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A melodrama is a dramatic or ___MASK13___ work in which the plot , which is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions , takes precedence over detailed characterization . Characters are often simply drawn , and may appear stereotyped . The European Union ( EU ) is a political and economic union of ___MASK54___ states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all ___MASK54___ states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in ___MASK12___ and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU ___MASK54___ states which use the euro currency . Vatican City , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City , is a walled enclave within the city of Rome . With an area of approximately 44 hectares ( 110 acres ), and a population of 842 , it is the smallest State in the world by both area and population , but formally it is not ___MASK6___ , sovereignty being held by the Holy See , the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world . Antonio Canova ( 1 November 1757  13 October 1822 ) was an Italian neoclassical ___MASK18___ , famous for his marble sculptures . Often regarded as the greatest of the neoclassical artists , his artwork was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival , but avoided the melodramatics of the former , and the cold artificiality of the latter . Flanders is the Dutch - speaking northern portion of Belgium , although there are several overlapping definitions , including ones related to culture , language , politics and history . It is one of the communities , regions and language areas of Belgium . The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming , while the corresponding adjective is Flemish . The ___MASK53___ capital of Flanders is Brussels , although Brussels itself has an independent regional government , and the government of Flanders only oversees some cultural aspects of Brussels life . A Van Dyke ( also spelled Vandyke , Vandyck , Van Dyck or Van Dijk ) is a style of facial hair named after 17th - century Flemish ___MASK2___ Anthony van Dyck . A Van Dyke specifically consists of any growth of both a moustache and goatee with all hair on the cheeks shaven . Even this particular style , though , has many variants , including a curled moustache versus a non - curled one and a soul patch versus none . The Baroque ( or ) is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear , easily interpreted detail to produce drama , tension , exuberance , and grandeur in sculpture , painting , ___MASK85___ , literature , dance , theater , and music . The style began around 1600 in Rome and Italy , and spread to most of Europe . Charles I ( 19 November 1600  30 January 1649 ) was ___MASK72___ of the three kingdoms of England , Scotland , and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 . Latium is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire . Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile , volcanic soil on which resided the tribe of the Latins or Latians . It was located on the left ___MASK61___ ( east and south ) of the Tiber river , extending northward to the Anio river ( a left - ___MASK61___ tributary of the Tiber ) and southeastward to the Pomptina Palus ( Pontine Marshes , now the Pontine Fields ) as far south as the Circeian promontory . The right ___MASK61___ of the Tiber was occupied by the Etruscan city of Veii , and the other borders were occupied by Italic tribes . Subsequently , Rome defeated Veii and then its Italic neighbors , expanding Latium to the Apennine Mountains in the northeast and to the opposite end of the marsh in the southeast . The modern descendant , the Italian " Regione " of Lazio , also called " Latium " in Latin , and occasionally in modern English , is somewhat larger still , but not as much as double the original Latium . Rome is a city and special " comune " ( named " Roma Capitale ") in Italy . Rome is the capital of Italy and of the Lazio region . With 2 , 870 , 336 residents in , it is also the country ' s largest and most populated " comune " and fourth - most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits . The Metropolitan City of Rome has a population of 4 . 3 million residents . The city is located in the central - western portion of the Italian Peninsula , within Lazio ( Latium ), along the shores of Tiber river . The Vatican City is an independent country geographically located within the city boundaries of Rome , the only existing example of a country within a city : for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states . Bernardo Consorti ( born c . 1785 ) was an Italian line - engraver . He was born in Rome . He engraved the Holy Family with Family of St . John after Il Garofalo , the Entombment after Anthony van Dyck , and Psyche and other sculptures of Antonio Canova . England is a country that is part of the ___MASK5___ . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio ( incised ) in the metal . In modern manufacturing , other chemicals may be used on other types of material . As a method of printmaking , it is , along with engraving , the most important technique for old ___MASK92___ prints , and remains in wide use today . In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling it is a crucial technique in much modern technology , including circuit boards . A court ___MASK2___ was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family , sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work . Especially in the late Middle Ages , they were often given the office of valet de chambre . Usually they were given a salary and formal title , and often a pension for life , though arrangements were highly variable . For the artist , a court appointment had the advantage of freeing them from the restriction of local painters ' guilds , although in the Middle Ages and Renaissance they also often had to spend large amounts of time doing decorative work about the palace , and creating temporary works for court entertainments and displays . In England the role of Serjeant ___MASK2___ was set up for this , leaving the " King ' s ___MASK2___ " ( and the queen ' s ) free to paint mostly portraits . See category of " Italian art collectors " for lists that included non - aristocratic patrons . Some artists , like Jan van Eyck or Diego Velázquez , were used in other capacities at court , as diplomats , functionaries , or administrators . Sir Anthony van Dyck ( many variant spellings ; 22 March 1599  9 December 1641 ) was a Flemish Baroque ___MASK41___ who became the leading court ___MASK2___ in England , after enjoying great success in Italy and Flanders . He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court , painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait - painting for the next 150 years . He also painted biblical and mythological subjects , displayed outstanding facility as a draughtsman , and was an important innovator in watercolour and etching . The Van Dyke beard is named after him . Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU ___MASK54___ state .