27 de enero de 2024
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cuties-in-codices: daniel’s vision by the tigris river full-page illustration from a copy of the bible commentary “postilla super totam bibliam” by nicholas of lyra, freiburg im breisgau, c. 1393 source: Basel, Universitätsbibl., A II 5, fol. 108v La visión de Daniel en el río Tigris. Ilustración a toda página de una copia del comentario de… Continue reading
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La Catedral de Córdoba: el Coro y el Órgano Coro de la Catedral de Córdoba (vista parcial) con vista de la bóveda En pasados posts, ya abordamos el estudio de esta maravilla del arte, en particular de la bóveda, que tenemos de nuevo en la foto con la que comienza este post. Me parece más… Continue reading
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egypt-museum: Head of King Userkaf Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, ca. ca. 2498-2345 BC. From Sun temple of Userkaf, Abusir. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 90220 This head of King Userkaf was found in his Sun Temple dedicated by him to the god Re at Abusir. The royal head, wearing the Deshret or the… Continue reading
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La Catedral y el Alcázar de Segovia desde Zamarramala https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js We can see Segovia’s Cathedral on the left of the foto. Located on the Main Square of the city, under its beautiful pinnacles citizens met to chat and to know the last news and rumours. Made in a late Gothic style, its construction began in… Continue reading
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https://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js La Torre Eiffel desde la Escuela Militar al anochecer. Continue reading
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egypt-museum: Pair of Socks Roman Period, 4th to 5th century.Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. 2085&A-1900 This pair of socks were made in the 4th to 5th century, and were excavated in Egypt at the end of the 19th century. They have a divided toe and are designed to be worn with sandals. The… Continue reading
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uncleclaudius: The statue of Livia, wife of emperor Augustus and mother of emperor Tiberius, portrayed as the goddess Ceres. Estatua de Livia, esposa del emperador Augusto y madre del emperador Tiberio, retratada como la diosa Ceres. Continue reading
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ibarbouron-us: Simon Marmion, Un coro de ángeles, ca. 1459, Galería Nacional, Londres. Continue reading
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wolframpant: …they intercepted him in a narrow passage and killed him. When he had fallen, none of the men present kept hands off him, but all fell to stabbing him savagely, even though he was dead; and some even tasted of his flesh. His wife and daughter were also promptly slain. Thus Gaius, after doing in… Continue reading
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books0977: The Library of Thorvald Boeck (1902). Harriet Backer (Norwegian, 1845-1932). Oil on canvas. National Gallery, Oslo, Norway. Olaf Thorvald Boeck (1835-1901) was a Norwegian lawyer, civil servant and book collector. His library was known for its time as the largest private library in Norway. Backer’s painting incorporates only one part of the library. La… Continue reading
Curiosidades del arte y la historia 