Tag Archives: Art

1495: Relationship Issues

Posted on June 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Piero di Cosimo: A Satyr Mourning over a Nymph [The Death of Procris] (c. 1495) (source) In one version of the myth of Procris, her husband Cephalus abandons her for eight years to test her fidelity, and then, when he … Continue reading →

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1692: Water Color

Posted on June 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

A page from A. Boogert’s Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau [A Treatise on the Colors Used in Watercolor Painting] (1692). Found here.

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1910: The Revolution Will Be Colorized

Posted on June 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Klimbin (colorizer): Emiliano Zapata (source)

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1960’s: Music Lessons

Posted on June 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jiří Kolář: Globus s notovými osnovami (1960’s) (source) The literal translation seems to be something like “Globe with a curriculum of musical scores.” So maybe “Globe with Music Lessons”?

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2014: State of the Union

Posted on June 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Brosio: State of the Union 2 (2014) (source)

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1860: Sara Paambu

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

A dhaman (rat snake) (ptyas mucosus), Tiruchirappalli, ca.1860 (source) In Tamil, the snake’s name is sara paambu.

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2010: Can’t Buy Me Love

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

“This research provides the first evidence that money interferes with  people’s  ability  to  savor  positive  emotions  and  experiences.  In  a  large  sample  of  working  adults,  we  found  that  wealthier individuals reported lower savoring ability. Indeed, the negative impact of money … Continue reading →

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1928: What Work Is

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

August Sandler: Bricklayer (1928) (source)

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1878: Black Sun

Posted on June 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Étienne Léopold Trouvelot: Total Eclipse of the Sun. Observed July 29, 1878, at Creston, Wyoming Territory. (source)

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1902: Island

Posted on June 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gustav Klimt: Island in the Attersee (1902)

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