Author Archives: corvusfugit

2017: Four Crows

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

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1867: Ambo le Man per lo Dolor mi Morsi

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

In the lowest depths of Hell, Dante and Virgil come upon the souls of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and his political enemy Archbishop Ruggieri. Both are frozen in ice up to their necks; Ugolino is behind Ruggieri, gnawing on the … Continue reading →

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3650 BC: A Bowl with Human Feet

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Egypt – Bowl with Human Feet (ca. 3900–3650 BC) (source)

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1972: Saigon

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Raymond Depardon: Saigon, 1972

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1872: Twilight

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Frederick Kensett: Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut (1872)

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1929: Black Swan

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joseph Stella: Black Swan (1928-1929)

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1971: SHADO

Posted on September 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ed Bishop as Colonel Edward “Ed” Straker of SHADO (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) in the British TV series UFO, which aired in 1970 and 1971. The show takes place in 1980.