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Prince Harry and Nicholas II: 120 Years On
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The alarming little fellow with his tongue poking out, lurking between the legs of Venus, is no mere lecherous child but the offspring of a Satyr, come to seduce the goddess
The alarming little fellow with his tongue poking out, lurking between the legs of Venus, is no mere lecherous child but the offspring of a Satyr, come to seduce the goddess. Annibale Carracci, 1588
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Thomas, father of Alexandre Dumas, was the son of a slave; in 1793 he was appointed a brigadier general of the revolutionary armies
Thomas, father of Alexandre Dumas, was the son of a slave; in 1793 he was appointed a brigadier general of the revolutionary armies. In that same year the US Senate passed the Fugitive Slave Act. Europe and the States are, after all, very different
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A Puritan warning to sinners about falling eyes and a devil on a cloud
If you sin, your eyes will fall out, and then the devil will carry you off on a cloud. Hold fast to Puritan values, and have a good week!
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Carved wooden post with two round rosettes in front of a church altar
👌🏼 impeccable design. Rather orthodox
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Symptoms of Debauchery: Maria Anne Fitzherbert and Albinia Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire (the one with the larger jewellery) at the theatre, 1794
Symptoms of Debauchery: Maria Anne Fitzherbert and Albinia Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire (the one with the larger jewellery) at the theatre, 1794. Sometimes intraspecific competition drives one to extreme measures
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The child's dragoon uniform of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, first President of the French Republic and nephew of Napoleon
The child's dragoon uniform of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, first President of the French Republic and nephew of Napoleon. From the celebrated collection of fine objects assembled by Émile Hermès, now on display at Versailles
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Jacopo da Pontormo, Leda and the Swan
Jacopo da Pontormo, Leda and the Swan. Zeus appeared to the daughter of the Aetolian king and seduced her. Leda gave birth to an egg, from which Helen of Troy hatched. The shell of this egg is said to have been preserved in Sparta
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Eve, the Apples and the Serpent Tempter
Eve, the Apples and the Serpent Tempter. Odoardo Fantacchiotti, 1864
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