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Head of Zeus with traces of red and brown pigment in the Cyrene museum
Head of Zeus with traces of its original colouring. Red and brown pigment is well preserved on the hair. Archaeological Museum of Cyrene, Libya
Faith · Monarchies · Mores · Society · People
In 1955, when Queen Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret turned 25, she was due to marry her beloved, Group Captain Peter Townsend
In 1955, when Queen Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret turned 25, she was due to marry her beloved, Colonel Peter Townsend. But the marriage did not take place, by the decision of the Queen: as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, she could not countenance the marriage of
NB! · Faith · Observations
I had never given it a thought, but the number of times one crosses oneself after each prayer has its own significance
Observations · Mores · Pop Culture
The author with Olya in an old city garden in Tver in summer
Many happy returns to my most stylish dear friend Olya Karput, who is not only one of the most agreeable and unquestionably beautiful women in the world of Russian fashion, but also, without a doubt, the finest partner for a ball! 💙💎. How sentimental I have become 🥹 In the photograph, Olya
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Orson Welles's “Macbeth” of 1948 and Its Lack of Budget
Orson Welles's "Macbeth", 1948, is perhaps one of the most original interpretations of Shakespeare. Welles complained of a shortage of funds, which showed in the costumes and sets, but it may now be said that in many respects this gave the picture its unrepeatable aesthetic. Interestingly,
Archive · Art · Monarchies · Mores · Humour
English satire of the Prince Regent, the future George IV, and his foreign tailors
To waste your time before a Glass Exposes oft a monstrous Ass! An English satire on the Prince Regent, surrounded by foreign tailors recommended by Prince Esterházy. The pointedly boundless lower deck of the future King George IV, at that time Regent of Great Britain in place of his incapacitated
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NB! · Archive · New York
New York in 1830
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The Poltimore Tiara, bought by Princess Margaret in 1959 and later sold at Christie's
The Poltimore Tiara was bought by Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister Princess Margaret in 1959 for £5,500, which in today's money is almost 130,000. Margaret wore this tiara at her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones, incidentally the author of her legendary photo session. After
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Edvard Munch and I Draw Faces in Much the Same Way
Books · Monarchies · Mores · Saint Petersburg
On 23 January 1874 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, married Grand Duchess Maria, daughter of Tsar Alexander II, in Saint Petersburg
The wedding was preceded by agonising negotiations between Queen Victoria and the Romanovs. It is this wedding that is mentioned in Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. "...Vronsky ...had been attached to a foreign prince who had come to Petersburg, and it was his duty to show him