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Cushions
Cushions. Albrecht Dürer
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On 24 August a painting in the style of Rembrandt went under the hammer at Thomaston Place
On 24 August a painting in the style of Rembrandt was offered at the Thomaston Place auction. From an opening bid of a mere 10 thousand dollars, bidding on the lot closed at 1.4 million. Kaja Veilleux, founder of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, admitted that the painting had been
Architecture · Moscow · Heritage
The 1953 Arbatskaya metro vestibule survives in the courtyard of the General Staff building
Where did the handsome surface vestibule of Arbatskaya metro station go? A building with columns and heavy stucco ornament, resembling a triumphal arch of three bays, is nowhere to be found on Arbat Square today. This vestibule of Arbatskaya station on the blue Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line was built in 1953,
Monarchies · Observations · Mores · Humour
Harry reportedly ready to return to royal duties if William apologises to him
More than four years have passed since Harold and Meghan left the royal family. Have you noticed how quiet and peaceful it has become? No grubby sensations, no vulgar scandals and, above all, it turns out that the institution of the British monarchy, with a history of more than a
Faith · Observations
The Worst Thing Is Not to Realise One's Own Ignorance
Saint Jerome
Art · Humour
Vulcan Forging Arrows for Cupid
Vulcan Forging Arrows for Cupid. Alessandro Tiarini, 1620s–1630s. Wicked little Cupid wants to be certain that every one of his arrows is lethally sharp. Careful!
NB! · Art · Museums · Observations · Paris
Is there a better way to celebrate the centenary of Surrealism than an epoch-making exhibition at the Pompidou?
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Mikhail Baryshnikov 💎
Archaeology · Faith · The East · Science
Excavations at Göbekli Tepe led by Klaus Schmidt changed views of the Neolithic
In the 1960s, archaeologists from the Universities of Istanbul and Chicago worked on excavations in the region of South-Eastern Anatolia and found a mound there, covered with limestone slabs. The scholars documented the fact of the find, but the place did not interest them overmuch. So the mound lay
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We have Malena at home:
Art · Museums · Observations · Paris
Surrealism exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris shows the contribution of women artists
The "Surrealism" exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris is simply magnificent. The presentation of Surrealism is built around the manuscript of André Breton's "Manifesto of Surrealism", displayed in a round glass case. The exhibition gives a comprehensive account of the diversity of