Black and white photograph of a granite relief with four standing baboon figures in a museum display.

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Relief of four baboons from the Temple of Amun at Thebes, Louvre collection

Baboons worshipping the sun. Stone relief from the Theban temple of Amun, Louvre collection

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I cannot decide whether this bulldog in a gentleman's suit wounds my feelings for Churchill or, on the contrary, gladdens the soul

Books · London · Monarchies · Observations · Education

Queen Camilla received an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of London

Queen Camilla of England has become a Doctor of Letters of the University of London. The doctoral robe was placed on her shoulders by the Princess Royal, Anne. True, Camilla is patron of several organisations that maintain and promote literacy, visits schools, libraries and businesses to popularise these programmes, is

Art · Mores · Humour

A Handyman by the Hour, 1772 Style: The Lady of the House Feels a Sudden Yearning for the Chimney Sweep

Imagine watching this scene while gnawing the last of a beef bone at the bottom of the fireplace

NB! · Moscow · Observations · Humour

In the Courtyards of Pokrovka, Somebody's Prince on a White Horse Has Lost His Way

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The Shortest History Lesson

Coming Up · Architecture · Art · Moscow

The winter Catalog contemporary art fair will be held in Moscow from 6 to 8 December

Now it is official: the winter |catalog| contemporary art fair will take place in Moscow from 6 to 8 December. Catalog is the only contemporary art fair in Russia organised directly by gallerists, and so the terms of participation differ from those of the usual commercial fairs. For instance, all

Archive · Books · Science · Education

"For most people the appearance of books matters more than the beauties of science

"For most people the appearance of books matters more than the beauties of science. Some go so far as to extol and praise the bookbinders more than the authors. They boast that, thanks to their efforts, this craft has attained in the Academy the greatest perfection, while on the

Observations · Society · Paris

French Council of State annuls decrees regulating housing rents in Paris

Rents in Paris Are About to Go Through the Roof. France's Council of State has annulled several decrees regulating rents in Paris at a stroke. In effect, a blow has been dealt to the neo-Bolshevik course of the Paris city hall. The National Union of Property Owners

Stone head of a bearded man with wavy hair and closed eyes, a fragment of medieval sculpture against a brown background.

Faith · Art · Museums · Paris

Recently Found Medieval Sculpture from Notre-Dame at the Musée de Cluny

Head of Christ with closed eyes, 1230s. From the section of recently discovered medieval sculpture from Notre-Dame at the Musée de Cluny

Darkened, scratched wooden panel. At the top is an ink inscription with a long flourish, a red letter on the right, a blue mark below, and remnants of paper tape along the upper edge.

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Reverse of a wooden panel with a handwritten inscription

Reverse of an old wooden panel with butterfly-shaped inserts, strips of canvas and a fragment of an old French paper label.

Art · Museums · Heritage · Paris

Annual inspection of the Mona Lisa by conservation specialists

The Louvre Shows the Reverse of the Mona Lisa. during the annual examination of the Mona Lisa to check its condition by the specialists responsible for the conservation of this masterpiece

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