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Harmonic proportion: Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, whose works & designs influenced Western Neoclassicism, born #OTD 1508. Villa Capra (La Rotonda) featured in I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura pub. 1570, & inspired English Palladianism (Chiswick House) and American Neoclassicism (Monticello).
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Harmonic proportion: Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, whose works & designs influenced Western Neoclassicism, born #OTD 1508. Villa Capra (La Rotonda) featured in I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura pub. 1570, & inspired English Palladianism (Chiswick House) and American Neoclassicism (Monticello).
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High Baroque masterpiece: illusionistic frescoed dome of Sant’Andrea della Valle Rome, 1627; Assumption of Virgin painted di sotto in sù by Giovanni Lanfranco, pupil of Agostino and Annibale Carracci; died #OTD 1647.
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
High Baroque masterpiece: illusionistic frescoed dome of Sant’Andrea della Valle Rome, 1627; Assumption of Virgin painted di sotto in sù by Giovanni Lanfranco, pupil of Agostino and Annibale Carracci; died #OTD 1647.
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30th November is the feast of St Andrew.
BL King's 9; Book of Hours; c.1500 CE; Bruges; ff.36v-37r
BL King's 9; Book of Hours; c.1500 CE; Bruges; ff.36v-37r
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
30th November is the feast of St Andrew.
BL King's 9; Book of Hours; c.1500 CE; Bruges; ff.36v-37r
BL King's 9; Book of Hours; c.1500 CE; Bruges; ff.36v-37r
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This wonderful Ancient Greek gold coin dates from late 5th-century BCE.
It was issued by the city of Akragas, today’s Agrigento, in Sicily.
The coin features a crab on the reverse, and an eagle standing on a rock, devouring a snake.These symbols were common designs on the coinage of Akragas.
It was issued by the city of Akragas, today’s Agrigento, in Sicily.
The coin features a crab on the reverse, and an eagle standing on a rock, devouring a snake.These symbols were common designs on the coinage of Akragas.
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This wonderful Ancient Greek gold coin dates from late 5th-century BCE.
It was issued by the city of Akragas, today’s Agrigento, in Sicily.
The coin features a crab on the reverse, and an eagle standing on a rock, devouring a snake.These symbols were common designs on the coinage of Akragas.
It was issued by the city of Akragas, today’s Agrigento, in Sicily.
The coin features a crab on the reverse, and an eagle standing on a rock, devouring a snake.These symbols were common designs on the coinage of Akragas.
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There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
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This is "Grove Road, Bow" by Harold Steggles that is undated but I suspect that it comes from c.1930/31. Recent research has revealed that this was actually a view from the Malmsbury Road School (where some of the art classes were held) down Guerin Street: (map from National Library of Scotland).
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is "Grove Road, Bow" by Harold Steggles that is undated but I suspect that it comes from c.1930/31. Recent research has revealed that this was actually a view from the Malmsbury Road School (where some of the art classes were held) down Guerin Street: (map from National Library of Scotland).
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Lovely scene from the Tacuinum sanitatis from the 1440s showing a common household, they're making cheese and a poor person (no shoes, holes in hose) is tasting it.
Lovely big but angry looking dog.
Oh look, shock horror... COLOURFUL CLOTHES.
Take note Hollywood.
Lovely big but angry looking dog.
Oh look, shock horror... COLOURFUL CLOTHES.
Take note Hollywood.
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Lovely scene from the Tacuinum sanitatis from the 1440s showing a common household, they're making cheese and a poor person (no shoes, holes in hose) is tasting it.
Lovely big but angry looking dog.
Oh look, shock horror... COLOURFUL CLOTHES.
Take note Hollywood.
Lovely big but angry looking dog.
Oh look, shock horror... COLOURFUL CLOTHES.
Take note Hollywood.
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Remarkably, these natty, well-preserved woven reed shoes from ancient Egypt are dated at being over 3,000 years old collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351640...
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Remarkably, these natty, well-preserved woven reed shoes from ancient Egypt are dated at being over 3,000 years old collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351640...
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Early medieval silver ring, found in the Thames, dated c.770-850CE, the period of Viking raids on Britain.
Perhaps it was lost in some desperate battle on the riverside or dropped from a bag of stolen silver.
Or just lost after a drunken evening. So many possible stories...
(V&A, 📷 mine)
Perhaps it was lost in some desperate battle on the riverside or dropped from a bag of stolen silver.
Or just lost after a drunken evening. So many possible stories...
(V&A, 📷 mine)
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Early medieval silver ring, found in the Thames, dated c.770-850CE, the period of Viking raids on Britain.
Perhaps it was lost in some desperate battle on the riverside or dropped from a bag of stolen silver.
Or just lost after a drunken evening. So many possible stories...
(V&A, 📷 mine)
Perhaps it was lost in some desperate battle on the riverside or dropped from a bag of stolen silver.
Or just lost after a drunken evening. So many possible stories...
(V&A, 📷 mine)
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Three examples of pastels featuring trees.
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Three examples of pastels featuring trees.
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Two views of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe, above the Augustusbrücke & below, painted in 1747 & 1748 by Bernardo Bellotto, pupil and nephew of Canaletto, died #OTD 1780; used as important references in the reconstruction of Dresden after World War II bombing.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Two views of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe, above the Augustusbrücke & below, painted in 1747 & 1748 by Bernardo Bellotto, pupil and nephew of Canaletto, died #OTD 1780; used as important references in the reconstruction of Dresden after World War II bombing.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
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Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
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November 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
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“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my Lords, that where laws end, there tyranny begins.”
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my Lords, that where laws end, there tyranny begins.”
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
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From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Camille Pissarro, influential Danish-French artist, who inspired Cézanne; a pioneer of Impressionism in 1870’s, he embraced pointillism in 1880’s, working with Seurat & Signac. He died #OTD 1903.
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Camille Pissarro, influential Danish-French artist, who inspired Cézanne; a pioneer of Impressionism in 1870’s, he embraced pointillism in 1880’s, working with Seurat & Signac. He died #OTD 1903.
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
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Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
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Okay, time for a much-requested thing: a THREAD OF THREADS. I've now written dozens of these sciencey threads now, and it's increasingly easy to lose them in the scrum of new stuff on here, so - here's a roundup.
First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Okay, time for a much-requested thing: a THREAD OF THREADS. I've now written dozens of these sciencey threads now, and it's increasingly easy to lose them in the scrum of new stuff on here, so - here's a roundup.
First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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Who was responsible for creating these structures in the past? Workers, certainly. But who funded them? Rich people.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Who was responsible for creating these structures in the past? Workers, certainly. But who funded them? Rich people.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
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JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...
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A 2,000 year-old blue glass wine cup inscribed in Greek ‘EYΦPAINOY EΦωПAPEI’
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A 2,000 year-old blue glass wine cup inscribed in Greek ‘EYΦPAINOY EΦωПAPEI’
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
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This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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La Saliera: gold & enamel salt cellar 1543, masterpiece made for François I, by Benvenuto Cellini, Italian Mannerist goldsmith & sculptor, born in Florence #OTD 1500. La Saliera featured in Balzac’s novel La Peau de Chagrin; Cellini inspired Dumas’s novel L’Orfèvre du Roi.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
La Saliera: gold & enamel salt cellar 1543, masterpiece made for François I, by Benvenuto Cellini, Italian Mannerist goldsmith & sculptor, born in Florence #OTD 1500. La Saliera featured in Balzac’s novel La Peau de Chagrin; Cellini inspired Dumas’s novel L’Orfèvre du Roi.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Marianne von Werefkin’s
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Marianne von Werefkin’s
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
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"You left Europe because you wanted less boats. You have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats. You have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
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The Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden used to be the railway station. Most crowned heads passed through on their way to take the waters.
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden used to be the railway station. Most crowned heads passed through on their way to take the waters.