NB! · Observations · Humour
Section
· 5742 stories
NB!
NB! · Archaeology · Faith · Museums
The Etruscan sun deity Kave on a bronze fitting from a chariot
The Etruscan deity of the rising sun, Cavatha, depicted on a bronze chariot plaque. One of the most powerful figures in the Etruscan pantheon, to whom 80 sacrifices were offered each year
NB! · Books · Society · Humour
Chitai-gorod names the books most often stolen from its stores
Chitai-gorod conducted an internal audit and found out which books are stolen from its shops most often. The list was topped by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. In second place among book thieves came Orwell's dystopia 1984.
NB! · Art · People · Humour
Leonardo da Vinci Wishes You a Good Start to the New Working Week
NB! · Archive · Art · Books
The Wheel of Fortune in a 15th-century edition of Boccaccio's “Lives of Famous Men and Women”
The Wheel of Fortune in a 15th-century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's "On the Fates of Illustrious Men and Women" is shown as a carousel, with a king seated at the very top while courtiers go flying off the rickety side seats
NB! · London · Monarchies · Observations
I did not know that since 2022 Kate Middleton has held the honorary ceremonial post of Colonel of the Irish Guards, one of the elite regiments of the British Army
NB!
Painted or Real?
NB! · Society · Paris · Pop Culture
French President Emmanuel Macron Announces Plans to Ban Social Media for Children Under 15
NB! · Art · Museums
Torso, 1st century BC, from the collection of Pierluigi Farnese in the National Gallery in Parma
NB! · Architecture · Art · Observations
Those eyes opposite, or rather the metal dots where the eyes should be, on the saint's bas-relief in Modena Cathedral
NB! · Art · People
A small marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, "Despair", from a private collection, was sold at auction for €1.1 million last weekend
A small marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, "Despair", from a private collection, was sold at auction for €1.1 million last weekend. It is reported that the owners had no idea of the work's value, taking the sculpture for a copy.
NB! · Architecture · Faith · Observations · Heritage