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2015: Moon and Sea
George Dmitriev: Moon and Sea (c. 2015)
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Tagged 21st Century, Art, George Dmitriev, Painting, Russia, Seascapes, The Ocean
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2017: The Sky
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1903: Along the Shore
William Trost Richards: Along the Shore (1903)
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15th Century: The Ideal City
The Ideal City is the title given to three different paintings. The are generally referred to as The Ideal City of Urbino, The Ideal City of Baltimore, and The Ideal City of Berlin, according to where they are located—although all … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Century, Baltimore, Berlin, Books, Cities, Cityscapes, Fra Carnevale, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Italo Calvino, Italy, Painting, Prose, Urbino
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1655: One Hundred Inventions
In 1655, Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester composed his Century of Inventions — a listing of 100 things that needed to be invented. The full title is A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions As at … Continue reading
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1876: The Bowsprit Got Mixed with the Rudder Sometimes.
He had bought a large map representing the sea, Without the least vestige of land: And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be A map they could all understand. —Lewis Carroll: The Hunting of the Snark … Continue reading
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2007: Mes Maisons
Jean-François Fourtou: from Mes Maisons (2007) (source)
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Tagged 21st Century, Art, France, Houses, Melancholy, Miniatures
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2012: 1001 Uses for Duct Tape
Takahiro Iwasaki: Geo Eye (Victoria Peak) (2012)
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Tagged 21st Century, Art, Duct Tape, Japan, Takahiro Iwasaki
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1934: Shadows
Hans Emmenegger: Hard Shadow Cast on Trunk (1934)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Hans Emmenegger, Painting, Switzerland, Trees
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1958: Indrani Rahman and a Douglas DC-6
Sunil Janah: Indrani Rahman Born in Chennai, Indrani Rahman was instilled with a sense of independence by her mother, a dancer from Petosky, Michigan who had changed her name from Esther Sherman to Ragini Devi when she’d married Ramalal Balram … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Aviation, Dance, India, Indrani Rahman, Miniatures, Performing Arts, Photography, Sunil Janah, USA, Women
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