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945 BC: Shine Thou with Thy Beams of Light
A HYMN OF PRAISE TO RĀ WHEN HE RISETH IN THE EASTERN PART OF HEAVEN. Those who are in his train rejoice, and lo! Osiris Aāi victorious, saith: “Hail, thou Disk, thou lord of rays, who risest on the horizon … Continue reading
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1929: The Metropolis of Tomorrow
Hugh Ferriss: Illustration from The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929) (source)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Architecture, Books, Cities, Cityscapes, Drawing, Hugh Ferriss, Science Fiction, USA
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1789: The Bastilles Made from the Bastille
Pierre-François Palloy owned one of the largest building firms in Paris when the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, and, after some debate over the fate of the prison that had come to symbolize tyranny in the city, he acquired … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Architecture, France, French Revolution, Miniatures, Pierre-François Palloy, Revolution
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1650: Very Tempting
Joos van Craesbeeck: The Temptation of St Anthony (c. 1650)
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, Belgium, Christianity, Joos van Craesbeeck, Painting, Religion, Temptation of St. Anthony
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1845: Daguerreotype with Daguerreotypes
Portrait of a Daguerreotypist Displaying Daguerreotypes and Cases, 1845, maker unknown. (source)
1922: Dada for All
L’optimisme dévoilé pour: les thés mondains les fabricants de boîtes d’allumettes l’ennui d’argent une nuit d’ordre supérieur un cylindre d’azote couvert d’un chapeau haut-de-forme un philosophe tombé dans les plaisirs des cascades vierges un beau paysage alpin avec la lune … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Dada, France, Poetry, Romania, Tristan Tzara
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1862: Billedbog
Pages from a scrapbook billedbog (Danish: “picture book”) made by Hans Christian Andersen and his friend Adolph L. Drewsen for eight-year-old Jonas Drewsen. Andersen and Drewsen both contributed to the collages and wrote stories and poems around the pictures and in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, Adolph L. Drewsen, Art, Books, Children, Collage, Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen, Jonas Drewsen
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1876: Marsh
Martin Johnson Heade: Marsh Sunset, Newburyport, Massachusetts (c. 1876–1882)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Martin Johnson Heade, Painting, The Sun, USA
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1494: The Poisoning of Pico della Mirandola
The brilliant and audacious Humanist philosopher Pico della Mirandola died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 31. His life had been exceptional. A child prodigy who had left home at fourteen to study church law, Pico turned to … Continue reading
1910: Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a woman by an unknown photographer; Senegal, c. 1910. Her hair style is called nguuka. “Created using black wool to produce two symmetrical voluminous spheres held by a textile on top of the head, this hairdo became popular … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910's, Africa, Photography, Portraits, Senegal, Women
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