CCraig Denhamadded this to Dungeons & Dragons and Other Role Playing GamesGuatemala Guatemala’s Magnetized Sculptures Studiedarchaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS—Science News reports that geoscientist Roger Fu of Harvard University and his colleagues analyzed the magnetized areas of 11 …
Kara R Bieberadded this to Yes please!Oslo Charlie Roberts' paintings are inspired by hip-hop culture, sports and screenplaysitsnicethat.com - Daniel Milroy Maher Born and raised in Kansas, artist Charlie Roberts later relocated to Oslo after studying at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. …
Fennel William Henry Fox Talbot | [Wild Fennel] | The Metmetmuseum.org - www.metmuseum.org Provenance André Jammes, Paris; [Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc., New York], by early 1990s; Gilman Paper Company Collection, February 6, 1995 Exhibition …
Chris Mavadded this to Archaeology and HistoryGraffiti Roman Soldier Scribblesarchaeology.org - JASON URBANUS While gathering material from a stone quarry in Cumbria’s Gelt Woods for renovations to nearby Hadrian’s Wall, Roman soldiers carved personal …
St. Catherines, ON St. Catharines artist with low vision paints with purposestcatharinesstandard.ca - Beth Audet David Rose has been a more productive painter in the past two years than any other point in his life. That could be because the 68-year-old began …
Metropolitan Museum of Art Vasudharametmuseum.org - www.metmuseum.org The Vasudhara-kalpa ritual text describes the six-armed Vasudhara (Sanskrit: “stream of gems”) as a goddess of wealth, golden in color, who sits in …
Dsugamamiadded this to DsugamamiParis Earring | Frankish | The Metmetmuseum.org Object Details Date: 6th–7th century Geography: Made in Northern France Culture: Frankish Medium: Copper alloy, glass paste, garnet (?) Dimensions: …
Jackie Seaquistadded this to Re:CreationArt Museums Manuscript Illumination with the Annunciation in an Initial R, from a Gradualmetmuseum.org Protected by the arching curve of the blue-and-white letter R, the standing figures of the archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary are set against a …
Architectural Digestadded this to CultureArt Mumbai: Abul Hisham’s second solo, ‘Recitation,’ at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinrueckearchitecturaldigest.in - Shaikh Ayaz “Painting is ultimately a culmination of several emotions and memories,” says Abul Hisham, while talking about ‘Recitation,’ his second solo at …
ssandra oppadded this to HistoryJesus Rosary Bead with the Crucifixion and Resurrection | Spanish | The Metmetmuseum.org Object Details Date: ca. 1500–1525 Geography: Made in Germany Culture: Spanish Medium: Ivory, polychromy, silver-gilt mount Dimensions: Overall (open): 4 …
Metropolitan Museum of Art Fancy dress costumemetmuseum.org - www.metmuseum.org Early in the twentieth century Diaghilev's Russian dance company, Ballets Russes, performed in Paris—reigniting the taste for orientalism in Europe …
HHatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The WorldMiddle Kingdom Spear | Middle Kingdom | The Metmetmuseum.org Object Details Period: Middle Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 12 Date: ca. 1900 B.C. Geography: From Egypt Medium: Wood Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson …
Art Museums Box and covermetmuseum.org - www.metmuseum.org Fornells, a craftsman who specialized in plastics, made this maraschino-red box with a cherry motif for Lalique. Born of Andorran parents, he was …
jjhaadded this to Interesting StuffBelgium A Goldsmith in his Shopmetmuseum.org A celebrated masterpiece of Northern Renaissance Art, this painting was signed and dated 1449 by Petrus Christus, the leading painter in Bruges …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to THE CURATED LENSMan Ray Man Ray | [Plaster Cast of a Nude Female Torso] | The Metmetmuseum.org Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Inscription: Photographer's initials in pencil on print, veros, LR: "[MR]"; photographer's stamp on print, …
The Wall Street Journal.Artists Fiction: Gallery Talks and Lucid DreamsThe Wall Street Journal. - Sam SacksNovels that live on the borderland of fiction and art criticism, and of reverie and reality. ‘It’s like falling in love across a room,” Simon Schama wrote of the moment he discovered the paintings of Rothko.
Shane Leschasinadded this to ancient historicity Claude Monet Flaran AbbeyAtlas Obscura - SSofia A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony. The Abbaye de Flaran (Flaran Abbey) was built in 1151, and after …
The Wall Street Journal.Jewelry This Old-Timey Jewelry Is a Great Conversation StarterThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca MalinskyHow four contemporary jewelry brands are resurfacing forgotten styles including carriage covers for earrings and miniature tile mosaics Teensy Mosaics Wealthy young people in the 17th and 18th centuries
Passionfish12added this to ALL THINGS ANCIENTMetropolitan Museum of Art A Knight of the d'Aluye Familymetmuseum.org Across three generations, men of the d’Aluye family of France embarked for the Holy Land, their mission to reclaim it for European Christians and …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to My METArt Museums Fragmentary terracotta bowl with tondo | Roman | Imperial, Late Flavian–Hadrianic | The Metmetmuseum.org Object Details Period: Imperial, Late Flavian–Hadrianic Date: late 1st–mid-2nd century A.D. Culture: Roman Medium: Terracotta; Knidian relief …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to RANDOM PAGES from HISTORYArt Museums Filippo Calandri | De Arithmetica | The Metmetmuseum.org Secondary Titles Philipp Calandri ad nobilem et studiosum Iulianum Laurentii Medice de arimethrica opusculu Signatures, Inscriptions, and …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteadded this to Pittsburgh Local NewsPittsburgh, PA Meet Our Tour Guidepost-gazette.com - By Diana Nelson Jones Matthew Falcone grew up in a military family that moved a lot, but his closest hometown, his father’s, was East Liverpool, Ohio. After graduating from …
Sharon Crickmeradded this to ParisNotre Dame Cathedral Notre-Dame Will Be Rebuilt—Now Begins the Debate over Its Aesthetic FateArchitectural Digest - Meaghan O'NeillAs firefighters risked their lives to keep Notre-Dame cathedral from collapsing this past Monday, one imagined them fighting to save not only a building but an iconic symbol of France's greatest achievements
Shane Leschasinadded this to esotericaHistory Loos, Lewdness, and Literature: Tales from the Boghousepublicdomainreview.org In the early 1730s, a mysterious editor (known only as “Hurlothrumbo”) committed to print a remarkable anthology: transcriptions of the graffiti from …
J Marshall Adamsadded this to Museum Learners, Museum LeadersArt Archaeological trove discovered beneath zoo heads to Rio de Janeiro’s National Museumtheartnewspaper.com - Gabriella Angeleti A trove of more than 30,000 imperial artefacts has been discovered during the refurbishment of the RioZoo in Rio de Janeiro’s Quinta da Boa Vista …
IMANIMANadded this to MIMESISArt Juliette Clovis’ Fabulous Mutant Porcelain Sculpturestrendland.com - Cyril Foiret French porcelain artist Juliette Clovis works on 3 main topics: the links between human and nature; the duality between life and death and the dialogue …
Demons The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demonsmetmuseum.org - www.metmuseum.org The "Hours of Étienne Chevalier" is one of the most famous and lavishly illuminated manuscripts of the fifteenth century. It was painted for the …
Cathedrals Sugar Sand Festival Organizers Create Notre Dame Cathedral Displaybaynews9.com - www.baynews9.com CLEARWATER, Fla. — Organizers of the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival are paying tribute to the Notre Dame Cathedral that was badly damaged by fire …
Walker Evans close-c-obombmagazine.org After learning of Sherrie Levine’s affinity for Douglas Sirk, I had planned to write about something I assumed no one else had noticed—the connection …
KKatharinaadded this to ArtArt Museums William Henry Fox Talbot | The Ladder | The Metmetmuseum.org Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Inscription: Inscribed in pencil, verso BL: "Collection Andre Jammes"/ [in different hand] "The Ladder …
