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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 8
Alphonse Mucha, Zodiac (1896).

#Art #Astrology #ArtNouveau #Painting #paint #arts #artist #artists #artcommunity #Color #Painter #Astrologer #Zodiac #zodiacs #horoscope #horoscopes #dailyhoroscope #aquarius
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · 15d
Art Nouveau ring by René Lalique, featuring a moonstone and enamel flowers (crafted around 1900).
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 16
Beauty of the Night brooch, around 1900.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 14
Sometimes, it's the smallest moments that hold the greatest power.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 8
Alphonse Mucha, Zodiac (1896).

#Art #Astrology #ArtNouveau #Painting #paint #arts #artist #artists #artcommunity #Color #Painter #Astrologer #Zodiac #zodiacs #horoscope #horoscopes #dailyhoroscope #aquarius
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 8
Alphonse Mucha, Zodiac (1896).

#Art #Astrology #ArtNouveau #Painting #paint #arts #artist #artists #artcommunity #Color #Painter #Astrologer #Zodiac #zodiacs #horoscope #horoscopes #dailyhoroscope #aquarius
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Aug 19
The Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums, with its famous double helix, allowing people to ascend without meeting people descending.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Aug 6
Palais Royal sewing kit, from around the 19th century.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 29
Craftsmanship.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 27
One of the coolest vintage pocket lamps I've ever seen!

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 22
Craftsmanship.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 21
A door handle from Florence, Italy. Certainly has an Alice in Wonderland feel to it.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 20
A Perfume fountain from the collection of Marie-Antoinette (around 1780). Yes, as in, the Queen of France.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 20
These Grand Etteilla Tarot Type II cards are over 130 years old, having been published by Z. Lismon. The Two of Swords features the 2 April 1890 République Français tax-stamp.

#Tarot #Astrology #Astrologer #Occult #Tarotcards #Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Museum
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 17
Frederick Sandys, Medea (1866-1868).

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 16
"Beauty is not caused. It is."

- Emily Dickinson

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 16
Stephen King in his office in 1983 at 36 years old. In the same year, he published Christine, Pet Sematary, and Cycle of the Werewolf.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 16
Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates (1787). Two years after this painting, revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in France.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 16
The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day" by William Powell Frith (1860)

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 14
Salomon van Ruysdael, View of the Town of Alkmaar (17th century).

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 13
Vesuvius from Portici by Joseph Wright of Derby

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #oilpainting #Beautiful #nature #volcano #Italy #Pompeii #Rome #history
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 13
Did you know that the Lighthouse of Alexandria didn't fall from a single earthquake, but a series of them? Several earthquakes between 956 and 1323 AD gradually damaged & collapsed the ancient wonder

#History #Egypt #Egyptian #Lighthouse #Ocean #Art #artist #arts #artists #artcommunity #archaeology
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 13
Albert Christoph Dies, The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (1799).

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #oilpainting #Beautiful #nature #volcano #Italy #Pompeii #Rome #history
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 13
Many thanks for this wonderful addition; Bernini and other Baroque artists added a sense of drama that brought their sculptures to life in a different way from the Renaissance. Just compare the David by both Michelangelo and Bernini!
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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 12
Saint Michael and the Dragon Spanish (Valencian) Painter, around 1405.

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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Jul 12
Louis XIV, King of France, by Gian-Lorenzo Bernini, 1665. Look at the craftsmanship of the cravat and fabric!

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #sculpture #Beautiful
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