"all media works us over completely"

a rose whose time has come to pass, a rose whose time could never last. the elegance of squandered youth, the elegance of squandered use.

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Guercino - Study for the Triumph of David. 1637

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Your joy personified

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lush

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For the love of Walter Jenkel’s photography and his current muse

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Artwork by Atelier Van Lieshout

Penis XL, 2003 Intestines with anus, 2004

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Caligula, c. 39-41 AD Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark

This beautiful marble head depicting the Roman Emperor Caligula still shows traces of polychromy (paint) around the left eye and ear

See more about its conservation and study HERE

Related: Alastair Sooke’s excellent series Treasures of Ancient Rome continues on BBC4

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A poster from THINK AGAIN, an artist-activist collaborative founded in 1997

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Cain and Abel. 17th.century. Giordano Luca. Italian 1634-1705. oil/canvas.     http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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The Death of Hippolytus. 1715. Jean Baptiste Lemoyne. French 1679-1731. marble. Louvre. Paris.        http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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April Greiman creating and trendsetting the 80s

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please look at my cat’s feet

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……………………………….incredible 

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Hercules Fighting with the Centaur. 1600. Furiermeister active first quarter of the 17th.century. ivory.     http://hadrian6.tumblr.com