Clara Street, Benwell, Newcastle, 1950, photo by Bert Hardy.

Virane bir cumbadaki kurumuş bir çiçeğe inatla su vermeye benzer, kendi ruhunu kendi elleriyle öldürmüş birine yaşamın güzelliğinden söz etmek.

Margareta Trip, as Minerva, giving a lesson to her sister Anna Maria. I'm sure their parents thought this would make a sweet portrait! And it was painted by Ferdinand Bol, born OTD in 1616.

Romy Schneider by Sam Lévin, 1963

Regent’s Park now. 😊 #London #RegentsPark

The Ladybird fan. Mind your fingers Artist: Gerald Witcomb (1976)

This delightful object is an ojime in the form of an aubergine. It dates from early 20th-century Japan, and is made from an alloy of gold and copper called shakudō. An ojime is a bead used to fasten the drawstring of a purse, or the cords of an inrō (tiered lacquer carrying case).

This is a splendid incipit page from Matthew's Gospel. Have you ever seen such an exquisite LIBER? BnF MS Latin 9390; Evangelia quattuor (known as the Gospels of Metz)(1v-177r). — Capitulare evangeliorum (177v-190v); 10th century (second half after 969 CE); f.18r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Wonderful portrait of old Elizabeth Bas, painted by Ferdinand Bol of Amsterdam. He was born OTD in 1616.

#botd Peter Lorre with Humphrey Bogart photographed by Robert Capa while filming Beat The Devil (1953).

FIN (Tintin - L'Étoile mystérieuse)

Wyandot moccasins, c. 1880, in the collection of the Bata Shoe Museum 📸Daderot

Boston's Combat Zone Red District: The Pilgrim Theater and the Naked i Cabaret #Photography #Boston

Yellow umbrella...

John Rolston Clarke cover art of Marlene Dietrich for the October issue of Silver Screen magazine, 1932. Based on a still from Blonde Venus. 🔽

"Too hot, too old, too many people. Shan't come south in June again." ------ Postmark: 15 June 1992

Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keeffe. Carmel. 1976.

Another fine flourish at Chicago Theatre.

A beeswax figure from the Malay peninsula, 'stuck with pins to cause illness' and donated to the Museum in 1943. Hear the stories behind other magical and mystical objects on our Witchcraft, Amulets & Magic tour, Wednesday 22 July, 2-3pm. Tickets: £8/Members free. www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/witchc...

Quizzical mask terracotta, pigments c. 500 BCE to 500 CE Bahia culture Ecuador #handmade #ancientart #art #terracotta #pigments #mask #quizzicalexpression #BahiaCulture #Ecuador #precolumbian #prehispanic #sculptural #sculpted #humanform #face #culture #ritual #religion #belief #fertility #victory

Our sanctuary from the heat today - the crypt of Winchester Cathedral (which was still flooded a few weeks ago) with Antony Gormley's deeply moving Sound II Water rises through the figure's body into his hands. Gorgeous. #ArtMatters #Art #ECK

An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia. It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean. 📷 Ionian Aquarium

hab noch nordsee in der tasche.

'View from the Window of 11A North Hill towards Highgate School' (1950s) by Margaret Thomas (Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution)

Hilarious chart shows who's suing whom in AI. Source: buff.ly/lkHKHU3

🌊 Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus Paris: Gide et J. Baudry, 1846 [atlas]-1855 [text] [Source]

Architectural Design, November 1957. Cover design by Theo Crosby designreviewed.com/artefacts/ar...

Don't go to Cumbria. It's just not worth the risk.

24 June 1649: Fr Mercure Verdier writes to #Rome about the Irish Jesuits. Among other things, he notes that each owns a watch 'and spends much time on it' Love of devices is nothing new. Watch with alarm, calendar and case. Made in #London 1645-1648 by Sampson Shelton (BM)

Regents of the Amsterdam Lepers' House by Ferdinand Bol, 1649. In fact there were no more lepers & the building was used as a madhouse. So what's up with the kid here?

English fashion designer Betty Jackson was born #OnThisDay in 1949. She designed this black wool zippered dress that was worn by Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone in series 5 of Absolutely Fabulous. Sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions. #fashionhistory #abfab

Lavender...

No European country had more leaders than the UK in the last decade (post-Brexit time). You’ve done it. You out-Italied Italy!

Medieval lectern carved into the shape of an eagle, by someone who was familiar with geese.

After the identification of the shark as a great white was challenged, Croatian researchers and an international team of specialists carried out a detailed review. Their response has now been published in an international scientific journal… www.croatiaweek.com/great-white-...

22h30 retour de la plage et encore 32 degrés !

#Delft #Delftholland

Movie poster Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 1926 by Boris Konstantinovich Bilinsky Image from Pinterest. Discover more design history by subscribing to my newsletter designreviewed.com/newsletter/

The life cycle of the swallowtail butterfly is an example of nature's perfection. From humble caterpillar to magnificent butterfly, each stage holds its own significance and beauty.

I had that dream again

Tête d’Auguste (portrait dit de Méroé) présentée dans l’exposition « Moi Auguste, empereur de Rome » au Grand Palais en 2014. Retrouvée à Méroé au Soudan en 1910, elle appartient aux collections du British Museum.

Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Futbol varonil, descripción gráfica.

Disney History 6/23/1956 Disneyland's Skyway to Fantasyland and Skyway to Tomorrowland begin transporting guests across the park. In 1959 it would take you thru the Matterhorn when that attraction opens. Damn, I miss this ride!

We fund science for outcomes like this one. It’s vital to understand the enormity of what we stand to lose under these malevolent incompetents.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYonder Killantringan Lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway - and over yonder you can see Northern Ireland

More seagulls than people on the beach today - but the tide is ebbing... #SwanseaBay

Romy Schneider