St. Catherine with the Virgin of the Burning Bush
13th century, Sinai
St. Catherine with the Virgin of the Burning Bush13th century,...
Painting inside St. Panteleimon church, Nerezi, Macedonia. 12th...
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"…the universe, minute by minute, is becoming invisible."
- Jorge Luis Borges, from “The Doctrine of Cycles”
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Auroral observations, Jan Mayen Island, 1880s [orrendi sogni di...
Auroral observations, Jan Mayen Island, 1880s
[orrendi sogni di infermità e carrozzine. e torte al mandarino]
A six inch bronze statue from Frances shows a woman dancing-...
A six inch bronze statue from Frances shows a woman dancing- May, 1977
February 1974 Scenics in stone, moss agates contain no plant...
February 1974
Scenics in stone, moss agates contain no plant life. Their wispy patterns are dendrites- foreign minerals that permeated the creamy chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
A Monster from Hell, 19th-century Russian hand-drawn lubok
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Unknown Artist (Roman), Marble head of an athlete, c. 138-192.
Unknown Artist (Roman), Marble head of an athlete, c. 138-192.
Marcello Tommasi (1928-2008)
Marcello Tommasi (1928-2008)
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Tomb of Huy about 1342-1333 BC Ancient Nubia
Tomb of Huy about 1342-1333 BC
Ancient Nubia
Portraits of the nine Mousai with identifying attributes:...
Portraits of the nine Mousai with identifying attributes: Kalliope with scroll, Euterpe with flute, Thaleia with comic mask, Melpomene tragic mask, Terpsikhore lyre, Erato lyre, Kleio writing block, Ourania globe, and Polymnia without attributes.
Mosaic, Archaeological Museum of Cos, Cos, Greece.
2900-year-old wall painting from an Assyrian palace. Boston...
2900-year-old wall painting from an Assyrian palace. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
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2900-year-old wall painting from an Assyrian palace. Boston...
2900-year-old wall painting from an Assyrian palace. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
Photo by Babylon Chronicle
Carved ivory art from the Sumerian city of Ur. University of...
Carved ivory art from the Sumerian city of Ur. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA.
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A procession of gods arrive at the wedding of Peleus and...
A procession of gods arrive at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. This detail of the vase shows the arrival of the fish-tailed god Okeanos, his wife Tethys (both grandparents of Thetis), Eileithyia, and Hephaistos, riding donkey-back.
Attic Black Figure, ca 580 BC, British Museum, London, United Kingdom.