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islandhulagirl:sailorgil: “ Hawaiian Maiden " … Typical of what greeted the arrival of whaling seaman at Lahaina, Maui in the 1820’s: Whalers and missionaries arrived in Lahaina in the 20s of the XIX century, but soon came into conflict. Sho
kemetic-dreams: kemetic-dreams: THE MAU-MAU & THE END OF THE COLONY (1947-1963)In 1949, Richard Meinertzhagen, who was the scourge of the Kikuyus in the early 20th century and later converted to the African cause, made one of his visits to Kenya.
‘Taken from the catacombs of Rome in the 17th century, the relics of twelve martyred saints were then attired in the regalia of the period before being interred in a remote church on the German/Czech border.’ - Immortal, Toby de Silva
2.50pm. Next stop the Empire Of The Dead.Place Denfert means “Hell Square”. Here’s why. At the turn of the 19th century, Baron Haussmann, Napoleon’s visionary architect, ruthlessly bulldozed the cemeteries of the poor to a.) make way for his
paperimages: Andrew Wyeth (1917 - 2009) Indian Summer, 1970 Andrew Newell Wyeth, was the youngest of five children of N.C. Wyeth and one of the best-known American artists of the middle 20th century. Wyeth’s favorite subjects were the land and
baciodellarte:The Birth of Venus, circa 1879, William-Adolphe Bouguereau The Birth of Venus (French: La Naissance de Vénus) is one of the most famous paintings by 19th-century painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau. It depicts not the actual birth of Venus
This original “Jack-o-lantern” made from a turnip in the early 19th century is on exhibit at the Museum of Country Life in Ireland. The origin of Jack o’ Lantern carving is uncertain. The carving of vegetables has been a common practice in
gucci: “The inspiration is an ossuary, the crypts of the cardinals, of the monks in the 15th century, and the precious decorations. This idea is that everything that is linked to the afterlife is accompanied by something of maximum beauty,” Alessandro
mindkontrol: Waistbeads “It is the beads that makes the buttocks to shake” - Yoruba saying Women of the African diaspora have, for centuries, displayed the beauty and femininity of the female form through the use of waistbeads. The practice varies,
jacensolodjo: “Americans and Europeans were guided through the new century by a tale about “the end of history,” by what I will call the politics of inevitability, a sense that the future is just more of the present, that the laws of progress are
sixpenceee: Freaky Facts About Friday the 13th The fear of Friday the 13th gained widespread popularity in the 20th century. Triskadekaphobia is the fear of the number 13, and paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. Friday and the number
versaillesadness: 🏛️ Our exploration of @chateaufontainebleau brings us today to one of the most iconic rooms of the palace. The so-called Empress Bedchamber is a room that as been used as such by the queens of France since the 16th century. This
Pete’s World AU ¦ The Master Reborn ↪ The Master, the last of his kind, survived the Time War and decided to conquer the universe, starting in 21 century by killing Pete Tyler, the head of Torchwood, his biggest threat. He will soon find out
cma-greek-roman-art: Neck Amphora, Painter of Berlin 1899, 515, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman ArtThe amphora was one of the most popular vase shapes towards the end of the 6th century BC. The expansive belly of this vase is well-suited to
homo-online: Torso of a Centaur, 1AD Copy of a Greek statue of the 2nd century B.C. During the Classical period, centaurs—mythical creatures, half horse and half man—represented to the Greeks the wild, uncivilized aspects of man, but by the second
starisation: Philosophical Science Fiction films (of this century) “Science fiction is the most important literature in the history of the world, because it’s the history of ideas, the history of our civilization birthing itself. …Science fiction
museum-of-artifacts: The Crown of the Andes, a rare surviving example of 17th and 18th century colonial Spanish gold work, the oldest and largest collection of emeralds in the world and the oldest surviving emerald and gold crown or tiara,
coolartefact: Workshop of Phidias (5th century BC), creator of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the 7 wonders of the worldSource: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Workshop_of_Phidias.jpg/1024px-Workshop_of_Phidias.jpg
archaicwonder: Marble Bust of Sauromates II (?), King of the Cimmerian Bosporus, Late 2nd-Early 3rd Century ADSauromates II (r. 174- 210/211 AD) was a prince and Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom. He was the son and heir of the Bosporan King
foreverfreo: mscereza: The Dolphin mural at The Palace of Knossos~ Crete The restoration of the frescoes in the Knossos Palace by E. Gillieron and Piet de Jong at the beginning of the last century received many critics for the excessively bright colours
sixpenceee: There are some massive stumps in Detroit Lake. Some call it the lake of the walking stumps. It’s a result of timber companies logging the area where the lake sits at around the turn of the 20th century.
sciencesoup: Relatively Simple: Explaining the Theory of General Relativity Published in 1916, Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity is one of the towering accomplishments of 20th-century physics, completely changing our picture of the universe.
fuckyeahcreamtea: Vlad III. Draculea painted in the second half of the 16th century by an unknown artist. Draculea reveres to the title of Vlad’s father within the Order of the Dragon, so Son of the Dragon.
mertseger:Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico. The holy city of Teotihuacan (‘the place where the gods were created’) is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico City. Built between the 1st and 7th centuries A.D., it is characterized by the
steampunktendencies: The Gulliver airship - A unique monumental architectural intervention, inspired by the elegant shapes of early twentieth-century airships, is growing on the rooftop of one of the largest contemporary art spaces in the heart of
thedsgnblog:Dieter Rams: The Complete WorksDieter Rams is one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century, who for more than sixty years has been defining the look, feel, and function of some of the world’s best-loved consumer
ndurance: a–fri–ca: Dahomey Amazons The Dahomey Amazons or Mino were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin which lasted until the end of the 19th century. They were so named by Western
united-nations: “We cannot fulfill 100% of the world’s potential by excluding 50% of the world’s people.” — Ban Ki-moon UN Women is involving men and boys in one of the largest solidarity movements of the 21st century for the achievement
guardian: Human teeth have been found inside an 18th century statue of Christ. Specialists from Mexico’s National School of Restoration discovered eight teeth after X-raying the statue of the Lord of Patience, which usually sits in the parish of San
artpedia: Exhibition: Gordon Parks: Centennial at the Jenkins Johnsons, San Francisco. February 21 - April 27, 2013 In celebration of the 100th birthday of Gordon Parks, one of the most influential African American photographers of the 20th century,
ytellioglu: Sea Thiasos. Roman mosaic from Antioch. Daphne, House of the Triomph of Dyonysus 2nd century AD. Antioch was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.
hismarmorealcalm: Attributed to Giovanni d’Ambrogio, “Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation” and “Virgin Mary of the Annunciation” (both late 14th century), marble at the Museum of Biblical Art’s ‘Sculpture in the Age of Donatello’
for-the-duke-of-paris: antinoo5: Praxiteles softened the precisely articulated rendering of musculature of the previous century into a softer, fluid harmony of subtly modulated surfaces; and for the architectonically balanced composition of Polykleitos
archaicwonder: Marble Bust of Sauromates II (?), King of the Cimmerian Bosporus, Late 2nd-Early 3rd Century AD Sauromates II (r. 174- 210/211 AD) was a prince and Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom. He was the son and heir of the Bosporan King
ganymedesrocks:A Flavian period Roman copy of a Greek original, dating back to the fifth century, the Diadumenos, together with the Doryphoros, are two of the most famous figural types of the sculptor Polyclitus, forming a basic pattern of Ancient
felixdeon:A drawing of a trans woman in 18th century style. I drew the ribbon which trims the drawing in the colors of the trans flag. The model was @costume.as.art . I also made a video tutorial of the process, on my patreon. Just look up felixdeon on
newloverofbeauty:A Marble Torso of a God or Athlete - Roman - circa 1st century BC to 1st AD. This impressive torso recalls the marble figure of Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos found at Olympia. The modelling of the musculature of the present
erosart: Modern Italian artist Roberto Ferri was born in Taranto, Italy. Inspired by the works of the artists of the Baroque period (primarily Caravaggio) and of other masters of the past centuries who worked in the academic tradition, romanticism
theancientworld: hellas-inhabitants: Archaeological site of Eleusis, one of the most important in Greece, is only half an hour from the center of Athens. Eleusis is the place where the cult of the goddess Demeter existed for many centuries and where
presentpasts: Model of the William Rex, a late 17th century Dutch warship. It was put on display as an example of a modern ship in the council chamber of the Admiralty of Zeeland in Middelburg. Now at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
sixpenceee: The Year Without Summer 1816 was the‘year without a summer. The cause was the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, in which the volcano violently exploded and precipitated the coldest year of the nineteenth century, and one of the coldest
honorthegods: Colonna-Barberini Palace/Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina (Praeneste ), Italy. 2nd century BCE/1050 CE. The model of the Sanctuary is located at the Archaeological Museum of Palestrina. The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia
museum-of-artifacts: One of the oldest “Beware of the Dog” signs in the world. Domus del Poeta Tragico, PompeiiThe House of the Tragic Poet is a typical 2nd century BC Roman house in Pompeii, Italy. The vestibule floor was decorated with a mosaic
gunrunnerhell: Gear through the ages… A very interesting look at how the equipment of soldiers on the battlefield has changed over the centuries. From 1066 and the Battle of Hastings to 2014 in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, the gear is primarily
ca5s: megamind is one of the greatest animated films of the 21st century, one of the funniest films of all time, one of the greatest superhero movies and satires ever made, and was a gift from god in heaven unto humanity, and all current events are just
hermetaphysicaldilemma: Waistbeads “It is the beads that makes the buttocks to shake” - Yoruba saying Women of the African diaspora have, for centuries, displayed the beauty and femininity of the female form through the use of waistbeads. The practice
ahauserkaf:joshdll: Statue of a Moor bearing the Arms of the Habsburg noble family in Germany. Holy King Kasper, [15th Century] Progenitor of the Hapsburg Bloodline and Emperor of the Roman empire.
just-shower-thoughts: On 9:21 PM on Jan 21 2021, it will be the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century
greek-museums: Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki: The Crater of Derveni is a find unique of its kind, and a product of sophisticated metalworking of the 4th century B.C. The crater was used as a depository urn for the deceased’s ashes found in
This image is the earliest known image of Jesus Christ, from the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt. This painting of Jesus is older than the image of the black Jesus Christ in the Church of Rome which is from the 6th century.
omgthatartifact: Terracotta Vase in the Shape of an African Youth’s Head Etruscan, 4th century BC The Metropolitan Museum of Art “This vase combines the distinctive neck of the so-called Shape VII oinochoe with a naturalistic head of a young black
gqfashion: Fall Fashion Preview: The Season of the Brits The British are masters of looking debonair in any weather. And why not? They’ve had centuries of practice. The secret is an embrace of tailoring and a firm belief that you can never be too young
innovativ: The Sant Francesc convent, located in the small Catalan town of Santpedor, was built in the early 18th century by Franciscan priests. In 1835 the convent was sacked. Thereafter began the process of progressive deterioration of the building
crisdashon: krystvega: This image is the earliest known image of Jesus Christ, from the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt. This painting of Jesus is older than the image of the black Jesus Christ in the Church of Rome which is from the 6th century. 🙌
archatlas: Last House Standing Ben Marcin “One of the architectural quirks of certain cities on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. is the solo row house. Standing alone, in some of the worst neighborhoods, these nineteenth century structures were once
m1male2:The Approximate of Croatia, bronze statue, 2nd-1st centuries BC. Apoxyomenos is one of the conventional subjects of Greek votive sculpture, depicting an athlete in the act of wiping sweat and dust from his body with the small curved instrument
antique-erotic: Part of a set of photographs taken in the final years of the 19th century by the French army, studies of male anatomy and motion to help soldiers and officers better understand the human body and the physical tasks it must perform in
ratak-monodosico: Temple of Zeus Lepsinos Euromos, Turkey 2nd century CE The temple was built on the site of an earlier Carian temple during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It is one of the best preserved classical temples in Turkey: sixteen columns
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