Ideas Roadshow
@ideasroadshow.bsky.social
๐ฌ Filmmakers combining unlimited curiosity & meticulous research
๐ช Visit EXPLORING ART HISTORY: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/
๐ Website: https://ideasroadshow.com/
๐ช Visit EXPLORING ART HISTORY: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/
๐ Website: https://ideasroadshow.com/
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@ideasroadshow.bsky.social
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Weโve changed the name of our substack to 'EXPLORING ART HISTORY' to highlight our focus on the captivatingly beautiful world of art & the art of beauty from now on!
๐จ Visit here for art essays, films: ideasroadshow.substack.com
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #renaissance #academia #medievalsky #art
๐จ Visit here for art essays, films: ideasroadshow.substack.com
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #renaissance #academia #medievalsky #art
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๐ฌ Itโs Film Friday! ๐ธ โThe film is beautifully made, has a clear structure and is rich in interesting information.โ โ Gert Jan van der Sman, Dutch University Institute for Art History
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
Botticelli's Primavera, Part 5
The big picture
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February 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
๐ฌ Itโs Film Friday! ๐ธ โThe film is beautifully made, has a clear structure and is rich in interesting information.โ โ Gert Jan van der Sman, Dutch University Institute for Art History
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
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๐ Mourning angels in the fresco 'Lamentation' by Giotto (1305), Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
๐ Mourning angels in the fresco 'Lamentation' by Giotto (1305), Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
A very thin patina was deposited over the years on the surface of โThe Last Judgmentโ by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
๐งฝ This is now being cleaned - ๐ Take a close look at the remarkable result!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #art #Italy #renaissance
๐งฝ This is now being cleaned - ๐ Take a close look at the remarkable result!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #art #Italy #renaissance
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A very thin patina was deposited over the years on the surface of โThe Last Judgmentโ by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
๐งฝ This is now being cleaned - ๐ Take a close look at the remarkable result!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #art #Italy #renaissance
๐งฝ This is now being cleaned - ๐ Take a close look at the remarkable result!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #art #Italy #renaissance
๐ชฉ It's Friday, let's play music & dance! Look at this stunning terracotta vase by the so-called Berlin painter of a young man singing and playing a kithara, c. 490 BC.
๐ Note how the cloth below the instrument sways gently ๐.
๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #ancientbluesky #Greek #archaeology
๐ Note how the cloth below the instrument sways gently ๐.
๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #ancientbluesky #Greek #archaeology
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
๐ชฉ It's Friday, let's play music & dance! Look at this stunning terracotta vase by the so-called Berlin painter of a young man singing and playing a kithara, c. 490 BC.
๐ Note how the cloth below the instrument sways gently ๐.
๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #ancientbluesky #Greek #archaeology
๐ Note how the cloth below the instrument sways gently ๐.
๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #ancientbluesky #Greek #archaeology
Apologies for the late response! It was done by Giovanni da Udine.
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Apologies for the late response! It was done by Giovanni da Udine.
๐ Mourning angels in the fresco 'Lamentation' by Giotto (1305), Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
๐ Mourning angels in the fresco 'Lamentation' by Giotto (1305), Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
Giotto was particularly strong in expressing the physicality of sorrow. Look at all the different expressions and hand gestures.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #frescofriday #medievalsky #art
๐ฌ Itโs Film Friday! ๐ธ โThe film is beautifully made, has a clear structure and is rich in interesting information.โ โ Gert Jan van der Sman, Dutch University Institute for Art History
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
Botticelli's Primavera, Part 5
The big picture
ideasroadshow.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
๐ฌ Itโs Film Friday! ๐ธ โThe film is beautifully made, has a clear structure and is rich in interesting information.โ โ Gert Jan van der Sman, Dutch University Institute for Art History
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians ๐บ #academia #art #filmsky
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/botticelli...
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The famous Florentine Baptistery doors were likely influenced by the hugely impressive doors of San Ranieri of Pisa Cathedral by Bonanno da Pisa (c. 1180).
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The famous Florentine Baptistery doors were likely influenced by the hugely impressive doors of San Ranieri of Pisa Cathedral by Bonanno da Pisa (c. 1180).
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
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For #AdoorableThursday look at all the doors in this detail of one of the Maestร Predella Panels by Duccio called The Healing of the Man Born Blind.
๐ช Do you notice anything about the doors (and windows as well)โ
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky
๐ช Do you notice anything about the doors (and windows as well)โ
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM
For #AdoorableThursday look at all the doors in this detail of one of the Maestร Predella Panels by Duccio called The Healing of the Man Born Blind.
๐ช Do you notice anything about the doors (and windows as well)โ
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky
๐ช Do you notice anything about the doors (and windows as well)โ
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky
Definitely not a Bad Bunny! ๐ฐ Young Hare by Albrecht Dรผrer, 1502.
๐ฆ Note the warm golden light that hits the hare from the left. ๐๏ธ Take a close look for a reflection of the window frame in the hare's eye!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art #rabbit
๐ฆ Note the warm golden light that hits the hare from the left. ๐๏ธ Take a close look for a reflection of the window frame in the hare's eye!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art #rabbit
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Definitely not a Bad Bunny! ๐ฐ Young Hare by Albrecht Dรผrer, 1502.
๐ฆ Note the warm golden light that hits the hare from the left. ๐๏ธ Take a close look for a reflection of the window frame in the hare's eye!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art #rabbit
๐ฆ Note the warm golden light that hits the hare from the left. ๐๏ธ Take a close look for a reflection of the window frame in the hare's eye!
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art #rabbit
The famous Florentine Baptistery doors were likely influenced by the hugely impressive doors of San Ranieri of Pisa Cathedral by Bonanno da Pisa (c. 1180).
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The famous Florentine Baptistery doors were likely influenced by the hugely impressive doors of San Ranieri of Pisa Cathedral by Bonanno da Pisa (c. 1180).
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
๐ช Read more here: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/revolving-...
๐๏ธ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky #AdoorableThursday #renaissance ๐บ
Love this! ๐พ
February 12, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Love this! ๐พ
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๐งน Need a timeline cleanse? Read Only Connect ๐
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
Only Connect
The power of art
ideasroadshow.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
๐งน Need a timeline cleanse? Read Only Connect ๐
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
๐บ Le bonheur de vivre (et danser) !This painting by Matisse, La Danse, was censored earlier by @moderation.bsky.app - please rethink and allow this wonderfully joyful piece of art!
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
๐บ Le bonheur de vivre (et danser) !This painting by Matisse, La Danse, was censored earlier by @moderation.bsky.app - please rethink and allow this wonderfully joyful piece of art!
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
๐ชฉ Letโs dance! For Ambrogio Lorenzetti (as later for Matisse), when people move together in a circle they portray an image of social well-being that follows from communal freedom & justice.
Note the 9๏ธโฃ dancers!
๐ ideasroadshow.substack.com
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
Note the 9๏ธโฃ dancers!
๐ ideasroadshow.substack.com
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
๐ชฉ Letโs dance! For Ambrogio Lorenzetti (as later for Matisse), when people move together in a circle they portray an image of social well-being that follows from communal freedom & justice.
Note the 9๏ธโฃ dancers!
๐ ideasroadshow.substack.com
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
Note the 9๏ธโฃ dancers!
๐ ideasroadshow.substack.com
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians #medievalsky #Italy #france
๐ฆ Birdโs-eye view of Siena.
In the heart is Piazza del Campo (โIl Campoโ) which is divided into 9 scallop shell-shaped sections. This is symbolic of the rule of โThe Nineโ: Siena was led by a "Council of Nine" known at the time as โIl Buon Governoโ.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art ๐บ #skystorians
In the heart is Piazza del Campo (โIl Campoโ) which is divided into 9 scallop shell-shaped sections. This is symbolic of the rule of โThe Nineโ: Siena was led by a "Council of Nine" known at the time as โIl Buon Governoโ.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art ๐บ #skystorians
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
๐ฆ Birdโs-eye view of Siena.
In the heart is Piazza del Campo (โIl Campoโ) which is divided into 9 scallop shell-shaped sections. This is symbolic of the rule of โThe Nineโ: Siena was led by a "Council of Nine" known at the time as โIl Buon Governoโ.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art ๐บ #skystorians
In the heart is Piazza del Campo (โIl Campoโ) which is divided into 9 scallop shell-shaped sections. This is symbolic of the rule of โThe Nineโ: Siena was led by a "Council of Nine" known at the time as โIl Buon Governoโ.
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art ๐บ #skystorians
๐ฐ Ceci n'est pas un Bad Bunny! Look at this hare riding a hound with a trained ๐ โsnail of preyโ, Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, c. 1390
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
๐ฐ Ceci n'est pas un Bad Bunny! Look at this hare riding a hound with a trained ๐ โsnail of preyโ, Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, c. 1390
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art
๐๏ธ #arthistory #medievalsky #art
๐งน Need a timeline cleanse? Read Only Connect ๐
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
Only Connect
The power of art
ideasroadshow.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
๐งน Need a timeline cleanse? Read Only Connect ๐
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
"For all its wondrous ability to seamlessly combine beauty and curiosity, perhaps the thing I love most about art history is its capacity to emotionally connect us to others."
๐๏ธ #arthistory๐บ #skystorians
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/only-connect
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๐ฐ Happy Bad Bunny Day!
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
๐ฐ Happy Bad Bunny Day!
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
๐ฐ Happy Bad Bunny Day!
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
๐ฐ Happy Bad Bunny Day!
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
In this Roman mosaic a rabbit rides a chariot pulled by geese, 2nd c. AD.
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #Roman #mosaic
โ๏ธ Ever heard of โgraffitoโ? Itโs an old technique where the design of a mosaic is traced on white marble slabs using a chisel & a drill and then filled in with black stucco.
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance #mosaic
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance #mosaic
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
โ๏ธ Ever heard of โgraffitoโ? Itโs an old technique where the design of a mosaic is traced on white marble slabs using a chisel & a drill and then filled in with black stucco.
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance #mosaic
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance #mosaic
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Read about the magnificent pavement mosaics in Siena Cathedral that Giorgio Vasari described as โthe most beautiful, greatest and most magnificent ever made.โ
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
Syncretic Brilliance
The power of continuous coordination
ideasroadshow.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Read about the magnificent pavement mosaics in Siena Cathedral that Giorgio Vasari described as โthe most beautiful, greatest and most magnificent ever made.โ
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
'The Hellespontine Sibyl' (late 15th c.) made with an exquisite use of the intarsia technique by incorporating black, white and coloured marble in much the same manner as wood inlaying.
๐ Read more on Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ
๐ Read more on Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
'The Hellespontine Sibyl' (late 15th c.) made with an exquisite use of the intarsia technique by incorporating black, white and coloured marble in much the same manner as wood inlaying.
๐ Read more on Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ
๐ Read more on Exploring Art History: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ
Read about the magnificent pavement mosaics in Siena Cathedral that Giorgio Vasari described as โthe most beautiful, greatest and most magnificent ever made.โ
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
Syncretic Brilliance
The power of continuous coordination
ideasroadshow.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Read about the magnificent pavement mosaics in Siena Cathedral that Giorgio Vasari described as โthe most beautiful, greatest and most magnificent ever made.โ
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
#mosaicmonday ๐๏ธ #arthistory ๐บ #medievalsky #renaissance
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/syncretic-...
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๐ฆ For #caturday a fresco of The Creation of the Animals by Raphael (1518-19) in Raphael's Loggia, Palazzo Apostolico.
Odd how there are many parts of animals visible (see the heads of the horse and dog f.e.) - still in the midst of being created?
๐๏ธ #arthistory #art #cat #cats #lion #design ๐บ
Odd how there are many parts of animals visible (see the heads of the horse and dog f.e.) - still in the midst of being created?
๐๏ธ #arthistory #art #cat #cats #lion #design ๐บ
February 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
๐ฆ For #caturday a fresco of The Creation of the Animals by Raphael (1518-19) in Raphael's Loggia, Palazzo Apostolico.
Odd how there are many parts of animals visible (see the heads of the horse and dog f.e.) - still in the midst of being created?
๐๏ธ #arthistory #art #cat #cats #lion #design ๐บ
Odd how there are many parts of animals visible (see the heads of the horse and dog f.e.) - still in the midst of being created?
๐๏ธ #arthistory #art #cat #cats #lion #design ๐บ