Transformation of dance.
They skipped the 70s and 80s…
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
qnguyen-er: Transformation of dance. They skipped the 70s and...
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baroquenoise: John Rollins - Archlute after Matteo Sellas :O
John Rollins - Archlute after Matteo Sellas
:O
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S !
Merry Christmas everybody! And for the people who are seeing Les Misérables today, I am jealous :)
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Best thing I've read on tumblr.
Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good?
Student : Sure.
Professor: Is GOD all powerful?
Student : Yes.
Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent.)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Is satan good?
Student : No.
Professor: Where does satan come from?
Student : From … GOD …
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes
Professor: So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer.)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them ?
(Student had no answer.)
Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smell your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class was in uproar.)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter.)
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir… Exactly ! The link between man and GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.
That student was Albert Einstein.
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Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good?
Student : Sure.
Professor: Is GOD all powerful?
Student : Yes.
Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent.)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Is satan good?
Student : No.
Professor: Where does satan come from?
Student : From … GOD …
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes
Professor: So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer.)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them ?
(Student had no answer.)
Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smell your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class was in uproar.)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter.)
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir… Exactly ! The link between man and GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.
That student was Albert Einstein.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Hippolyte et Aricie Air d’Aricie Temple sacré Veronique...
Hippolyte et Aricie Air d’Aricie Temple sacré Veronique Gens (by elias12186)
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fuckyeahcaravaggio: Caravaggio: Supper at Emmaus (detail)
Caravaggio: Supper at Emmaus (detail)
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
thelasttearbender: OH MY GOD THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE PUT CHRISTMAS HATS ON SOME OF...
OH MY GOD THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE PUT CHRISTMAS HATS ON SOME OF THEIR DINOSAUR EXHIBITS JUST
LOOK AT THAT
WELL HEY THERE LITTLE GUY
IT’S A PARTY
TIS THE SEASON
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So today, just for fun, I looked up some early music composers in a music encyclopaedia at the...
So today, just for fun, I looked up some early music composers in a music encyclopaedia at the library.
O M G. The entry for Jean-Baptiste Lully was, like, 20x longer than the Wikipedia article.
I really hope encyclopaedias don’t go extinct. At least not yet, anyways.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
WTF Art History: Not Your Traditional Santa Claus
WTF Art History: Not Your Traditional Santa Claus:
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti, The Charity of Saint Nicholas, 1330-40, tempera and gold leaf on panel. Musée du Louvre, Paris
Traditional images of a plump and jolly Santa Claus belie the art historical representations of Saint Nicholas, a figure whose legendary gift-giving grafted a layer of…
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muse-euterpe: Three ‘ideal cities’ of the Renaissance: Piero...
Three ‘ideal cities’ of the Renaissance:
- Piero della Francesca (ca. 1470)
- Fra Carnevale (ca. 1480)
- Francesco di Giorgio Martini (ca. 1490)
Too much space!
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WTF Art History: Let's Have a 17th-Century Dutch Kiki
WTF Art History: Let's Have a 17th-Century Dutch Kiki:
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The Dutch certainly knew how to kiki in the days of Brueghel, Steen, and de Hooch. For those unfamiliar with the word “kiki,” according to the Scissor Sisters, it’s a party, “for calming all your nerves; we’re spilling tea and dishing just deserts when they deserve. And though the sun is rising,…
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person: hey baby did it hurt when you fell from heaven
person: hey baby did it hurt when you fell from heaven
me: are you implying that i am satan
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me: are you implying that i am satan
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muse-euterpe: Joan Ambrosio Dalza: ‘Calata Ala...
Joan Ambrosio Dalza: ‘Calata Ala Spagnola’
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Monday, December 17, 2012
muse-euterpe: I could resist no longer… I ordered Jakob...
I could resist no longer… I ordered Jakob Lindberg’s recording of Dowland’s complete solo lute music.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
bartaa93: Just a couple… Wait, what?! #statue #schönbrunn...
Just a couple… Wait, what?! #statue #schönbrunn #baroque
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angryikeafan: My Favourite Sculptures (x) Ecstasy of Saint...
My Favourite Sculptures (x)
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa - Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Rape of Proserpina - Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Pieta- Michelangelo
Sleeping Hermaphroditos -(Roman copy, original by Polycles)
Apollo and Daphne- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Veiled Vestal Virgin - Raffaele Monti
Winged Nike of Samothrace - Hellenistic Sculptor
Laocoon- Athenodorus, Agesander, and Polyduros
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missnonhuman: page from the Lindisfarne Gospels these monks...
page from the Lindisfarne Gospels
these monks must have been tripping hardcore ;)
My head :O
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thegetty: Well THAT was exciting: The Getty Museum just bought...
Well THAT was exciting: The Getty Museum just bought at auction one of the most fantastic 15th-century illuminated manuscripts, Lieven van Lathem’s chivalrous romance Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies.
A Naval Battle; Antwerp (detail) and The Author Hears the Story of Gillion de Trazegnies, after 1464, Lieven van Lathem (1430–1493)
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arqvac: “Carlos V Palace” by Pedro de Machuca Photography by...
“Carlos V Palace” by Pedro de Machuca
Photography by Me
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arthistoryeveryday: Portrait of a Young Sculptor by Bronzino...
Portrait of a Young Sculptor by Bronzino (1550)
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ishotmarvinintheface: The Arnolfini Marriage by Van Eyck This...
The Arnolfini Marriage by Van Eyck
This painting has always creeped me out for some reason. Uncanny valley, no?
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white-0n-white: Gerard David Northern Renaissance galleries at...
Gerard David
Northern Renaissance galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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doctorscienceknows: Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch, The Conjurer....
Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch, The Conjurer. Date between 1496 and 1520
Location: Musée Municipal, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
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abculture: Guido Reni, David with the Head of Goliath, 1606/7
Guido Reni, David with the Head of Goliath, 1606/7
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