytheistic society, for example, like in ancient Greece or Rome; a heathen.

Papillote
Papillote - a kind of wrapping used in cookery; specially bent paper placed over the end of the item of food.

Paris
Paris - is the capital of France situated on the river Seine. With approximate area of 86.9 km2 and total population about 2 203 817 (and the whole metropolitan area has even bigger rates - 2723 km2 and more than 11 mln people respectively) Paris is the ....

Pasini
Alberto Pasini (September, 3, 1826 - December, 15, 1899) - an Italian painter most famous for his depictions of Turkey, Constantinople, Middle East - places which travelled and worked in. Among his works are: "An Arab Caravan", "At the Well", "The Fruitmarket", "Circassian Knights Waiting for Their Leader", "An Arab Encampment", "Rest at the Mosque".

Pastor
Pastor - is a clergyman of a Christian church - rarely, a layman - performing a spiritual care over a curacy, a certain group of people or a certain person and who is ordained to conduct a religious worship. Priests and bishops of Catholic, Protestant, Eastern and...

Pauper
The Pauper - an extremely poor individual.

Peat
Peat - combustible material constituting in the process of natural death and incomplete decay of swamp plants at the condition of excessive humidification and hindered air access...

Pensively
Pensively - an adverb to used to describe a manner of conduct of a person immersed into deep thoughts.

Place de l’Opera
Place de l’Opera is a square located in the 9th arrondissement (district) of Paris. It was built simultaneously with the operahouse - hence the name of the square. Place de l'Opera appeared as part of the Paris renovation plan implemented by George-Eugene Haussmann under the reign of Napoleon III.

Pondering
Pondering - being plunged into deep and thorough thoughts; pensive.

Poppy
Poppy - flowers of poppy family, genus Papaver, native to Europe and Asia. with beautiful flowers of white, pink, blue, red, orange, yellow colours. One of the most popular species is opium poppy which is grown for opium or poppy seed used in cooking.

Portrait of doctor Gachet
"Portrait of doctor Gachet" - is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh, dated 1890. There are two versions of this picture both of them made by van Gogh in June 1890, while living in Auvers-sur-Oise. The painting depicts doctor Paul Gachet sitting with his head leaning against his...

Postimpressionism
Postimpressionism, post-impressionism - is a term used to describe visual arts in France from 1886 to 1914 and work of such painters as van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, Redon, Bonnard, Signac and others. The term was coined by...

Poten
Poten - Lange Poten and Korte Poten, streets in the very centre of The Hague, where the The Hague office of Goupil & Cie was situated (the address was also referred to as "Plaats").

Prayer
Prayer - a certain type of communication with God or worship object manifested in the certain sequence of phrases or words.

Primroses
Primroses - are the flowers of the genus Primula, which scientific name is Primula vulgaris, while commonly it is referred to as common primrose, English primrose or - more often - primrose...

Principal
Principal - person in charge, having a highest post or rank in an organization; head, director.

Prinsep
Valentine Cameron Prinsep (February, 14, 1838 - November, 4, 1904) - was a British painter of the Pre-Raphaelite School and that is frequently referred to as Val Princep. He was born in India, to a family of Henry Prinsep, a member of Council...

Profession
Profession - a kind of working activity of a person having a certain amount of special theoretical knowledge and practical skills gained in the process of certain training and working experience; socially significant occupation...

Puff
Puff (of smoke) - a small amount of smoke being released out of somewhere.

Purchase
Purchase - an attainment of certain goods or objects by the outpayment of money.

Puritans Going to Church
"Pilgrims Going to Church" (originally "Early Puritans of New England Going to Church") - painting by George Henry Boughton, created in 1867 and based on a quote from W.H. Bartlett's "The Pilgrim Fathers" (1853).

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