NB! · Monarchies
Alexandr Radayev
Faith · Art · Humour
Andrea Mantegna, 1480-1490
Andrea Mantegna, 1480-1490. The Virgin and Child with Saints. Beside them stand Joseph, the righteous Elizabeth, in all likelihood with Joachim, and the little John the Baptist, two teeth freshly cut, the only one who has allowed himself to stick his tongue out at the Saviour. That very friend
Archive · Faith · Rome
Pius XII proclaims the dogma of the Assumption of Mary at St Peter's on 1 November 1950
A not-so-old photograph from Saint Peter's Basilica, 1 November 1950, when Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the taking up of the Mother of God into heaven, body and soul, at the end of her earthly life.
NB! · Architecture · Museums · People
Facade of the house in Ajaccio, Corsica, where Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769
The house in which Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769. Ajaccio, Corsica
NB! · Architecture · Art · Moscow · Observations
Urs Fischer’s sculpture “Big Clay” installed at the GES-2 building on Bolotnaya Embankment
Beside the VAC Foundation for contemporary art, that is, by the GES-2 building on Bolotnaya Embankment, the installation of a work by Urs Fischer has been completed. It looks striking. We shall see how long this 12-metre aluminium surprise remains standing, and yes, I am aware that the
Art · Observations · Humour
Are You Quite Sure You're an Art Theorist?
A good thought, actually, but I would widen it: in reality no 'anything whatsoever' exists at all, and what we take to be the practices of perceiving this non-existent 'anything whatsoever', that is, our thinking, is likewise hypothetical and is merely a fact of the
Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations
A cosy niche exhibition of eighteenth-century graphic art, steeped in the spirit of the Enlightenment, at Tsaritsyno
A cosy niche exhibition of eighteenth-century graphic art, steeped in the spirit of the Enlightenment, is on at Tsaritsyno. Many of the works are being shown for the first time. The graphic art of the period is an interesting thing, and not the most obvious one to collect: firstly,
Art · Museums · Paris · People
Gustave Caillebotte retrospective in Martigny and his painting “The Europe Bridge”
The Fondation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny, Switzerland, is currently staging a retrospective of the undeservedly neglected Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. At the very least, he may be remembered for his painting "The Floor Scrapers", with its men planing a parquet floor while sitting on the floor of a large
NB! · Humour
A Keepsake for the Crush ✔️
Cinema · Books · Observations · New York
The Bird Woman in the 1964 “Mary Poppins” as the Prototype of the Pigeon Lady in “Home Alone 2”
Yet Another Unsolved Artistic Parallel. The image of the bird lady in the film "Home Alone 2" is, beyond doubt, a nod to a classic, and not only in idea and emotion but in quite exact visual correspondence with the original reference, the lonely bird woman of Pamela
Monarchies · Observations · Mores · Humour
Five lots of British royal wedding cake sold by Julien's Auctions in 2018
Selling slices of royal wedding cake is nothing new. Naturally, any guest may ask for a piece of the wedding cake to take home, and many keep this relic, some from mercenary motives, and others, presumably, wishing to bring their nearest and dearest into contact with the sacred body of
NB! · Cinema