5 de febrero de 2024
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Just live your live. No one can do it for you. Anthony Burguess: Honey for bears Continue reading
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enchanted-places: Monastery of Tatev, Armenia Monasterio de Tatev, Armenia: El monasterio de Tatev (en armenio: Տաթևի վանք Tat’evi vank’ ) es un monasterio apostólico armenio del siglo IX, localizado en una amplia altiplanicie de basalto cerca del pueblo de Tatev, en la provincia de Syunik, en el sudeste de Armenia. El término “Tatev” se refiere normalmente… Continue reading
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artifacts-archive: Star-Shaped Tile with Phoenix Iran, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th century Phoenixes were common motifs of Ilkhanid ceramics and regularly featured on eight-pointed star tiles. This tile features a phoenix with outstretched wings and a sweeping tail reserved against a luster ground. This tile’s decoration is similar to tiles depicting phoenixes made for the… Continue reading
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allthingseurope: Karlstejn Castle, Czech Republic (by bialobrody) Castillo de Karlstejn, República checa: Este castillo medieval se encuentra al suroeste de Praga, a 32 kilómetros (…y …) fue construido en 1348 por encargo del emperador Carlos IV. En épocas posteriores el castillo tuvo diversas reconstrucciones. Asi, en 1485 se remodeló en estilo gótico, y más tarde, a… Continue reading
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artifacts-archive: Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects) Greek; Athens, 730-720 BCE The handle of this vase takes the form of horses standing side by side, suggesting a team for a four-horse chariot. Ownership of horses was an important indicator of financial status, since only the wealthy could afford to possess and train them. Píxide (contenedor para… Continue reading
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egypt-museum: The sarcophagus chamber in the Pyramid of Unas; some of the Pyramid Texts can be seen written on the gable. The Pyramid Texts are the oldest religious writings known to exist. They were first recorded in the pyramid of Unas, last king of Egypt’s 5th Dynasty, and are called “Pyramid Texts” because they were… Continue reading
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history-of-fashion: 1487 Upper Rhenish Master – Diptych: Hieronymus Tscheckenbürlin and the Personification of Death (Kunstmuseum Basel) Díptico de 1487 del Maestro del Alto Rín: Jerónimo Tscheckenbürlin y la personificación de la muerte. Museo de Arte de Basilea. Este mundo es el caminopara el otro, qu’es moradasin pesar;mas cumple tener buen tinopara andar esta jornadasin errar.Partimos… Continue reading
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Breviarum Grimani (Venecia, Biblioteca Nacional Marciana, Ms. lat. I 99, 2v): Febrero: Sigue nevando, la vida rural está paralizada. La pareja de granjeros está sentada junto al fuego en la casa. El carro del sol cruza el cielo y un niño orina en la nieve. Hacia 1510. Continue reading
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Spanish painters from the 19th century: José García y Ramos (more paintings on the link, ES): A member of the Sevillian School of the 19th century, he is one of the most important masters of Sevillian genre painting of the late 19th century. On this same series: José Jiménez Aranda. Ventura Álvarez Sala. José Villegas… Continue reading