Africa Stories

This is not a blog about Africa.

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Paul Coze, ca. 1950

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Shrine of the Virgin (closed & open) c. 1300 Oak, linen covering, polychromy, gilding, gesso, 37 x 35 x 13 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Tsuchiya Koitsu, Benkei Bridge, 1940s

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The Kiss, Constantin Brancusi 1907

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Peter Gregoire - Kea, Greece, 1975 / https://tinyurl.com/y6olb8fr

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Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945)

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Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978) - Al na'ma raqam (2) / The Sleeping Lady  (2), 1971.  Oil and encaustic on canvas, 73.7 x 83.8cm.

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Oreste Dequel (Capodistria 1923 - Roma 1989) -  Tre donne.   Ink and watercolour on paper, cm. 38 x 49.

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Kissing booth, c. 1967

Dennis Hopper

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The Last Supperca. 1325–30

Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio), Italian

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Inlay Depicting "Horus of Gold"4th century B.C.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

This inlay is a composite hieroglyph, termed the Horus of Gold: the falcon god Horus sits on top of the sign for gold, a collar with ties. This sign appears before one of the royal names, called the "Horus of Gold name."

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Born on this day in 1830, Eadweard Muybridge is best known as the inventor of the zoopraxiscope, a device that projected still images in rapid succession. Although a controversial figure in his time, Muybridge showed audiences things that were imperceptible to the human eye and his work would contribute to the burgeoning film industry. “The Zoopraxiscope: A Couple Waltzing,” 1893, by Eadweard Muybridge 

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