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Lovers’ Song, 1876 Federico Andreotti

I see before me the Gladiator lie He leans upon his hand—his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low— And through his side, the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one...

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Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree, 100s–200s CE, Gandhara, Pakistan. Cleveland Museum of Art (ID: 1997.151) The tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment marks the center of the composition. It had been under worship by local villagers, for it was known to be the residence of a nature divinity, who here emerges from the tree and altar to praise the Buddha. The altar itself is covered with kusha grass used in the context of sacrificial offerings. At the base of the altar, the earth goddess has risen from the ground and kneels before him in reverence. (Cleveland Museum of Art)

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TAKAHASHI Hiroaki／Shōtei（高橋弘明／松亭 Japanese, 1871-1945）

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Ik mut den šӓrgӓžam Ončӓlnemže šoget Mӓj om pale mom tӓj Tidӓn godӓm šonet

No toleš keče jol šokšo gaj dӓj dečet Da ӓra mӓjӓn šym šӓrgӓžmetӓm ončen No toleš keče jol šokšo gaj dӓj dečet Da ӓra šymem tӓjӓm ončen

No tynia mӓjӓn jӓr Ončӓlnemže šoget Pujto er yžara Vašešem noltaleš

Pujto mӓj šuldӓran ala kuš čoŋeštem Jod molan, jod molan Šӓrgӓžmet šinčaštem

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Nicholas Roerich with a Mongolian battle flag of the Buddha, 1927

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Tibetan hoodies, exclusively worn by women from Chamdo

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Louis-Joseph Daumas (French, 1801-1887). “Le Cavalier romain” (The Roman Warrior), 1853. Four equestrian statues adorn the bridge which spans the River Seine, connecting the Eiffel Tower to the Trocadéro.