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Elio Haruki's ArtBlog

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Drain the pool, Craig Robbins

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antiquities of  Dinotopia

Amazing Dinosaur Gods and their ancient temples

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The Hammock (1844) Gustave Courbet

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Outdoor advertising, jennifer Bolande

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Ernst Haeckel - Kunstformen der Natur - 1899 - via Internet Archive (first image)

Ernst Haeckel - Monographie der Medusen - 1879 - via Internet Archive (second and third images)

Ernst VanHöffen - Die acraspeden Medusen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition -   1902 - via Internet Archive (fourth and fifth images)

Alfred Goldsborough Mayor - Medusae of the world Volume 2 - 1910 - via Internet Archive (sixth image)

Alfred Goldsborough Mayor - Medusae of the world Volume 3 - 1910 - via Internet Archive (seventh image)

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Self Portraits, AAVV

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"You ain’t never had a friend like me!"

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Notable cities in: Japan

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Julia Pott

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Hans Schmansky

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Dame Elisabeth Frink - Owl (1967)

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Andy Freeberg

Guardians

In the art museums of Russia, women sit in the galleries and guard the collections. When you look at the paintings and sculptures, the presence of the women becomes an inherent part of viewing the artwork itself. I found the guards as intriguing to observe as the pieces they watch over. In conversation they told me how much they like being among Russia’s great art. A woman in Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery Museum said she often returns there on her day off to sit in front of a painting that reminds her of her childhood home. Another guard travels three hours each day to work, since at home she would just sit on her porch and complain about her illnesses, “as old women do.” She would rather be at the museum enjoying the people watching, surrounded by the history of her country.

1. Stroganov Palace, Russian State Museum

2.Matisse Still Life, Hermitage Museum

3.Konchalovsky’s Family Portrait, State Tretyakov Gallery

4. Veronese’s Adoration of the Shepherds, Hermitage Museum

5. Rublev and Daniil’s The Deesis Tier, State Tretyakov Gallery

6. Michelangelo’s Moses and the Dying Slave, Pushkin Museum

7.Malevich’s Self Portrait, Russian State Museum

8. Nesterov’s Blessed St Sergius of Radonezh, Russian State Museum

9. Petrov-Vodkin’s Bathing of a Red Horse, State Tretyakov Gallery

10. Kugach’s Before the Dance, State Tretyakov Gallery

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Architecture Animée

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Today’s Classic: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

1. The Great Wave off Kanagawa

2. A Colored Version of the Great Wave

3. Ocean Waves

4. Yodogawa from Setsugekka Snow Moon and Flowers

5. South Wind, Clear Dawn