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pinkagony:

Dirk BachCloud Mandala I 1972 Colored pencil and acrylic on paper
necspenecmetu:

Cristofano dell’Altissimo, Portrait of Saladin, 16th century
gypsyearrings:

مغبر منذ عام ١٩٩٠
(via The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Pierced Globe)
lapappadolce:

Al-Quazwīnī (ca. 1203-1283) The wonders of creation, 16th century Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Orientali 45, f. 17v This encyclopædia, which contains a lengthy section devoted to cosmography, enjoyed wide circulation in the Islamic world. The compiler referred back to the Greek authors, in particular to Aristotle and Ptolemy. At folio 17v, the configurations of the Sun, Earth and Moon that give rise to eclipses. (via Al-Quazwini, The wonders of creation)
c0ssette:

“Salome” by Jean-Jacques Henner (1829-1905)

atavus:

Miya Ando - Reflection Cube

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"What I have loved so far, I have loved in order to be able to love you."

- Paul Celan, from a letter to his wife Gisèle, 1952 (via proustitute)

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art-documents:

Jeff Koons at David Zwirner
aubreylstallard:

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Lucretia by Andrea Casali, completed c. 1750.

The Suicide of Lucretia (Detail) Meester met de Papegaai,1525.
alldeadprincesses:

Hamida Banu Begum (1527-1604), queen consort of the Mughal Empire
shapelywomen:

Judith with the Head of Holofernes. By Ambrosius Benson, 16th century. Via nataliakoptseva.