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marianne
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NorCal, history, scissors, thread, glue
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theduncanmackay.bsky.social
After the excitement of yesterday’s #CarnyxFrenzy let’s relax a little for #RomanFortThursday with this view of the Trimontium monument & gorgeous Eildon Hill. Manned during an intermittently bloody period of the conquest, the men stationed here would doubtless have heard carnyces sounded in anger.
Stone monument describing the history of the Roman fort of Trimontium, and a distant hill rising beyond.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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janetomlinson.bsky.social
#History, #archaeology, #stonecircles & #standingstones your thing? You might just love my #painting of Ancient #Oxfordshire.
A2 signed prints coming in mid-Feb - pre-order here: bit.ly/oxon-stones

#handpainted #map #megalithic #ancientstonebothering #StandingStoneSunday #neolithic
A hand painted map of Ancient Oxfordshire showing history, archaeology, stone circles and standing stones by Jane Tomlinson
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Ralaghan Idol • Cavan

This striking figure was hewn from yew around 3,000 years ago. It was found deep in a Cavan bog on what was once an ancient boundary.

It is now on display in the Kingship and Sacrifice exhibition in the @nmireland.bsky.social

#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺
A roughly carved wooden idol with a human head and elongated body in a museum display case
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
During these challenging times, we could all benefit from a smile, so I would like to present the oldest smile in the world: the Mannetje van Willemstad (the little man from Willemstad, Netherlands).
The Mesolithic figurine, dating about 5400 BC, was carved in oak wood. 🧵 1/2

📷 me

🏺 #archaeology
A small wooden anthropomorphic figure with a stylized human face, deeply carved eyes, a pronounced nose, and a simple smiling mouth, displayed upright on a clear stand against a yellow background.
January 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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Cover of Ronald Lampitt & James Deverson’s The Map That Came To Life, 1948

Read it here
www.fulltable.com/VTS/aoi/l/la...
book cover a boy and girl walking along with their dog, a map is the backdrop
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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asummerghost.bsky.social
New Year's Eve Foxfires.

Woodblock.

1857.

© Utagawa Hiroshige
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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guggenheim.bsky.social
Lyric Explosion No. 14: Intoxicated Man by Alberto Magnelli, 1918
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137554
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Purchased with funds contributed by the Esther Simon Charitable Trust, 1983 © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 AM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
Five holly leaves from the same tree 🌳

If holly is allowed to grow into a tree it is highly likely to do the same

Holly evolved to fight back against the large herbivores that used to roam the Earth. The higher the tree grows the smoother the leaves get

Photo: Emmanuel Lattes
Five holly leave’s progressively less smooth
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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markrothko.bsky.social
Untitled
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4902
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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richardiiisocca.bsky.social
It's time! Behold the Christmas hedgehog! From Verdun, Bibl. mun., ms. 0107, f. 008. Our thanks as always to @etreharne.bsky.social who found her.
A small hedgehog has green and red circles on her spikes and a gold one. On the branch in front of and behind her are 2 more gold balls. The branch has a few green leaves. It all looks very festive although the balls on her spikes are probably grapes.
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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londonmikmaq.bsky.social
Yesterday I saw this incredible trompe l'oeil painted in 1771 by Jean-Étienne Liotard, a painter I love but whose work I too rarely encounter.
Four small artworks—two white reliefs of reclining figures and two portrait sketches of women—are pinned to a wooden board; but it is an illusion, as the whole work is a painting.
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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portaspeciosa.bsky.social
Possibly my favourite 'modern' chest tomb with an effigy. Lady Eleanor Methuen who died in 1958. She was an artist and the small stature at her feet is of her as a young painter. Corsham, Wiltshire.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Time to haul out the Bauhaus nativity.
A Christmas nativity set made of walnut hardwood, with rectangular prismatic depictions of typical nativity characters, reminiscent of the Bauhaus style of simple geometric shapes and the absence of ornament.
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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gbergfalke.bsky.social
The roof replacement for my #Lego set 4954 never ends. Doesn't even progress from year to year.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Now on view at Susquehanna Art Museum (Harrisburg, PA):
Mary Curran: Mixed Mythologies
“Curran's Mixed Mythology series explores cultural stories about animals from around the globe.”

1. Death of the Flower Woman, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
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#WomenArtists #ContemporaryArt
photo of the artwork on display at museum (large unframed canvas in portrait orientation) portrait of a white barn owl flying away from an empty bed with white sheets and flowers strewn about, against black background gallery sign: “Mary Curran Death of the Flower Woman, 2019 Acrylic on canvas Courtesy of the Artist In Celtic folklore, Blodeuedd (also spelled Blodeuwedd) is often cast as a symbol of betrayal and infidelity. She was created from flowers by magicians to be the wife of Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Longing for freedom, she fell in love with Gronw Pebr, and together they plotted to kill her husband. In this work, Curran offers a sympathetic view. Blodeuedd did not ask to be conjured from blossoms as a wife, nor to be neglected by an indifferent husband. With few choices, she sought love elsewhere. Upon this discovery, Blodeuedd was not killed, but cursed to live forever as an owl, a creature of solitude and night.” exhibition sign: “Mixed Mythologies On view October 10, 2025 through January 4, 2026 Mary Curran has been creating and teaching art for over forty years. Her work draws on a deep reverence for the natural world and explores how humans make sense of their surroundings. By blending observation with imagination, she examines the ways myth and memory shape our understanding of life. Curran's Mixed Mythology series explores cultural stories about animals from around the globe. These vivid paintings invite viewers into their narrative space. At their core, the works challenge us to consider the impossibility of myth while recognizing that such stories often arise from real events and natural phenomena. Curran extends these ideas into sgraffito-designed bowls, layering multiple narratives within a single form. By combining different meanings for the same animal, she reminds us that symbols are never fixed. They shift across time, culture, and personal experience. In the DeSoto Family Vault, Curran's Ghost Birds and Chiaroscuro Ground series expand her exploration of transience and memory, inviting reflection on life's fragility and the fleeting beauty of light. Through her work, Curran "invites viewers to see nature not just as it is, but as something imbued with consciousness, mystery, and otherworldly significance."
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Oh my God. Bluesky, you know what to do!! @shakespeare.lol

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November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
Close-up of the flora to be found in autumn along a coastal hedgerow near white cliffs
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
It's time for #Caturday and a timeline cleanse!

A terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely #weekend!

📷 me

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Fragment of a yellowish-brown clay figurine depicting a cat playing a harp. The cat is upright, with detailed facial features and textured fur, holding the harp to its side. The surface shows signs of wear and age, and the piece is displayed on a clear stand.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
The modern world in old Ladybird books. The diesel.

“It is sad to think that the last steam locomotive to be built in Britain left the workshops in March, 1960”
Artist: Robert Ayton (1961)
On a bright snowy day, a diesel locomotive rushes through the countryside. In the foreground, a fox with its prey dashes away from the tracks.
November 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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carrietait.bsky.social
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Hats in the Garment District, New York, 1930.
Photo by the brilliant Margaret Bourke-White.

I don't want to sound too much like a granny, but I sure do wish we still all wore hats.
September 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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seahag.bsky.social
Librarians at #UMN are working with other librarians to Save Our Signs - go here to share signs from our national parks

sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...
Save Our Signs
Save Our Signs: Celebrate All-American History
sites.google.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM