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A poet with a mean right cross. RPG nut. Reads too much. Perversely wholesome. Gay as a picnic basket. Liberal AF. A nice guy but not a pushover or a doormat. Public transit advocate by profession. He/him. No crypto/OF/camgirls/etc.; you will be blocked.
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"William Butler Yeats," John Singer Sargent, 1907.
A charcoal portrait of Irish poet William Butler Yeats.
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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"The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil," Claude Monet, 1881.
An Impressionist painting of a garden crowded with sunflowers. A path goes vertically through the middle, leading to a set of steps to a house, with some of the walls and roof visible. A child stands halfway up the path. The sunflowers are in full bloom and the sky is bright blue with puffy clouds; it all seems like a bright summer day.
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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"Wing of a European Roller," Albrecht Dürer, 1500/1512.
A Renaissance-era watercolor nature study of a bird's wing, executed in great detail.
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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"The Riding School," Franz Marc, 1913.
An Expressionist woodcut. Amid slashing lines denoting action and movement, in the center is a horse and rider. The horse is reacting fearfully to a dog at its feet, and seems about to throw its rider. Behind it another horse approaches.
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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"Lemon," Édouard Manet, 1880.
A Realist painting of a single lemon on a dish.
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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"Ramón Subercaseaux in a Gondola," John Singer Sargent, 1880.
An Impressionist portrait. We see a well-dressed man of the late 19th century, seated in a Venetian gondola, with the canal visible in the right third of the canvas. He sits alone in a two-seat couch, and a red-and-white striped awning shades him. He is sketching in a book, with his eyes directed at the viewer; evidently he is observing while being observed.
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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"Spanish Iris, Morning Glory, and Cherries," Georg Flegl, 1630.
A 17th century Independent Realist Still Life, featuring an iris, a morning glory, and an assortment of cherries in different colors, including black, red, pink, and white, all sparsely arranged on a cream-colored background.
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Thanksgiving. Trying not to go mad.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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"Tower of Ryōunkaku," Nagashima Shungyo, 1891.
A colorful Kaika-e print from Japan's Meiji period. A towering skyscraper, the first to be constructed in Japan, stands among green gardens and red hills. All around it, red banners hold Japanese script, some floating in the air, and some hot-air balloons also hang in the background.
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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"El Cid (Lion Head)," Rosa Bonheur, 1879.
A Realist portrait of a male lion, done in great detail, visible from the shoulders up and almost filling the canvas. He looks steadfast and determined, not at us but somewhere over our right shoulder.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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"Woman with Morning Glories," Katsushika Ōi, c. 1820s.
A Japanese ukiyo-e print. To the right, a woman in a kimono sits on the floor. Her kimono is black with an underdress of red-and-white and red-and-blue, and her hair is elaborately done. She holds a fan with what appears to be a pattern of clouds or waves, and seems to be looking down at a piece of paper held behind the fan; a letter? A poem? To the left, a bowl of morning glories sits on a tray, that at a glance looks like a bathroom scale.
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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"Still Life with Golden Goblet," Pieter de Ring, 1640-60.
A Dutch Golden Age painting. On a table, partly covered by a blue cloth, a number of objects are gathered, dominated by a golden goblet in the back. There's also a silver stand with a blue plate balanced on it, a silver or pewter plate, and a basket containing peaches and grapes. On the table are arranged some oranges, one partly peeled, a crab, more grapes, bread, and a lobster. The backdrop is a curtain, with a tasseled pull hanging to the left.
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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"Spanish Landscape with Mountains," Dora Carrington, c. 1924.
A Surrealist painting, depicting impressions of a landscape in Spain. In the foreground are orange hills and green cacti. In the middle distance are flesh-colored hills that resemble breasts or raised knees, while in the far distance is a rugged, jagged hill.
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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"Fukusa (Gift Cover)," Unknown artist, 1840-70. An embroidered cloth used to drape over a gift box in Japan.
A blue cloth, embroidered with metallic thread creating images of many golden cranes. This would be draped over a box containing a gift as it's presented to the recipient.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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"Madame X," John Singer Sargent, 1884.
A Realist portrait of a woman against a pale brown background, with her right hand resting on a table. Her skin is pale, possibly powdered, and her head is turned to the viewer's right, showing her profile. Her auburn hair is piled up high, and she wears a clinging black gown with a plunging neckline and jeweled shoulder straps.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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"How Well We Go Together," Adriaen van de Venne, c. 1614-1662.
A Dutch Golden Age painting, of two owls, dressed in human garb, ice-skating on a frozen pond. Over them is a scroll with words that translate to, "How well we go together."
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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"Blue Nude II," Henri Matisse, 1952.
A Modern Art collage. Cutouts of blue paper are arranged on a white background to create the form of a nude woman, seated with legs crossed and an arm over her head. All is suggested by forms and is not detailed or realistic.
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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"Unter den Linden Street in Berlin," Anna Bilińska, 1890.
A Realist painting. We have a view, as if from a high window, of Unter den Linden street in Berlin, in the winter. A line of bare trees go down the center. There are various people walking the sidewalks and a few wagons and carriages visible. The sky is hazy and there is fog obscuring the distance; the dome of the French cathedral, the tower of St. Peter's, and the Passage-Panoptikum building (now gone) are visible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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"Autumn," Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1573.
An Italian Mannerist painting, showing a surly man with rough features looking to the left. The neck, made up of two pears and some vegetables, emerges from a partially destroyed vat, whose wooden slats are bound together with willow branches. His face is made of apples and pears, especially the cheek and nose, his chin is a pomegranate, while the ear is a mushroom, with a fig-shaped earring. The lips and mouth are made of chestnuts. His hair is made up of bunches of grapes and his bonnet of a pumpkin.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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"Waterlilies, or The Water Lily Pond (Nympheas)," Claude Monet, 1904.
An Impressionist painting, of a pond of water lilies, in full bloom. The water reflects the trees surrounding the pond, and we see grass and bushes on the backs. The lilies themselves are in patches and are dotted with blossoms.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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"The Dike," Leon Spilliaert, 1909.
A Symbolist illustration. The image is split diagonally, with land on the right and sea on the left, with a small shed or cabin in the middle distance. There is no sign of human activity; in the far background some lights shine, and there's some ripples on the water, but otherwise it's a still, silent image.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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"Cats, Red and White," Franz Marc, 1912.
An Expressionist painting. Two cats, one white, one orange/red, snuggle up against each other against a green background. The white one faces us, the red one faces away, forming almost an inverted heart, with their tails crossed.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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"Leaving Montmartre Cemetery," Jean Béraud, 1876.
An Impressionist painting. We see an overcast day with either light rain or just after a rain. People in mourning clothes are walking down a street, evidently leaving a funeral. To the left we see a man and woman, and just to the right of center is a man, and in the background are more people. Everyone is walking separately, alone or in pairs, as if lost in thought or grieving privately. Meanwhile, in the far background, we can see city denizens going about the business of life.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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"The Bowl of Milk," Berthe Morisot, 1890.
An Impressionist painting. In the midst of a green field, with trees in the background, hinting of summer, a young girl stands in the middle, somewhat awkwardly holding a bowl of milk to her chest, and looking out at us. She wears a blue dress and green jacket, has short dark hair, and looks at us with a direct, unwavering gaze.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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"Autumn Leaves," Mary Vaux Walcott, 1874.
A botanical illustration of five red-and-yellow autumn leaves against a cream-colored background.
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM