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speciesbarocus: Canaletto - An Island in the Lagoon with a Gateway and a Church (c. 1743).
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azorica: Eugene-Auguste-Francois Deully, Dante and Virgil in Hell, 1897
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Three monks singing London BL - Stowe 12 f. 195 (unfortunately this is all the identification info given on the flickr site- would love to know more about the manuscript from which this and other such...
View Articlecenturiespast: JORDAENS, Jacob (b. 1593, Antwerpen, d. 1678,...
centuriespast: JORDAENS, Jacob (b. 1593, Antwerpen, d. 1678, Antwerpen) Martyrdom of St Quentinc. 1650Watercolor, gouache, 406 x 293 mmBiblioteca, Turin
View Articlethestuartkings: The Princess Elizabeth of England and...
thestuartkings: The Princess Elizabeth of England and Scotland (28 December 1635–8 September 1650) was the second daughter of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France. From the age of...
View Articleartandopinion: Illumination in St. Petersburg 1869 Fyodor...
artandopinion: Illumination in St. Petersburg 1869 Fyodor Vasilyev
View Articlealeyma: Harry Clarke, Illustration for Goethe’s Faust, 1925...
aleyma: Harry Clarke, Illustration for Goethe’s Faust, 1925 (source).
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thedailywhat: This x That: Know This: Dow Jones finishes the day above 13,000 for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. Virginia Senate passes revised version of ultrasound bill; Alabama...
View ArticleChurch of San Pelayo. Ayega (Valle de Mena, Burgos) It seems...
Church of San Pelayo. Ayega (Valle de Mena, Burgos) It seems that in the tenth century a monastery was built, as it did in other parts of the valley and passed hand to lay religious. the Roman church,...
View Articleallthingseurope: Dunnottar Castle, Scotland (by michael...
allthingseurope: Dunnottar Castle, Scotland (by michael prince) Dunnottar Castle (from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Fhoithear, “fort on the shelving slope”[1]) is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky...
View Article"While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to...
“While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.” - Leonardo da Vinci (via missfolly)
View ArticleSyria laying mines near Lebanon, Turkey borders
Syria laying mines near Lebanon, Turkey borders: verbalresistance: Syrian forces have laid mines near the borders of Lebanon and Turkey along routes used to escape the conflict in Syria, advocacy group...
View Articlepeira: Giorgio de Chirico: Ritratto premonitore di Guillaume...
peira: Giorgio de Chirico: Ritratto premonitore di Guillaume Apollinaire (1914) via atlante dell’arte italiana
View Articlethoughtcloud: “a design/artist team based out of Portland,...
thoughtcloud: “a design/artist team based out of Portland, OR”?
View ArticleCalm Down. Iran’s Missiles Can’t (and Won’t) Hit the East Coast.
Calm Down. Iran’s Missiles Can’t (and Won’t) Hit the East Coast.: verbalresistance: 24 Feb 2012 | Israel is claiming that Iran is thisclose to developing a missile that can hit American soil. But...
View ArticleAGAIN! May I compliment you on your latest postings. You have such wonderful...
why thank you—- this comes as a surprise—- don’t usually get such compliments
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