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Fascinating History @fascinatinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 8
Alphonse Mucha, Zodiac (1896).

#Art #Astrology #ArtNouveau #Painting #paint #arts #artist #artists #artcommunity #Color #Painter #Astrologer #Zodiac #zodiacs #horoscope #horoscopes #dailyhoroscope #aquarius
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Art Nouveau ring by René Lalique, featuring a moonstone and enamel flowers (crafted around 1900).
October 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Beauty of the Night brooch, around 1900.

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September 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Sometimes, it's the smallest moments that hold the greatest power.

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September 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Alphonse Mucha, Zodiac (1896).

#Art #Astrology #ArtNouveau #Painting #paint #arts #artist #artists #artcommunity #Color #Painter #Astrologer #Zodiac #zodiacs #horoscope #horoscopes #dailyhoroscope #aquarius
September 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Alphonse Mucha, Zodiac (1896).

#Art #Astrology #ArtNouveau #Painting #paint #arts #artist #artists #artcommunity #Color #Painter #Astrologer #Zodiac #zodiacs #horoscope #horoscopes #dailyhoroscope #aquarius
September 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums, with its famous double helix, allowing people to ascend without meeting people descending.

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #Beautiful
August 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Palais Royal sewing kit, from around the 19th century.

#Art #arthistory #artist #artcommunity #history #artists #arts #artgallery #gallery #museum #nature #beautiful #painting #piano #sewing #seamstress #antique #vintage
August 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Craftsmanship.

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July 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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One of the coolest vintage pocket lamps I've ever seen!

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #oilpainting #Beautiful #History #viral #pocket #history #culture
July 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Craftsmanship.

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July 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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A door handle from Florence, Italy. Certainly has an Alice in Wonderland feel to it.

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July 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A Perfume fountain from the collection of Marie-Antoinette (around 1780). Yes, as in, the Queen of France.

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #perfume #Beautiful #France #History
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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These Grand Etteilla Tarot Type II cards are over 130 years old, having been published by Z. Lismon. The Two of Swords features the 2 April 1890 République Français tax-stamp.

#Tarot #Astrology #Astrologer #Occult #Tarotcards #Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Museum
July 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Frederick Sandys, Medea (1866-1868).

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July 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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"Beauty is not caused. It is."

- Emily Dickinson

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July 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Stephen King in his office in 1983 at 36 years old. In the same year, he published Christine, Pet Sematary, and Cycle of the Werewolf.

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July 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates (1787). Two years after this painting, revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in France.

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July 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day" by William Powell Frith (1860)

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July 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Salomon van Ruysdael, View of the Town of Alkmaar (17th century).

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #oilpainting #Beautiful
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Vesuvius from Portici by Joseph Wright of Derby

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July 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Did you know that the Lighthouse of Alexandria didn't fall from a single earthquake, but a series of them? Several earthquakes between 956 and 1323 AD gradually damaged & collapsed the ancient wonder

#History #Egypt #Egyptian #Lighthouse #Ocean #Art #artist #arts #artists #artcommunity #archaeology
July 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Albert Christoph Dies, The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (1799).

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #oilpainting #Beautiful #nature #volcano #Italy #Pompeii #Rome #history
July 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Saint Michael and the Dragon Spanish (Valencian) Painter, around 1405.

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July 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Louis XIV, King of France, by Gian-Lorenzo Bernini, 1665. Look at the craftsmanship of the cravat and fabric!

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #sculpture #Beautiful
July 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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An overhead view of the incredible gardens of Versailles. Symmetry anyone?

#Art #Artist #Artwork #Artgallery #Arts #Artists #Artcommunity #Painting #Paint #Painter #Museum #Gallery #ArtMuseum #Travel #Travelling #Tourism #Tour #garden #Beautiful
July 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM