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Illustration “The Hypochondriac” by Richard Dagley, created in 1827
The Hypochondriac. Does anyone recognise themselves? Illustration by Richard Dagley, 1827
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NB! · Archive · The East · London · Monarchies
The Ethiopian Delegation at the Coronation of Edward VII in 1902
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One of Paul Ramsey's best-known works expresses exactly how I see people who can, at the drop of a hat, hold forth on your star sign, your natal chart, your ascendant and all the rest of it
Art · Moscow · Museums · Heritage
Just the other day one of the best-known works of Russian art, Ilya Repin's painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581", was returned to the Tretyakov Gallery after a large-scale restoration that lasted three years
Just the other day one of the best-known works of Russian art, Ilya Repin's painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581", was returned to the Tretyakov Gallery after a large-scale restoration that lasted three years. I think everyone remembers
NB! · Architecture · Faith · Art
One of the greatest sculptures of the Rococo era: the Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753
One of the greatest sculptures of the Rococo era: the Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753. The sculpture can be seen in the Sansevero Chapel in Naples
Faith · Society
Serbian Church restores communion with Macedonian Church and recognises its autocephaly
The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Porfirije, Announces the Autocephaly of the Macedonian Church. A week ago the Assembly of Serbian Bishops restored canonical communion with the Macedonian Orthodox Church, which had been broken off in 1967, when the Macedonian bishops proclaimed an autocephaly of their own accord.
Coming Up · Science · Education · Society
Lecture on public history in modern media to conclude the Public History Workshop project
📌 Friends, this Friday we shall talk about public history. At 19:00 the final open lecture of the "Public History Workshop" project will take place. Battles for History and Public History: The Place of Historical Enlightenment in Modern Media The lecture will be given by me. Please register
Faith · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
Photo of Pope Francis dealing with a fault in his old Fiat
Just add holy water! This photograph might serve as the finest allegory of the pontificate of Francis I: His Holiness, in person, attempting to get to the bottom of a fault in his elderly Fiat. Should anyone entertain doubts, apart from the Roman Pontiff the same white habit is worn
Art · Humour
Don't Relax, Girls, It's Only Tuesday
A work by Alexey Kondakov
NB! · London · Monarchies · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
If anyone is desperate to give me a present but has no idea what: this is what the Swatch watch with Elizabeth II and a well-fed corgi looks like
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And which of us is the fattest sheep?
Observations · Paris · People · Humour
Labrador Baltic accompanied Mitterrand for years and appears in his bronze monument
When, in 1993, François Mitterrand was asked about his successor at the Élysée Palace, he replied that, in order of preference, he would like to see in that role: the President of the European Commission Jacques Delors, the Minister of Defence François Lé. The black Labrador Baltic was for many