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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
22 Mai, 2013
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Impressions of Venice. Paintings by Friedrich von Nerly.
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The exceptionally well preserved wall paintings on the north side of Xu Xianxiu’s Tomb, Shanxi, China.
This tomb dates to the Northern Qi Dynasty, 550 to 577 AD.
Photo via Wiki Commons
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Map of Rome, Detail from Emperor Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany, Pompeo Batoni, 1769 {via imagediver}
20 Mai, 2013
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Section from the Bronze Age rock carvings in Tanum, Sweden.
The rock carvings in Tanum, in the north of Bohuslän, are a unique artistic achievement not only for their rich and varied motifs (depictions of humans and animals, weapons, boats and other subjects) but also for their cultural and chronological unity. They reveal the life and beliefs of people in Europe during the Bronze Age and are remarkable for their large numbers and outstanding quality.
You can read more about this site on UNESCO World Heritage.
Photo courtesy & taken by Bjoertvedt
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John Bachmann’s 1866 birdseye view of New York City.
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Saint George and the Dragon
circa 1605 - 1607
Peter Paul Rubens
(Work & detail)
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The famous 1457 Genoese world map, drawn from firsthand accounts by Italian explorer Niccolo de Conti.
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Jason Charming the Dragon (1665 - 1670) - Salvator Rosa
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“This picture of Venus was captured by the Mariner 10 spacecraft during its approach to the planet in early 1974. Taken with the spacecraft’s imaging system using an ultraviolet filter, the picture has been color enhanced to simulate Venus’s natural color as the human eye would see it. Although the planet closest to the Earth in size and distance from the Sun, Venus is perpetually blanketed by a thick veil of clouds high in carbon dioxide; its surface temperature approaches 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Launched on November 3, 1973 atop an Atlas Centaur rocket, Mariner 10 flew by Venus on February 5, 1974. It then went on to an encounter with Mercury, thus becoming the first spacecraft ever to fly by more than one planet. Mariner 10 was designed, built and managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA’s Office of Space Science and Applications.”
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Radiohead - The King of Limbs
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Pompeian Fresco
