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Ancient Egypt, Part 5
Furniture and Household Items Actual pieces of furniture, put aside for the After-life, so they weren’t actually used but they give us a wonderful glimpse of Egyptian life. Here are more of those...
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Ancient Egypt, Part 6
Beauty and Cosmetics Beautifully ornate ancient hand mirrors. Unfortunately they have lost their reflective properties. (mostly bronze surfaces) The museum had a few sets of jewelery and ornaments....
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Ancient Egypt, Final Part
Music Scene of a ground breaking ceremony accompanied by a group of musicians. Drawn on a Papyrus scroll found in an Egyptian tomb. Tambourines and musical rattles. Double flute. (was woven together...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 1 Ancient World I
During my Paris vacation, I had a lot of fun simply absorbing the atmosphere and being surrounded by art and beautiful things to look at. I wasn’t quite sure how to approach this topic. Women have been...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 2 Ancient World II
This large mosaic is entitled “Amazonmachie”, which in French means massacre of the Amazons, (the same suffix is used to describe bull fighting). The violence of this piece caught my attention. The...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 3 The Middle Ages
I had the opportunity to visit the Cluny Medieval Museum, which I had never been to. It was a wonderful experience to see the different art work of that era (650-1400 c.e.) as I feel like this is a...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 4 The Renaissance Period
In 1622, Marie of Medici was crown Queen of France and commissioned 24 painting from the painter Rubens to decorate her new palace. Its a series of big oil paintings, representing different important...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 5 The Second Empire
We continue with the theme of allegories in the second empire. This large bronze piece was carefully constructed. Each element having a specific significance and symbolism. It’s a nationalist piece,...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 6 The Modern Woman I
The Pompidou center offered a very different perspective on the female figure. I also found that women were one of the most common themes in the art here. There’s something to be said about the...
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Mysteries of the Female Figure, Part 7 The Modern Woman II (final)
I was intrigued to see this artist as a sculptor. The name Matisse usually brought up thoughts of paintings and drawings for me. So it was quite intriguing to see some of his sculpting pieces. This...
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Ice Age Art, the Beginning of Everything
A beautiful documentary from the BBC about ancient art. Fascinating exploration of prehistorical art, with great explications and high, BBC quality. Very much enjoyed this one. It’s fascinating to see...
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Geoguessr, Where are you?
Up for a little challenge? Geoguessr photo Brazil I came across this amusing online game, (Thanks to the Yogscast) and I was addicted. Geoguessr is a clever internet game that plomps you down at...
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Time Traveler’s guide to Elizabethan England
Time Traveler’s guide to Elizabethan England, Part I The Common People Here is the first chapter of a delightful little BBC series. We are taken through history by a knowledgeable historian, right...
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How Photography Changed Everything
I’ve often wondered about the moment where someone paused, paintbrush in the air and decided that copying reality, adding to it only a dash of idealism, metaphor and allegory was tedious. Who was the...
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Urban Exploration 1
Downtown SeattleFiled under: Daily Loaf, On the Roll (Urban Exploration) Tagged: exploration, photography, Seattle, Urban
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Urban Exploration 2
Spring 2013, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.Filed under: Daily Loaf, On the Roll (Urban Exploration) Tagged: centre pompidou, exploration, modern art, paris, photography, Urban
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Urban Exploration 3
Spokane BridgeFiled under: Daily Loaf, On the Roll (Urban Exploration) Tagged: bridge, exploration, photography, spokane, Urban, washington
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Medieval Letter-People
acc1313:An unusual look on the use of the body in Medeival art. Definetly worth the read! Originally posted on medievalbooks: The human body is one of the most common objects encountered in art,...
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Urban Exploration 4
Marseille, France, Opera House Marseille Opera house detail 1 Marseille, opera house, detail 2Filed under: Daily Loaf, On the Roll (Urban Exploration) Tagged: architecture, bas-relief, exploration,...
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Archae-Facts: Peasants! Today, we examine the Medieval…
Originally posted on Scientiflix: Archae-Facts: Peasants! Today, we examine the Medieval ‘peasant’. Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! By:...
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