NB! · Archaeology · Observations · Nature
A fig tree that grows upside down. The Archaeological Park of the Baths of Baiae, on the shore of the Bay of Naples. The tree is about 20 years old. Such an unusual fig
Coming Up · Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations · Ethnography
Since such fairy-tale goings-on are afoot, a reminder that from today you can visit the exhibition "The Russian Fairy Tale" at the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val. The display brings together classic works on fairy-tale subjects, contemporary art, sculpture and media: a veritable journey through
Art · Observations · Education · People
Mental Arithmetic at Rachinsky's Village School, Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky, 1895. The problem on the blackboard, (10²+11²+12²+13²+14²)/365, World of engineering proposes to solve in one's head. I, to be honest, did not manage it at the first attempt: I tried to break
NB! · Art · Observations · Humour
Portrait of a three-year-old boy in a ruffled gorget, with a large hat, a parrot and a little dog. 1644. So small, and already weary of the conventions of this mortal world
Art · Monarchies · Observations
I adore this detail from The Battle of Fontenoy by Horace Vernet, painter, diplomat and popularizer of battle painting. It is generally held that the scene shows a father kissing his son after the battle. Though perhaps it is not a father at all. The young man, incidentally, holds in
Cinema · Monarchies · Observations · Mores · Humour
On Josephine's birthday, let us recall the hilariously funny American melodrama "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story", with a young Armand Assante as the Emperor. It is a miniseries, so it will see you through several evenings. Do take note of the costumes, hairstyles and make-
Archive · Art · Observations · Society
In the 1790s, campaigns arise in England against the currents blowing in from France, alarming for their backdrop of bloody reprisals and the overthrow of a monarchy. A propaganda broadsheet sets two allegories of Liberty side by side: Britannia, with the scales of justice, Magna Carta under the protection of
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🇩🇰 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at the presentation of the Queen's portrait, marking her 80th birthday, at Frederiksborg Castle. All in all, I still have but one question for this charming and modest queen, in every respect: who styles you, my
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When the epidemic began, I was greatly puzzled by the vast stream of information about the need to wash one's hands, until I began to look closely at photographs on social media in which my acquaintances in Europe and the United States pad about their homes in outdoor
NB! · Art · London · Observations · Mores · Humour
The picture is, of course, about fashionable parasols in London in the 1790s, but the hats here are no less remarkable. I should like to self-isolate beneath an exceedingly wide-brimmed hat in the style of a galero