Tag Archives: Art

3rd Century AD: A Slave Rebellion on Chios

Posted on June 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Athenaeus of Naucratis relates the story of a slave revolt in an early 3rd-century Greek work called the Deipnosophistae. It takes place on the Greek island of Chios, close to what is now Turkey. Athenaeus first explains that, unlike other … Continue reading →

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1874: Escaping Criticism

Posted on June 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pere Borrell del Caso: Escaping Criticism (1874) (source)

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1935: Renaissance Man

Posted on June 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life (1513-1519) in central France, in the town of Amboise, where he was supported by King Francis I. Although likely ailing from a stroke, Leonardo continued working, constructing  a mechanical lion … Continue reading →

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1871: A Sound Like the Humming of Bees

Posted on June 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

In order to prove that almost any kind of dream can, with tolerable certainty, be excited by special classes of stimulants, M. Maury caused a series of experiments to be performed on himself when asleep, which afforded very satisfactory results. … Continue reading →

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2040: Better Get Ready

Posted on June 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jack Kirby: 2001, A Space Odyssey Vol 1, No. 5 (April, 1977) (detail). From this gallery.

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1937: Mother and Child

Posted on June 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dorothea Lange: Wife and child of tractor driver. Aldridge Plantation (1937) (source)

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12th Century: Release from All Sorrows

Posted on May 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Detail of the Manjushri Mandala at the Temple of the Great Translator, Nako, late eleventh to early twelfth century. The monumental paintings that have survived in the Guge caves and temple-monasteries guide the meditating monk, also the casual visitor, through … Continue reading →

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2016: Skeleton of Color

Posted on May 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Butch Locsin aka The Skeleton of Color Gallery here.

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2011: Looks Easy Enough

Posted on May 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Zarchary Abel: Impenetraball (source — with instructions!)

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1922: Setting Sun

Posted on May 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Leon Spilliaert: Seascape with Setting Sun (1922)

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