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José de Ribera (Spanish-Italian, 1591 - 1652)

Head of San Gennaro, N/D

Oil on canvas, cm 41 x 47

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hypostyle

noun | hy·po·style | hīpəˌstīl/

A building with a roof supported by a row of columns.

Art History Glossary: A helpful list of art and architecture terms to support curious rookies.

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Check out this awesome drone shot of the Botanical Garden in Mount Lofty, Australia! The garden is situated on 240 acres on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills. The garden includes plants from all around the globe, including South America, China, East Africa, New Zealand, South East Asia and North America. -34.988504, 138.718630 Found on: From Where I Drone Photo by: Bo Le

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~ Beaded Mummy Decoration. Culture: Egyptian Period: Saite Period, 26th Dynasty(664–525 B.C.) Medium: Bead

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~ Portrait of Minatia Polla. Date: ca. A.D. 40 Medium: Marble Provenance: Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X (Museo nazionale romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Aula X)

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~ Garment Pin. Place of origin: Iraq, Ur Medium: Gold, Lapis

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Bacchus and Vesuvius, fresco from Pompeii ( 68-79 AD )

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“The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Happy 65th birthday to influential fashion rebel Jean Paul Gaultier. Although he attributes his style to “rejecting everything I learned in haute couture,” technical mastery and historical knowledge give his unorthodox and eclectic designs their own elegance.

“Woman’s Evening Dress,” Fall/Winter 2001, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier

“Woman’s Ensemble: Sweater, Skirt and Socks,” 1980s, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier

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Inlay, swallow hieroglyph Period: Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period Date: 100 BC–100 AD Geography: From Egypt Medium: Glass

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Michael Block

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This panel from a large altarpiece depicts Saint Jerome, who was revered during the Renaissance for his learning. Discover more about this artwork at this week’s Spotlight Gallery Conversation, tomorrow, Friday, or Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

“Enthroned Saint Jerome, with Angels,” c. 1495, by Nicolò Corso

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Stunning mosaics shed light on enigmatic past of Roman city in southern France

Until now, the city of Ucetia was only known by name and by a few isolated mosaic fragments.

These are stunning things. The finest Roman mosaics are done with such artistry. The way the colour shading is done, the shadows of the objects being portrayed, the kinds of things being portrayed…I’m such a huge fan. Even the cruddier ones are amazing. Plus they come from a previously undiscovered city, which was known from the literature. Fantastic.

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Gustave Courbet (French, 1819 - 1877) 

The Geneva Lake view, 1876

Oil on canvas

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Bookmobiles: Rare Photos Of Libraries-On-Wheels

Long before Amazon, Audible, and other digital book distributors, bookmobiles were bringing literature to peoples’ doorsteps. Their mission was to provide the written word to remote villages and city suburbs that had no libraries. We invite you to remember these almost forgotten four-wheelers of the past.

The first bookmobile is believed to have appeared in Warrington, England in the late 1850s. It was a horse-drawn cart, and lent about 12,000 books during its first year of service. Later, mobile libraries were installed inside vehicles and reached the height of their popularity in the mid-20th century when they had become a part of American life.

Although bookmobiles are still operated in some parts of the world by libraries, schools, activists, and other organizations, they are widely thought to be an outdated service due to high costs, advanced technology and impracticality.

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Marie Egner (Austrian, 1850 - 1940): Old cemetery (c. 1883-1884)  (via Dorotheum)