Western Opus
@WesternOpus
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Western Architecture. Art. Culture. History. Mythology. And whatever I might like.
Joined May 2023
@AldrianCG @AthensNGallery It's not that I don't like Slipknot, they're OK. But I could easily spend the rest of my days without listening to one of their songs. Cheers!
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The Sarcofago di Rapolla (Sarcophagus of Rapolla) is a white marble #Roman funeral monument discovered in 1856 at the town of Rapolla, Italy. It came from a workshop in Asia Minor and dates to the late II century AD.
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RT @TheEudaimonist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was a man of unparalleled ability whose contributions to art, science, mathematics, and e…
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It's never too late to recommend 1844's "Les Trois Mousquetaires" (The Three Musketeers) by Alexandre Dumas, a great literary work recorded in French language. The story follows D'Artagnan, a young guy that dreams of becoming a musketeer, as he arrives to Paris and finds himself befriended by three experienced musketeers (Athos, Porthos, and Aramis) and they become caught up in political intrigue and court dramas.
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Il Martirio di Sant'Orsola (The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula). Michelangelo Merisi, 1610 AD. The last of its kind. The last #Caravaggio.
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In Victorian #England, taking photographs of loved ones after they died was an affordable and popular trend. Girl shown in this picture passed away hours earlier. What may seem morbid to modern sensibilities was a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of grief.
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@IM2BIM Saint Augustine knew one thing or maybe two about the human condition, for sure. Cheers!
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@HardlineHistory @HISTORY The government, any government, is against you. Never forget it! Cheers.
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The Carnevale di Venezia (#Carnival of Venice) traces its origins to the Middle Ages, existing for several centuries until it was abolished in 1797. Tradition was revived in 1979 and the modern event now attracts approximately 03 million visitors annually. Starting around February 14th, it ends on Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
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You may find women that are fascinating. Gorgeous. Hypnotic. Magnetic. But you can't find a woman that is Ava Gardner seducing Burt Lancaster at 1946's "The Killers", by Robert Siodmak.
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