TSARITSA NESMEJANA

nastya, xix century, the royal house of romanov mythology, astrology, art and history as the subjects of culture impress me

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Illustrations by Rovina Cai

Australian artist Rovina Cai (featured previously) loves making illustrations that evoke a sense of intrigue; images that make you linger, hungry to know the story behind it. You can also find additional pieces on her Behance account , as well as a selection of giclée prints on her shop. 

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“The Rape of the Sabine Women” by Giambologna(Jean de Boulogne’s), Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy 

So powerful. Amazing.

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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

Ships before the Caucasian coast, 1889

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Yggdrasil: The Tree of Life (map of the nine worlds) In the middle of Asgard, where the gods lives, is Yggdrasil. Yggdrasil is the tree of life. It is an eternal green Ash tree; the branches stretches out over all of the nine worlds, and extend up and above the heavens. Yggdrasil is carried by three enormous roots. The first root from Yggdrasil is in Asgard, the home of the gods. By this root is a well named Urd’s well. This is where the gods held daily meetings. The second root from Yggdrasil goes down to Jotunheim, the land of the giants, by this root is Mimir's well. Third root from Yggdrasil goes down to Niflheim, close to the well Hvergelmir. It is here the dragon Nidhug gnawed on one of Yggdrasils roots. Nidhug is also known to suck the blood out of the dead bodies. At the very top of Yggdrasil there lives an eagle. And down by the roots of the tree lives a dragon named Nidhug. The eagle and the dragon are bitter enemies. They truly despise each other. A squirrel named Ratatosk, is spending a lot of time each day, running up and down the tree. Ratatosk does whatever he can, to keep the hatred between the eagle and Nidhug alive. Every time Nidhug says a curse or an insult about the eagle, Ratatosk will run up to the top of the tree, and inform the eagle what Nidhug just said. The eagle is equally rude in his comments about Nidhug. Ratatosk just loves to gossip which is the reason why the eagle and the dragon remains constant foes.

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She is called a wisewoman, a healer. And yet … she sees to the center of a man, and can turn his soul to ashes, if evil be found there.

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The Tree of Life (2011)

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Beautiful The Little Prince illustrations by Kim Min Ji. 

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  Javier Canale

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Equals (2016) dir. Drake Doremus

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Hel ("the Hidden" from the word hel, "to conceal") is the Norse Goddess of the dead, ruler of the Land of Mist, Niflheim or Niflhel located in the far north--a cold, damp place that is home to frost giants and dwarves. The name Hel was applied both to the Queen of the Underworld and the land itself, and it is thought that the land gave the Queen Her name. In the late Christianized form of the myth, when Hel became Hell, She was said to be the daughter of Loki, Who was equated with Lucifer. In appearance She is said to be a fearsome sight: She is described as being piebald, with a face half-human and half blank, or more usually, half alive and half dead. It is told that when She was born, disease first came into the world. She was said to sweep through towns and cities bringing plague: if She used a rake, some would survive; if a broom, none would. When the beloved Baldr was killed through Loki's treachery, the entire world begged Hel to release Him from death. She agreed, but only if every creature on earth truly mourned for Him. So beloved was Baldr that everything--Gods, humans, animals, trees, stones--wept for Him. All except an old giantess called Thokk, Who was Loki in disguise. Hel in a reading can represent a time of simultaneous endings and beginnings, the point at which the circle is completed. She can also indicate integrity, as opposites unite to form a stronger whole.

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“What Real Men Cry Like” & “What Real Women Laugh Like” - Maud Fernhout

Photoseries aimed to combat stereotypes and gender roles. For the rest of the (40) photos and quotes of the participants click here. 

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Saoirse Ronan by Mikael Jansson for Interview (March 2016)

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sightseeing in Italy by  nadezhdakozyreva