Yellow-casqued wattled hornbill, by John Gerrard Keulemans (d. 1912). This bird's casque amplifies its calls, allowing them to travel great distances through the rainforest. www.universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u.... #birds #art #illustration #wildlife

Portrait of a young woman with an umbrella, by Clément Maurice (d. 1933). An elegant lady stands before a lakeside garden. Unfortunately, the right edge of the frame reveals that it's just old-school AI. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #photography #french #lake #garden

The little brown bat, a small insectivore native to North America—scruffy fur, beady eyes, and a gaping mouth full of tiny sharp teeth—not exactly a winning first impression. www.universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #bats #animals #vampire #cute

Horseshoe Bend with the meander of the Colorado River. The Colorado River takes about 1,000 years to erode just one inch of rock at Horseshoe Bend, slowly but continuously reshaping the landscape. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #photography #landscape #river #colorado

Tamaya Nishi, Hana-murasaki, by Keisai Eisen, c. 1830. The high-ranking courtesan Hana-murasaki, with two young attendants. www.universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #illustration #japan #print

Insects and a Sprig of Rosemary, by Jan van Kessel the Elder, 1653. Turning nature’s tiniest wonders (or creepy crawlies) into masterpieces. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #insects #garden #painting

Curled on a stone ledge, a little chimpanzee looks out with a calm, almost human curiosity. (Adieu!) universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #photogrpahy #wildlife #chimpanzees #primates

Portrait of a Woman with a Dog (Veronese's daughter), attributed to Paolo Veronese, c. 1560–70. Veronese had one daughter, Vittoria Caliari who married Domenico Dotto di Castelfranco in 1593. universalcompendium.com/tables/xfam/... #art #portrait #dog #renaissance

The Wedding at Cana, by Paolo Veronese, 1562–1563. Christ turns water into wine at a marriage feast, but amidst the Renaissance splendour and excess, nobody really notices. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #renaissance #wedding #venice

The Hunter (self-portrait?), by Paolo Veronese, 1560–61. A man in elegant hunting dress, almost stepping out of a fresco with his hounds, could possibly be Veronese himself. universalcompendium.com/tables/xfam/... #art #painting #renaissance #hunting

Winter, by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1625. A scene of contrasts, with the serenity of skaters gliding across a frozen landscape on the right, and people and a dog relieving themselves against barren trees on the left. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #dutch #satire #painting

Giraffe Fantasy, by Juan Pérez, 2017. A child feeds a storybook-sized giraffe, enormous to match the scale of childhood wonder. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #photography #art #giraffe #fantasy

Portrait of a Young Man, by Cosmè Tura, 1470s. An unidentified member of the Este family, with wavy blond hair, red cap, and dark green garment. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #painting #renaissance #italy

The Child Falling Asleep, by Édouard Toudouze (1848–1907). A woman in elegant attire sits beside a cradle in a garden, fanning the swaddled child as it drifts to sleep. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #garden #france #baby

Double portrait of Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle Oil on canvas, by Jacob van Campen. A marriage portrait, the couple holds a sheet of music as a symbol of their harmonious union. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #portrait #painting #marriage

Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, duchesse de Bourgogne, by N. Tardieu (d.1749). The duchess, a letter-writing enthusiast, sits in towering finery, scribbling away at an ornate table. Then came measles and carried her off, along with her husband. universalcompendium.com/tables/xfam/... #art #france #vaccine

The Five Senses: Touch, by Jan Miense Molenaer, 1637. A drunk experiences one of the five senses, leaving him numb. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #painting #netherlands #baroque

Peacock and Peacock Butterfly, by Archibald Thorburn, 1917. A little peacock butterfly flutters by, trying to outdo a peacock during its grand performance. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #painting #art #birds #naturalism

Ten weepers from the tomb of Isabella de Bourbon. Figures from a larger funerary monument dedicated to Isabella, the second wife of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, depicting family members and ancestors mourning her death. universalcompendium.com//gen_images/... #sculpture #art #tomb

Two volcanoes in Mexico steeped in Aztec mythology. Iztaccihuatl died from grief upon hearing of her lover Popocatépetl's death; the gods transformed them into mountains, with Popocatépetl's volcano still active in his eternal mourning. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #volcano #aztec #mexico

Still Life with Wild Strawberries, by Adriaen Coorte, 1705. A single white flower rises from a bunch of strawberries. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #stilllife #strawberries

Still Life of Fish and Cat, by Clara Peeters, after 1620. An abundance of fish and seafood, with a cat guarding its fishy treasure. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #painting #cat #fish #flemish

A miniature of the God of Love (Diex d'Amors) shooting the Lover (L'Amans), from Roman de la Rose, Royal 19 B XIII, f. 16, c 1320–c 1340, one of the most important and influential literary works written in mediaeval French. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #manuscript #poetry #french

Cat stealing prawn, anonymous (India), 19th c. Based on a Bengali proverb, the cat is a satirical representation of a false ascetic unable to control its lust, while the prawn symbolises forbidden desires or material temptations. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #cat #india #folkart

A hippo amongst the duckweed (smiling?) universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #wildlife #hippo #pond #africa

The Lutenist, by Hendrick M. Sorgh, 1661. An innocent scene of a man playing the lute for a woman, yet a painting of Pyramus and Thisbe is on the wall, which either celebrates love or warns against impulsive lust. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #music #painting #baroque #netherlands

Still life with fruit and flowers, by Giovanni Stanchi (1608-c. 1673). A wild display of nature’s wealth, bursting with textures and colours. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #baroque #painting #flowers #fruit

Raised and slightly curled, this sniffly probe moves with an air of curiosity and vigilance. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #wildlife #photorgraphy #elephant #animals

The Golden Bridge, Hòa Vang district of Da Nang, Vietnam, symbolising a connection between heaven and earth. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #architecture #bridge #photography #vietnam

Figure Pair https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.402

The Wolf of Gubbio, by Sassetta, 1437–44. St Francis of Assisi tames a wolf and brings peace between the animal and the townspeople. universalcompendium.com/tables/xfam/... #art #gothic #painting #italian

Good Night, by Joshua Smith, c. 1880. A Victorian-era novelty composite photograph with around 40 crying babies at bedtime. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #photography #babies #victorian #portrat

The Wolf of Gubbio [detail], by Sassetta, 1437–44. Mediaeval neighbourhood watch wondering if Francis is safe. universalcompendium.com/tables/xfam/... #art #gothic #painting #wolf

L'ultrameuble (with a birdcage), by Kurt Seligmann, 1938. This lost work was described as an unexpected surrealist object, as if it had come from a dream and was said to have arisen from the artist’s erotic fantasies. universalcompendium.com//gen_images/... #art #sculpture #surrealism #furniture

Lovers (Self portrait with Wally), by Egon Schiele, 1914/15. The artist and his companion, Wally Neuzil, in a close embrace. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #expressionism #love #painting

Head study of Don Giovanni, by Alfred Roller, 1905. Irresistible curly hair, a thick beard, and dark piercing eyes — but they belong to a seductive, reckless libertine whose charm hides a dangerous, unrepentant soul. www.universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #opera #illustration #music

A Christmas Carol, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1867. A woman draped in a lavish Eastern-style robe sings a joyful Christmas hymn while playing a lyre. universalcompendium.com/tables/xfam/... #art #music #christmas #preraphaelite

Blue tit, by Henry C. Richter, c. 1873. A bird whose vibrant colours and lively spirits brightens every corner it visits. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #birds #art #wildlife #illustration

Sunrise in Paris with a grotesque from the rooftop of Notre Dame Cathedral looking out over the city. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #architecture #paris #notredame #gargoyle

Still Life with Flowers and Nuts, by Anthony Oberman, c. 1830. A variety of Dutch flowers arranged in an earthenware pot. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #painting #flowers #art

View towards the Pandpoort on the Haarlem Grote Market, by Wouterus de Nooy, 1813. An early 19th century perspective through an archway leading towards Haarlem's Pandpoort, the old city gate. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #architecture #painting #netherlands

Day of the Dead Tic Tacs😒 universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #sweets #mexico #diademuertos #death

Portrait of John Maynard Keynes, attributed to Henry Lamb, c. 1920. British economist who greatly influenced modern economic policy. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #drawing #economy #british

Still Life Tea Set, by Jean-Étienne Liotard, c. 1781–83. A cluttered six-cup tea service in a Chinese design. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #tea #painting #party

The Lemon, by Édouard Manet, 1880. Manet transforms an everyday item into an object of striking presence and intensity. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #painting #impressionism #stilllife

Part of Olaus Magnus' Carta Marina of 1539, showing part of Scandinavia and mythical monsters, with Greenland at the top left. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #maps #scandinavia #greenland #monsters

An Allegory of Summer, by Charles-André van Loo (d. 1765). Plump cherubs labour in a sun-drenched field, gathering sheaves of golden wheat. One putto pauses from the toil, leaning back to take a refreshing drink from a bowl. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #mythology #painting #rococo

Irish Troops in the Judaean Hills Surprised by a Turkish Bombardment, 1919, by Henry Lamb, 1919. Viewed from above, the aftermath of a Turkish artillery barrage striking Irish soldiers stationed in Palestine during World War I. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #war #realism #british

Study for Butterfly Couple, by Joseph Leyendecker, 1923. Created for a 1920s Kuppenheimer clothing ad, a fashionably-dressed couple kneel in an intimate embrace, surrounded by large, decorative butterfly wings. www.universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #art #painting #illustration #artnouveau

Crown and letter for the King of Ardra, anonymous (English), 1664. A cheap diplomatic gift intended to establish trade relations/the slave trade. It was intercepted by the Dutch, along with a letter written by the Duke of York. universalcompendium.com/gen_images/u... #history #colonialism #slavery