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1913: As One Universe Differs from Another
Proust’s corrections to a proof of Swann’s Way (1913) When, after that first evening at the Verdurins’, he had had the little phrase played over to him again, and had sought to disentangle from his confused impressions how it was … Continue reading
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1927: Dancing on the Bauhaus Roof
T. Lux Feininger: [Charleston on the Bauhaus Roof] (1927); the dancer is Xanti Schawinsky and Clemens Röseler is playing the banjo.
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1876: Grove
George Inness: Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa (1876)
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1965: גמר חתימה טובה
LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax famously refused to take the mound on the first day of the World Series in 1965; it was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. He was the best pitcher in the world … Continue reading
1970: Flaming Eyeballs from Space
Shonen Magazine, 1970 (source)
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1770: Trifacial Trinity
Painted by an anonymous artist of Peru’s Cusco School in the mid-eighteenth century (c. 1750 – 1770), this work sought to represent the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Holy Trinity. The typology—known as a Trifacial Trinity—had been banned by the … Continue reading
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1950: Atom Bomb Hits New York City
Chesley Bonestell: Atom Bomb Hits New York City; cover illustration for the August 5, 1950 issue of Collier’s magazine.
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1873: The Monk
George Inness: The Monk (1873)
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1607: Book of Kings
Muhammad ibn Mulla mir al-Husaini al-Ustadi: Illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu’l Qasim Firdausi (1605–7)
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19th Century: The Meat-Shaped Stone
This artifact from the Qing Dynasty is a naturally-layered and dyed piece of jasper carved to resemble a piece of stewed pork. It is housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
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