Artist - Dosso Dossi (1490–1542) Aeneas and Achates on the...

Artist - Dosso Dossi (1490–1542)

Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast

Circa 1520

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Genoese fortress in Sudak, Ukraine.

Genoese fortress in Sudak, Ukraine.

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Artist - Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) Pallas Expelling the Vices...

Artist - Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506)

Pallas Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue

Between 1499 and 1502

Oil on panel

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The Este Castle of Ferrara, Italy.

The Este Castle of Ferrara, Italy.

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James Basire’s print of a 16th century painting of Henry VIII’s...

James Basire’s print of a 16th century painting of Henry VIII’s embarkation at Dover, 1520. Painting is in the Royal Collection.

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Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody celebrating out there! May this be a blessed day for you and your family :-)

"The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" (1914) By Jennie A. Brownscombe

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"No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks."

“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.”



- Mary Shelley (via theydontwantustoescape)

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Gezicht op Nieuw Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons (1664), an...

Gezicht op Nieuw Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons (1664), an early picture of Nieuw Amsterdam made in the year when it was conquered by the English under Richard Nicolls.

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The Hyperian Fountain at Pherae, 1821.

The Hyperian Fountain at Pherae, 1821.

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"The artist is the creator of beautiful things. Thought and language are to the artist instruments of..."

“

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art. Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.

”



-

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Preface

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"Not the fruit of experience, but experience itself, is the end."

“Not the fruit of experience, but experience itself, is the end.”



- Walter Pater (1839-1894), on the importance of living for the moment.

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806)- The High Priest Coresus...

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806)- The High Priest Coresus Sacrificing Himself to Save Callirhoe, 1765

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Fist fighter. Roman mosaic (glass paste) from Pompeii.

Fist fighter.

Roman mosaic (glass paste) from Pompeii.

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Colossal statue of Antinous as Dionysos-Osiris (ivy crown, head...

Colossal statue of Antinous as Dionysos-Osiris (ivy crown, head band, cistus and pine cone). Marble, Roman artwork.

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Colossal statue of Antinous as Dionysos-Osiris (ivy crown, head...

Colossal statue of Antinous as Dionysos-Osiris (ivy crown, head band, cistus and pine cone). Marble, Roman artwork.

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National Archaeological Museum of Naples (inv. nr. 9257). From...

National Archaeological Museum of Naples (inv. nr. 9257). From Pompeii, House of Love punished - punished Eros: the little Eros, weeping, is brought back by a servant (perhaps Peitho, Persuasion) by his mother Venus who had punished him because he had turned on Mars in the desire for another woman. Behind Venus is the brother of Eros, Anteros, the personification of requited love, recognizable by the tapeworm in his hair, which looks at his brother.

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Minos’s Palace, Knossos, Greece.

Minos’s Palace, Knossos, Greece.

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Byzantine Mosaic of the 5th century - Floor mosaic scene: Child...

Byzantine Mosaic of the 5th century - Floor mosaic scene: Child and donkey fragment.

Large Imperial Palace, Istanbul.

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Port scene. Roman Fresco from Stabiae. Perhaps the harbour of...

Port scene. Roman Fresco from Stabiae. Perhaps the harbour of Puteoli (ancient Pozzuoli). Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples)

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Alley in the old town of Rhodes. The “Street of the...

Alley in the old town of Rhodes. The “Street of the Knights”.

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Mosaic, called the Mosaic Shield because of its circular design....

Mosaic, called the Mosaic Shield because of its circular design. Site and museum of Saint-Romain-en-Gal, Vienna, 2nd century.

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Nilotic scene. Roman mosaic.

Nilotic scene. Roman mosaic.

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Landscape with temple. Roman fresco from the temple of Isis in...

Landscape with temple.

Roman fresco from the temple of Isis in Pompeii.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples) (inv. nr. 8574).

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Head of Athena wearing an Attic helmet, mistakenly restored as...

Head of Athena wearing an Attic helmet, mistakenly restored as an Attis wearing the Phrygian cap. Luna marble, Roman artwork after Classical Greek models, Hadrian era.

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http://bachtothefugue.tumblr.com/post/66941421641/chaserofnotes-let-me-tell-you-somethingabout

http://bachtothefugue.tumblr.com/post/66941421641/chaserofnotes-let-me-tell-you-somethingabout:

chaserofnotes:

Let me tell you somethingAbout this man.

ANTONIO FUCKING VIVALDI

This man was amazing and let me tell you why.

First of all, the man was a master violinist:

• His violin skills were considered some of the best in the world before Paganini showed up in the 19th century.

AMEN!

It’s also important to point out that he was composing metal music 250 YEARS before metal was even a thought. Don’t believe me? Go listen to one of his concertos, especially the allegro sections. It’s basically baroque metal.

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Hermes statue (detail) exhibited in the Museo Pio-Clementino...

Hermes statue (detail) exhibited in the Museo Pio-Clementino (Vatican Museums).

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Head of Apollo, recalling the Apollo Belvedere. Marble, Roman...

Head of Apollo, recalling the Apollo Belvedere. Marble, Roman copy of ca. 120-140 AD after a Hellenistic original. From Rome.

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Theseus honoured by the Athenians after he killed the Minotaur.

Theseus honoured by the Athenians after he killed the Minotaur.

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Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Galleria intorno al...

Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Galleria intorno al cortile occidentale. Strutture originarie dell’edificio della Cavallerizza e delle ristrutturazioni di Giulio Cesare Fontana. Archi del porticato riaperti.

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Village d’Hydra, Greece.

Village d’Hydra, Greece.

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Statue of Marcellus, formerly known as “Germanicus”, of the...

Statue of Marcellus, formerly known as “Germanicus”, of the Hermes Ludovisi type. Greek marble, Roman artwork of the 1st century CE, after a 5th century BC prototype with substitution of a Roman portrait head.

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Portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler. Marble, Roman...

Portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler. Marble, Roman copy of the 2nd century AD after a lost Hellenistic original probably of the 2nd century BC. The nose and bust are restored.

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"You have to find a way to seperate yourself from your mistakes or your losses. Losing is something..."

“

You have to find a way to seperate yourself from your mistakes or your losses. Losing is something you do, not something you are.

”



-

Elizabeth Spiegel, in “How Children Succeed”

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Venere Callipige. Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli....

Venere Callipige. Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli. Collezione Farnese.

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Temple at Naxos - Gate Entrance, Greece.

Temple at Naxos - Gate Entrance, Greece.

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Artemis with a hind, better known as “Diana of...

Artemis with a hind, better known as “Diana of Versailles” as it was long exhibited in the Versailles Castle. Marble, Roman artwork, Imperial Era (1st-2nd centuries CE). Found in Italy, maybe at Nemi (Latium).

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Perseus and Andromeda, 1st century A.D.

Perseus and Andromeda, 1st century A.D.

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Portrait of Alexander the Great. Marble, Hellenistic artwork,...

Portrait of Alexander the Great. Marble, Hellenistic artwork, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt.

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Syros, Agios Nikolaos in Ermoupolis, by Hans Peter Schaefer.

Syros, Agios Nikolaos in Ermoupolis, by Hans Peter Schaefer.

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Landscape with fisher and a priest offering in front of the...

Landscape with fisher and a priest offering in front of the sarcophagus of Harpocrates.

Roman fresco from the temple of Isis in Pompeii.

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"Manus sanctae, vos amplector, et gemendo condelector, grates ago plagis tantis, clavis duris guttis..."

“Manus sanctae, vos amplector,

et gemendo condelector,

grates ago plagis tantis,

clavis duris guttis sanctis

dans lacrymas cum osculis.

Holy hands, I embrace you,

and, lamenting, I delight in you,

I give thanks for the terrible wounds,

through hard nails come holy drops,

shedding tears with kisses.”



- Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri, Ad Manus

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Choregos and actors, Roman mosaic.

Choregos and actors, Roman mosaic.

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Congreso de la Nación, Argentina.

Congreso de la Nación, Argentina.

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Eustache Le Sueur (1616–1655) - Clio, Euterpe et Thalie

Eustache Le Sueur (1616–1655) - Clio, Euterpe et Thalie

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