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Alexandr Radayev
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Mechanical monkey orchestra, probably late 18th century, in a gilded frame with a clock
Nothing special, just a monkey orchestra, supposedly of the late eighteenth century, though the ceiling paintings and candelabra point to the historicism of the nineteenth. The mechanism, alas, is broken
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Young woman and man in black tie seated at a formal dinner table
NB! · Monarchies · Observations · Mores
Prince Philip and Elizabeth, after all, lived a wonderfully beautiful life in marriage from 1947
Prince Philip and Elizabeth, after all, lived a wonderfully beautiful life in marriage from 1947. Let us hope that he will manage to recover, and that Philip will remain a while longer beside his Cabbage
NB! · Coming Up · In the Press · Moscow
Watch and listen to me tonight at 00:10 on Moscow 24
Watch and listen to me tonight at 00:10 on Moscow 24. It ought to be interesting 🙄
Archaeology · Observations · Heritage · Science
A post of pride in our archaeologists!
A post of pride in our archaeologists! Scholars of the Centre for Palaeoart at the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have launched the long-awaited project “Petroglyphs of the Lower Amur and Ussuri”, which has been in preparation since 2015 jointly with the Remote Sensing and
In the Press · Books · Ethnography
Colleagues at Vox medii aevi announce the publication of the book "Parnassian Mockingbird"
Colleagues at Vox medii aevi have announced the publication of the book "Parnassian Mockingbird. Tales from the History of World Culture" and shared excerpts from the section "Monsters All Around Us Sit", on superstitions, omens and folk demonology.
Art · Observations · Humour
Self-portrait “Man in Yellow”, long attributed to Delacroix, now assigned to an anonymous artist
Self-Portrait of an Unknown French Artist of the Nineteenth Century, also known as Man in Yellow, was long attributed to the brush of Eugène Delacroix, it being believed that it depicted his friend Baron Schwiter. There is indeed a certain resemblance between this man and the full-length portrait
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Snow and chunks of ice falling from the cornice of a multistorey brick building
NB! · Architecture
Stalinka Has Dusted Herself Off
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Infant in a cradle holding a rattle, detail of an oil painting
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Jean Monet, Claude Monet's first son, in his cradle with toys and flowers
What are the advantages of having a celebrated Impressionist for a father? Besides money and fame, there is, for instance, beauty in every detail of one's surroundings. Here is tiny Jean Monet, the first son of Claude Monet, in a cradle amid quite extraordinary toys and flowers.