Picaflor's Nest

Things I like, things I do...

[remediosvarou]

Para o meu amigo Agustín Lazo, 1945

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To my friend Agustín Lazo, 1945

[memories-of-ancients]

Terracotta statuette of a woman, Etruscan, 4th century BC

from The MET

[collectorandco]

kimono fabric / ichiroya.com

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Picture Show magazine cover (1 October 1927) depicting Brigitte Helm in the film Metropolis (photo by Horst von Harbou)

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Hoy hace 12 años que llegué a Tumblr. 🥳

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Athens, Greece 1860/70

[enchantedbook]

'The Silent Voice' by Gerald Moira, c. 1893.

[barbucomedie]

Statue of a Melpomene from Monte Calvo, Italy dated to the 2nd Century CE on display at the NY Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark

The Melpomene, or "One that is Melodious" was the Muse of Tragedy and was the daughter of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory and mother to the nine Muses. She wears a long sleeved garment with a high sitting belt which was also worn by actors in Greek tragedy and holds the mask of tragedy. The wreath of vines and grapes shows the association with Dionysis, or Bacchus as the Roman's called him, the God of Theatre. Greek tragedy heavily influenced theatre styles in the Roman Empire especially how the drew inspiration from myths and archaic epics.

Photographs taken by myself 2018

[oldpaintings]

The Butterfly And The Cat, 1875 by Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822–1902)

[uwmspeccoll]

Milestone Monday: Democracy Interrupted

On this day in 411 BCE, during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, a political crisis shook the foundations of Athenian democracy. The Athenian Coup, which resulted in the overthrow of Athens' democratic government and led to the establishment of a brief oligarchy known as the Four Hundred. This regime ultimately failed due to widespread discontent among the populace, and by the end of 410 BC, democracy was restored in Athens.

To commemorate this pivotal event in classical history, we are featuring our Limited Editions Club copy of The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. This 1974 edition includes Richard Crawley’s (1840-1893) English translation, revised by R.C. Feetham, with an introduction by Peter Pouncey. It is richly illustrated with eight double-spread, two-color woodcuts and twenty-five black-and-white woodcuts by the Greek artist A. Tassos, including chapter headings, facing page pairs, and a frontispiece. Six maps, specially drawn for this edition by John Morris, provide historical context, while Eugene Ettenberg designed the format. The woodcut inserts were printed in Athens under the artist’s supervision at the Aspioti Elka printing plant, and the text was composed by John Stone in Concord, NH, then printed by Case, Lockwood & Brainard in Bloomfield, CT. This rare volume is a stunning tribute to both the artistry and the enduring legacy of Thucydides' historical account.

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--Melissa, Distinctive Collections Library Assistant

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Las Parcas (1913), por José Villegas Cordero.

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Isabel de Francia, reina de España (1615), por Frans Pourbus el Joven.

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A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi Rokkasen), Ono no Komachi, by Hosoda Eishi.

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Where is Tokubei? (1800), by Shiko Momokawa II.

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Alegoría de la Pintura (1635), por Simone Cantarini.

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David vencedor de Goliat, por Caravaggio (h. 1600)

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I’m in it everywhere.  What a miracle trees lakes clouds even dust. (Ikkyū Sōjun [1394–1481], Japanese Zen master and poet)

If you think about it, such casual expansion into the lake and the clouds, and every leaf on every tree, and every grain of dust on the shore may seem unnecessary and somewhat ostentatious. But if you sense the lake and the clouds filling you to overflowing, and hear inside you a rush of wind among the leaves, and somehow bear the slight inconvenience of the grains of dust appearing from nowhere on your tongue—then you might just say, ‘Well, why not the other way round?’.      

Top to bottom, left to right: Kawase Hasui, Matsubara Lake, 1941 [source]; Tsuchiya Koitsu, Lake Shojin, 1934 [source]; Kawase Hasui, Rain on Lake Matsume, 1932 [source]; Kawase Hasui, Nenokuchi, Towada, 1933 [source]; Kawase Hasui, Lake Ezu in Kumamoto, 1923 [source]; Kawase Hasui, Kisaki Lake in Shinsu, 1941 [source].