historia mundi;

sideblog for my edits of history, literature, music and art. est. dec. mmxviii.

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art history meme ≡ artists // gustav klimt (1862–1918)

art is a line around your thoughts.

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german-language literary classics (insp.)

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art history meme ≡ paintings // timoclea by elisabetta sirani (1659)

according to plutarch's biography of alexander the great, when his forces took thebes during alexander's balkan campaign of 335 BC, thracian forces pillaged the city, and a captain of the thracian forces raped timocleia. after raping her, the captain asked if she knew of any hidden money. she told him that she did, and led him into her garden, and told him there was money hidden in her well. when the thracian captain stooped to look into the well, timoclea pushed him into the well, and then hurled heavy stones into the well until the captain was dead. (x)

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on this day in history ≡ 8 december 1980 // the assassination of john lennon

on the evening of monday, 8 december 1980, lennon was shot and killed by mark david chapman in the archway of the dakota, his residence in new york city. lennon had just returned from record plant studio with his wife, yoko ono. after sustaining four major gunshot wounds, lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at roosevelt hospital.(...) the surgeon noted—as did other witnesses—that a beatles song ("all my loving") came over the hospital's sound system at the moment lennon was pronounced dead. (x)

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on this day in history ≡ 5 december 1791 // the death of mozart

mozart died in his home on 5 December 1791 (aged 35) at 12:55 am. the new grove describes his funeral: “mozart was interred in a common grave, in accordance with contemporary viennese custom, at the st. marx cemetery outside the city on 7 december. if, as later reports say, no mourners attended, that too is consistent with viennese burial customs at the time (...). the tale of a storm and snow is false; the day was calm and mild.” (x)

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historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite ruler in her own right ≡ elizabeth i

though the sex to which i belong is considered weak, you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.

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historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite consort ≡ caroline mathilde

pray, madam, allow me to govern my own kingdom as i please.

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historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite screen adaption ≡ aimée & jaguar

what do you want, felice? – you. all of you. everything! but i’d be satisfied with one single moment, so perfect, it would last a lifetime. for example, this one. this one here is great. i don’t want forever. i want now. now! now! now! i want loads of ‘nows’ and i want them til i turn old and grey. and besides, i want more cake.

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historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite trend setter ≡ marlene dietrich

i dress for the image. not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.

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historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite rule breaker ≡ sophie scholl

stand up for what you believe in, even if you are standing alone.

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historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite romance ≡ héloïse & abélard

even during the celebration of the mass, when our prayers should be purer, lewd visions of those pleasures take such a hold upon my unhappy soul that my thoughts are on their wantonness instead of on prayers. i should be groaning over the sins i have committed, but i can only sigh for what i have lost.

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11 November 2018 // 100th anniversary of the end of World War One

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today in history ≡ the execution of joan of arc // 30 may 1431

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black sails + historical figures

{eta: please read this regarding anne bonny’s unverified date of death}

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