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[madamelesfressange]

                              The Celebration Of Beauty (Series 1)

1. Hyacinthe Rigaud Young Man With a Bow France (c. 1697) 

2. Alessandro Longhi Portrait of a Young Black Man Italy (c. 1760s)

3. Circle of Jan Gossaert The Adoration of the Kings (detail) (c. 1520s)

4. Luca Giordano, Saint Francis Xavier Baptizing Proselytes and Saint Francis,Borgia, Italy (c. 1680s)

5. Anonymous, after Hugo van der Goes. Adoration of the Magi Netherlands (c. 1500) 

6. Diego Rodríguez da Silva y Velázquez. The Adoration of the Magi, 1619

7. Anton Domenico Gabbiani  Portrait of Three Musicians of the Medici Court (detail) Italy (c. 1687) 

8. “Abdullah, Chief of Said Pasha’s Bodyguard” (1873) Carl Haag 

9. Juan Batista Maíno  Adoration of the Kings, (detail) Spain (c. 1612) 

10. Maurice Quentin de La Tour “Portrait of a Negro Buttoning his Shirt” France (1760s)

[being-totally-myself]

[3rdeyechakra]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEwvx-DKkX/?igshid=z8tpge1iqoxl

[facinaoris]

Death in human form.

[sib-studies]

“The Age of Gold”, photographed by Charlotte Hadden for MENE Jewelry.

[glamidols]

Big Biba Fashion Store In London – November 1973 Models in a variety of Biba outfits, representative of the hip style of luxury, psychedelic trend and Art Nouveau with a touch of eccentricity.

[facinaoris]

Aesthetics | Woman King

[the6raisedme]

[vjeranski]

Felipe Bedoya

thanks to mydarkenedeyes

[wearesodroee]

Think Pink Publication: Harper’s Bazaar US December 2016 Model: Aamito Lagum Photographer: Daniel Riera Fashion Editor: Joana Hillman Hair: Noelia Corral Make Up: Monica Marmo

[blackcurator]

When Frustration Threatens Desire (1990) Kerry James Marshall

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[lesstalkmoreillustration]

Iron On Embroidered Metaphysical Patches By StarseedSupplyCo On Etsy

*More Things & Stuff

[theblackpoets]

April was is in full swing last month and the air is...

13 Young Black Poets You Should Know:

1. Danez Smith [check out “Twerking as an act of Radical Healing”]

2. Aja Monet [check out “You Make Holy War”]

3. Malcolm London [check out “Never Too Late”]

4. Safia Elhillo [check out “self-portrait with dirty hair”]

5. Alysia Harris [check out “Death Poem”]

6. Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib [check out  When We Were 13, Jeff’s Father Left The Needle Down On A Journey Record Before Leaving The House One Morning And Never Coming Back”]

7. Phillip B. Williams [check out  “Of Darker Ceremonies”]

8. Bettina Judd [check out  “Binding”]

9. Khadijah Queen [check out  “_________________________ overheard, misheard or re-imagined”]

10. Mahogany L. Browne [check out  “Brooklyn Tongue I”]

11. Amanda Johnston [check out  “Transition”]

12. Aaron Samuels [check out  “Translating Jacob”]

13. Morgan Parker [check out  “If You Are Over Staying Woke”]