Art · Mores · Humour
The painting “The Singing Company” by Niccolò Frangipane
When everyone at the party has the same beautician, except the cat. A Singing Company, Niccolò Frangipane
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Architecture · Art · Heritage · Paris
The Horses of Saint Mark: from Constantinople to Venice and Paris
The Horses of Saint Mark, or the Triumphal Quadriga, are one of the emblematic monuments of Venice. The team of four steeds has adorned the façade of the Basilica of Saint Mark for almost eight centuries. At the very start of the plundering of Italy, in 1797, Napoleon carried the
Art · London · Museums
Symbolism in Hogarth’s “The Graham Children” of 1742 and the Death of Baby Thomas
William Hogarth's 1742 painting "The Graham Children" is famous for its sad symbolism. The youngest child, little Thomas, died before work on the picture was finished. There is a version according to which the artist conceived the canvas as a memorial to the dead child. His
NB! · Archive · In the Press · Society
An American Parcel for East Germany with a False Bottom
An American parcel for East Germany with a false bottom. Krokodil magazine, 1953
NB! · Nature · Humour
A Piglet with a Human Face: His Mother Was So Unpleasantly Surprised That She Refused to Feed Him
Archive · Moscow · Observations · Paris
Workers laying cobblestones on a Paris street in 1936, a photograph by Fred Stein
Paving in Paris, 1936. Fred Stein. Have you noticed that in Moscow the surface is laid by an altogether different technology?
Art · Mores
Sorolla’s 1895 painting “Mother” and the medical advice of the time on infant sleep
The Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla marked the birth of his daughter in 1895 with the painting "Mother", in a light palette, where against white walls, coverlets and pillows only the heads of his wife Clotilde and the newborn Elena stand out. The painting is considered one of Sorolla&
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Troops on a snowy mountain pass: a painted scene
Geography · Art
Suvorov Crossing the Alps, Surikov, 1899
Napoleon Crossing the Great St Bernard Pass, Edmond Marie Félix de Boisléconte, 1908. Three commanders are known to have crossed the Alps: Hannibal, Napoleon and Suvorov. Napoleon made the crossing twice: in 1796 and in 1800. Suvorov did so in 1799.
Observations · Education · Society
A High School Diploma in Oregon Can Now Be Had Even if You Cannot Read, Write or Count
A high school diploma in Oregon can now be had even if you cannot read, write or count. The state's competent authority has ruled that students no longer need to demonstrate writing skills or a knowledge of mathematics in order to proceed to higher education. Officials of the
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What My Ordinary Trip to the Dry Cleaner's Looks Like
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