Burn the Night Away

A collection peering into the phantastical history of human kind. Heavy focus on medieval, but a spattering of other historical and artistic delights.

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Oldest known melody, Hurrian Hymn No.6 c. 1600 BC

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Dante and Virgil in Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereu, 1850

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Jolly Toper by Judith Leyster, 1629

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Woman before the Rising Sun (Woman before the Setting Sun), 1818-1820 by Caspar David Friedrich

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The Dwarf Sebastian de Morra, 1645

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László Hunyadi on the Bier by Victor Madarász, 1859

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The Bravery of Martincho in the Ring of Saragassa (Tauromaquia 18), by Goya, 1815-1816

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Death of Orpheus by Albrecht Dürer, 1494

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Nude Woman with Dog, 1868 by Gustave Courbet

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Standing Female Nude, 1760

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The sadness will last forever

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Soap Bubbles, c.1733-34 by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

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A good Canadian girl

Knows how to trash talk while engaged in a intense round of fantasy hockey trades. Yep.

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Skull with Burning Cigarette, Winter 1885/86 by Vincent Van Gogh

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Arthur and the Spanish giant, c.1471-1483

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Man in a Turban by Jan van Eych, 1433