#classical building

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Santuario Madonna di san Luca. Bologna. October.

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Four Continents: Europe

Artist: Antonio Zucchi, RA (Italian, 1726-1796)

Date: 1767

Medium: Oil on paper laid into plaster (overdoor)

Collection: National Trust Collections, London, United Kingdom

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Psyche Entering Cupid's Garden

Artist: John William Waterhouse (English, 1849–1917) academic

Date: 1903

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, England

Description

Cupid was sent by his jealous mother, the goddess Venus, to punish Psyche for her beauty. Instead, Cupid fell in love with Psyche but would only meet her after dark so she couldn’t identify him. Here, Psyche is trying to catch a glimpse of her secret lover in daylight. Sometimes called ‘the last Pre-Raphaelite’, Waterhouse used his lush, romantic style to paint many scenes from Greek and Roman mythology.

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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Bachschulhaus (1867-1869), Schaffhausen (Switzerland)

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A day in São Paulo.

[ombuarchitecture]

In 1991, Rober Venturi, won the pritzker Prize of Architecture. One of the most important prize in architecture that each year is given to honor a living architect for his built work.

I reinterpreted The Vanna Venturi House using simple wooden block. See the complete video "My First pritzker" by Andrea Stinga

when American architect Robert Venturi designed a home for his mother in the late 1950s, he reinterpreted the archetypal suburban house as a contemporary architectural statement. Its influence was so great, it is now credited as the first Postmodern building.

Rear more at Dezeen

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St Paul's cathedral. London. Free entrance on Lord Mayor's parade.

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Eglise Sainte Croix. Nantes. France.