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Alice in Wonderland by the American artist Helen M.
Alice in Wonderland by the American artist Helen M. Turner, 1923
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NB! · Art · London · Mores · Humour
High waistlines in the fashion of Georgian Londoners in a caricature of 1794
What do you know about the high waist? Look at these ordinary Londoners of the Georgian era. 1794 might never have been
Aristocracy · Art · Monarchies
Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria and Sir Jeffrey Hudson with Medici symbols
Van Dyck, Portrait of Henrietta Maria, Daughter of Henry IV of France and Sister of Louis XIII, with Sir Jeffrey Hudson. The 24-year-old queen is depicted in fashionable European dress, which the court ladies of England had begun to wear after her example. The orange tree in the
NB! · Archaeology · Archive · Art
An Eighteenth-Century Drawing of a Fresco at Pompeii
Faith · Art · People
Iconography of Gregory the Great, his election in 590 and the name Dvoeslov
Saint Gregory, Gregory the Great or Gregory the Dialogist, is usually depicted with a dove hovering at the level of his ear, symbolising the Holy Spirit. Gregory was elected Pope in 590, at the height of an epidemic of plague, which is believed to have ceased when he entered the
Art · Observations · Nature · Humour
I cannot tell whether this kitten is on the verge of a nervous breakdown or is a hideous demon from a grimoire
Children and a Mousetrap. Dominicus van Tol, 1660s.
Art · Monarchies · Mores · Paris
Marie de' Medici and the child Louis XIII in an engraving, his harsh upbringing and her exile
Marie de' Medici and her young son, King Louis XIII of France. She arrived in Paris immediately after the murder of Henry IV and took power, which is to say that she, of course, gained more from his death than anyone else. Louis in this engraving may be 8
Art · Monarchies · Paris · People
Ravaillac's Assassination of Henry IV in Paris on 14 May 1610 and His Execution
The regicide François Ravaillac is shown in an engraving with the very dagger with which he took the life of King Henri IV in two blows, having leapt onto the step of his carriage, which had halted on the rue de la Ferronnerie in Paris on 14 May 1610. Ravaillac
Art · Museums · New York · People
Ralph Cahoon, a furniture decorator who became a painter of mermaids for wealthy New York homes
The Massachusetts artist Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982), an American of Dutch descent, began as a furniture decorator but fairly soon found his subject: folk motifs featuring mermaids. With the help of one of his clients, the celebrated philanthropist and patron of the arts Joan Whitney, Cahoon introduced his work to
Architecture · Art · Moscow · Observations
Rimskaya metro station in Moscow, opened in 1995, and the works of Leonid Berlin
The works of della Robbia recalled the sculptures at Rimskaya metro station in Moscow, opened in 1995. Rimskaya is a most unusual station, both in its architecture and in its decorative scheme. Where else on the metro would you find a fountain? The station was built with the participation of
NB! · Faith · Art · Museums · New York
Resurrection, Giovanni della Robbia, 1520-1525, Brooklyn Museum
Art · Mores · People
Genre painter Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau and the mischievous children of his paintings
Mischievous boys are the chief heroes of the work of the genre painter Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau (1855–1931). The artist was interested in how children from humble families spent their time, what their lives were made of, and what held their interest: running about the streets and stealing pastries,