the Inspiration Blog

Art maker. She/her. 33. Wine lover. Swordwoman. history nerd. Tired queer. Toronto.

[keightmaclean]

Hey, I'm Keight! I'm a Toronto based artist and giant nerd! I love history, games, art, reenacting, swords (and related martial arts), food and wine and smutty books 🖤

[keightmaclean]

Excited for this silly little guy to come out of the glaze firing!

[rosieandthemoon]

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[oldpaintings]

Lucretia by Cesare Dandini (Italian, 1596--1657)

[armthearmour]

A fabulous blackened and gilt Gorget bearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece made for King Philip II of Spain, attributed to Kolman Helmschmid,

Weight: 2.9 lbs/1310 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1549-1553, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

[fanfanlemoko]

Dalle funéraire du chevalier Burchard von Steinberg, décédé en 1379.

Nuremberg, en Allemagne.

[useless-catalanfacts]

Medieval fresco paintings that covered the apse of Sant Miquel d'Engolasters church in Les Escaldes, Andorra. Painted around the year 1160 by the circle of the Master of Santa Coloma d'Andorra, in Catalan Romanesque style.

National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC).

[ilcontephotography]

The Piscina Mirabilis, built under Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD). It's the biggest known cistern built by ancient Romans (15 metres high, 70 metres long and 25 metres wide), entirely dug out of the tuff hill.

Bacoli, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2021)

[keightmaclean]

detail of Victoire, Duchess de Nemours by Franz Xaver Winterhalter

[livingtheitaliandream]

Light of Florence appreciation post

[beatricecenci]

Carlo Dolci (Italian, 1616-1686)

Santa Maria Maddalena

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

Allegory of the Fall of Adam & Eve (1543, engraving) - Hans Sebald Beham, after Barthel Beham

[memories-of-ancients]

Gilded silver chalice with enamel and pearls, Southeastern Europe, dated 1462

from The MET

[witchrealms]

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[gnossienne]

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[armthearmour]

A stunningly gilt Arming Sword,

OaL: 39 in/99 cm

Weight: 4 lbs/1835 g

Italy, ca. 1490-1500, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.