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Caesar in battle, from a 14th century manuscript.

An episode from Caesar's military campaigns, showing him in the midst of strategic negotiation.

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#history #rome #illustration #art

Caesar in battle
From Les anciennes hystoires rommaines: Li Fet des Romains, Royal 16 G VII, f. 272, 14th century
The British Library, London

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 1d

Pug Dog in an Armchair by Alfred de Dreux, 1857.

Not resembling pugs of today, this one mocks the habits and airs of mid-19th century fashionable society.

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#art #dog #painting #satire

Pug Dog in an Armchair
Oil on canvas, 58 x 40 cm, by Alfred de Dreux, 1857
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 1d

A Capri Girl, by Adriano Bonifazi, 1879.

An example of Bonifazi’s characteristic depictions of rural Italian life and youthful subjects, with this young girl from Capri in traditional dress.

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#painting #art #italy #country

A Capri Girl
Oil on panel, 44.4 x 31.1 cm, by Adriano Bonifazi, 1879
Location unknown

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 1d

A Camel in Turkmenistan.

Camels don’t really store water in their humps, but they do have three sets of eyelids and two rows of eyelashes to protect their eyes from the annoying sand.

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#animals #transport #desert #photography

Camel, Turkmenistan
Photograph by Hanmuhadoo

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 2d

Vase of Flowers, by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, c. 1670.

A lush and intricate bouquet of flowers, with fruits and small creatures scattered about.
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#art #painting #flowers #insects

Vase of Flowers
Oil on canvas, 74.2 x 52.6 cm, by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, c. 1670
Mauritshuis, The Hague

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 2d

The Bull, by Paulus Potter, 1647.

A bull with a scruffy farmer, accompanied by other animals, including a frog.
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#art #painting #bull #farm

The Bull
Oil on canvas, 236.5 x 341 x 5 cm, by Paulus Potter, 1647
Mauritshuis, The Hague

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 8d

The Rosebud Egg, by Fabergé, 1895.

In the Louis XVI style, the egg was restored in the 1980s after allegedly been thrown about during a marital dispute by its previous owners.

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#jewellery #eggs #art #russia

Rosebud Egg
Gold, enamel, diamonds, velvet lining, and rubies; h. 7.4 cm, by House of Fabergé, and Mikhail Perkhin 1895
Fabergé Museum, Saint Petersburg
Photograph by Mikhail Ovchinnikov, 2018

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 8d

Colima 'Dancing' Dogs. Depicting the Xoloitzcuintle breed, this pose is thought to symbolise the passing of knowledge and wisdom from an old dog to a young one, rather than a literal dance.

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#dogs #mexico #dance #sculpture

Colima 'Dancing' Dogs
Terracotta exemplar, 20th century
Private collection

UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 9d

Puffin Talk.
A classic puffin tableau: one puffin doing all the talking, the other quietly judging

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#birds #photography #wildlife #puffin

Puffin Talk
Photograph, by Wynand van Poortvliet

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 9d

Early X-ray of a foot inside a shoe, by Arthur Honoré Radiguet (d.1905).

Radiguet is known for his groundbreaking work in developing early X-ray equipment. Unfortunately, radiation poisoning killed him.

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#science #medicine #technology #photography

Early X-ray of a foot inside a shoe
By M. Nardi, after Arthur Honoré Radiguet (1850–1905)
No. 2045 Musée Radiographique Radiguet

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 9d

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises, by Albert Eckhout, c. 1640.

Two agitated male tortoises bare their teeth at each other during mating season, even though tortoises don't have teeth.

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#art #animals #tortoise #painting

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises
Tempera and gouache on paper on panel, 30.5 x 51 cm, by Albert Eckhout, c. 1640
Mauritshuis, The Hague

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 9d

House on Fire at Mule Canyon, Utah, is one of several cliff dwellings and structures built by the Ancestral Puebloan people. It is notable for resembling flames when illuminated by the sun.

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#photography #house #utah #native

House on Fire, Mule Canyon, Utah
Photograph by John Fowler

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 14d

Yellow-casqued wattled hornbill, by John Gerrard Keulemans (d. 1912).

This bird's casque amplifies its calls, allowing them to travel great distances through the rainforest.

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#birds #art #illustration #wildlife

Yellow-casqued wattled hornbill (Ceratogymna elata)
Lithograph, by John Gerrard Keulemans, published 1882

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 16d

Portrait of a young woman with an umbrella, by Clément Maurice (d. 1933).

An elegant lady stands before a lakeside garden. Unfortunately, the right edge of the frame reveals that it's just old-school AI.

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#photography #french #lake #garden

Portrait of a young woman with an umbrella
Autochrome on glass, 13 x 18 cm, by Clément Maurice (1853–1933)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 16d

The little brown bat, a small insectivore native to North America—scruffy fur, beady eyes, and a gaping mouth full of tiny sharp teeth—not exactly a winning first impression.

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#bats #animals #vampire #cute

UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 16d

Horseshoe Bend with the meander of the Colorado River.

The Colorado River takes about 1,000 years to erode just one inch of rock at Horseshoe Bend, slowly but continuously reshaping the landscape.

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#photography #landscape #river #colorado

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 17d

Tamaya Nishi, Hana-murasaki, by Keisai Eisen, c. 1830.

The high-ranking courtesan Hana-murasaki, with two young attendants.

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#art #illustration #japan #print

Tamaya Nishi, Hana-murasaki
Woodblock print, 38.4 x 26 cm, by Keisai Eisen, c. 1830
Brooklyn Museum

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 17d

Insects and a Sprig of Rosemary, by Jan van Kessel the Elder, 1653.

Turning nature’s tiniest wonders (or creepy crawlies) into masterpieces.

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#art #insects #garden #painting

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 18d

Curled on a stone ledge, a little chimpanzee looks out with a calm, almost human curiosity.
(Adieu!)

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#photogrpahy #wildlife #chimpanzees #primates

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 18d

Portrait of a Woman with a Dog (Veronese's daughter), attributed to Paolo Veronese, c. 1560–70. Veronese had one daughter, Vittoria Caliari who married Domenico Dotto di Castelfranco in 1593.

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#art #portrait #dog #renaissance

Portrait of a Woman with a Dog
Oil on Canvas, 105 x 79 cm., attributed to Paolo Veronese, c. 1560–70
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 21d

The Wedding at Cana, by Paolo Veronese, 1562–1563.

Christ turns water into wine at a marriage feast, but amidst the Renaissance splendour and excess, nobody really notices.

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#art #renaissance #wedding #venice

The Wedding at Cana
Oil on Canvas, 6.77 x 9.94 m., by Paolo Veronese, 1562–1563
Musée du Louvre, Paris

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 21d

The Hunter (self-portrait?), by Paolo Veronese, 1560–61.
A man in elegant hunting dress, almost stepping out of a fresco with his hounds, could possibly be Veronese himself.
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#art #painting #renaissance #hunting

The Hunter (self-portrait?)
Fresco detail, by Paolo Veronese, 1560–61
Palazzo Barbaro, Maser, Treviso

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 22d

Winter, by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1625.
A scene of contrasts, with the serenity of skaters gliding across a frozen landscape on the right, and people and a dog relieving themselves against barren trees on the left.

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#art #dutch #satire #painting

Winter (Formerly known as Amusement on the Ice)
Oil on panel, 14.6 x 37.1 cm, by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1625
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 22d

Giraffe Fantasy, by Juan Pérez, 2017.

A child feeds a storybook-sized giraffe, enormous to match the scale of childhood wonder.

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#photography #art #giraffe #fantasy

Giraffe Fantasy
Conceptual photograph by Juan Pérez, 2017

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UniversalCompendium @universalcomp.bsky.social · 22d

Portrait of a Young Man, by Cosmè Tura, 1470s.
An unidentified member of the Este family, with wavy blond hair, red cap, and dark green garment.
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#art #painting #renaissance #italy

Portrait of a Young Man
Tempera on wood, 28.3 x 19.7 cm, by Cosmè Tura, 1470s
Metropolitan Museum, New York

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