In May, #Rosalia was marked throughout the #RomanEmpire. In military camps, standards & banners were placed around a shrine & decorated with #rose garlands & prayers in memory of the dead. 📷 Wreath making, mosaic, c400 AD: zurl.co/Jm1TY

Beneath the umbrella pines, people wander at ease, while in the foreground an artist sits against a tree, absorbed in his drawing. And look, from here you can just make out the roof of Villa Giulia and the hill of Monte Mario. 🌞  👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200108385

Valentino (1932 - 2026), evening ensemble, pink cut velvet on silk satin,1962, Italy

Landscape from a Dream, 1936–8, by Paul Nash (1889-1946)

Merry

Lobster Tsuba 🦞 Today’s wonderful object is a Japanese tsuba. The tsuba is a hand guard, placed between the hilt and blade of a Japanese sword. It is intended to protect the hand of the samurai warrior from slipping onto the blade, and also to balance the weight of the sword.

In the year 324 AD, #Constantine I founded the new capital of the #Roman Empire and named it New #Rome. From 326 AD to 330 AD, On this day, 11 May, in 330 AD, New Rome was renamed #Constantinople. 📷 :Constantine By Wilfredor - Own work, CC0, zurl.co/50BN7

Ladybird book in the spotlight. The Story of Ships, 1961 Artist: Robert Ayton

“The signing of the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Germany”, painting by M. Kupriyanov, P. Krylov and N. Sokolov, 1945—1946

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Merry

#otd 214AD, Marcus Aurelius Claudius "Gothicus", aka #Claudius II, was born. He was #emperor from 268-270AD after murdering Gallienus, his predecessor, & went on to defeat both the Alemanni & the Goths. 📷 1) Gold medallion, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2) Bust, Worcester Art Museum

For this week's #SundayInTheBorders: the lovely Temple of the Muses 🏛️🌿 This elegant riverside monument, dedicated to creativity, poetry, and nature ✍️📚, is a hidden gem tucked away in a peaceful setting.

Melisa Guilliams as "Myrtha", "Giselle", Photographer Angela Sterling

Lore Zonderman, "La Bayadère", Photographer Altin Kaftira

Pippin

Vadim and Pippin having a disagreement

The cuckoo Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to look for in Spring, 1961)

BBC News - Ethelred the Unready coin hoard found by Maldon detectorist - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lucien Postlewaite and Elizabeth Murphy in Kent Stowell's Swan Lake, photo Angela Sterling Photography.

Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre's The Great Gatsby - Photos by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.

Atlanta Ballet in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s 'Frida' - Photos by Shoccara Marcus

May Garden Photos

Dad's memorial tree at Hillworth Park

Whoever thinks of mills thinks of Paul Gabriël’s paintings. Each summer, he travelled to the Netherlands to sketch the polder landscape, with the windmill as a recurring motif. 👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/set/Molens--fc8937ba-8ca1-4e27-ff9d-08dd024ac88e

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Other work of the Ladybird artists. Village in Spring (1949) Artist: Ronald Lampitt