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1475: Battle of the Nudes

Posted on November 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Antonio del Pollaiuolo: Battle of the Nudes (c. 1470-1475)

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650 AD: Censer Lid

Posted on November 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Teotihuacan cencer lid (c. 450-650)  

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1895: Twilight

Posted on November 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Alexander Harrison: Twilight on the Shore; I made up the date. Harrison was the inspiration for the character Elstir in Proust’s  Remembrance of Things Past.

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1842: Behold the Beast with the Sharpened Tail!

Posted on November 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

In cantos XVI and XVII of the Inferno, Dante and his guide Virgil meet the monster Geryon, who alights on the edge of the abyss after Virgil has summoned him. In front, he has the face of an innocent man, … Continue reading →

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1902: Sunset

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Sunset at Cape Ann, Massachusetts (1902)

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1672: The Golden Bend in the Herengracht

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde: View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht (1671-72)

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1968: Go With the Winner

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

1968 Hot Wheels Mustang

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2009: Looking at Art; Looking at Africa; Looking at Art

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alex Mawimbi (formerly Ato Malinda): Looking at Art; Looking at Africa; Looking at Art (2009); “for the length of one hour, the performer crawls from one lying position on mangled concrete, to a standing position at a pile of soil. … Continue reading →

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1st Century AD: Weep and Howl for the Miseries that Will Come Upon You

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

αγε νυν οι πλουϲιοι κλαυϲατε ολολυ ζοντεϲ επι ταιϲ ταλαιπωριεϲ υμω ταιϲ επερχομε ναιϲ ϋμιν ο πλου τοϲ ϋμων ϲεϲη πεν και τα ϊματι α ϋ μων ϲητοβρω τα γεγονεν · ο χρυϲοϲ ϋ μων και ο αργυροϲ κατϊωται και … Continue reading →

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1903: Sunlit Waves

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William Trost Richards: Sunlit Waves (1903)

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