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Two views of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe, above the Augustusbrücke & below, painted in 1747 & 1748 by Bernardo Bellotto, pupil and nephew of Canaletto, died #OTD 1780; used as important references in the reconstruction of Dresden after World War II bombing.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Two views of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe, above the Augustusbrücke & below, painted in 1747 & 1748 by Bernardo Bellotto, pupil and nephew of Canaletto, died #OTD 1780; used as important references in the reconstruction of Dresden after World War II bombing.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
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Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
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November 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Admiring this wooden spiral staircase adorned with gilded six-pointed star motifs at the Yeşil Mosque in Kütahya, Turkiye
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“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my Lords, that where laws end, there tyranny begins.”
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my Lords, that where laws end, there tyranny begins.”
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
The Great Commoner, William Pitt the Elder, born #OTD 1708.
Portrait by William Hoare c. 1754, National Portrait Gallery London
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From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Camille Pissarro, influential Danish-French artist, who inspired Cézanne; a pioneer of Impressionism in 1870’s, he embraced pointillism in 1880’s, working with Seurat & Signac. He died #OTD 1903.
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Camille Pissarro, influential Danish-French artist, who inspired Cézanne; a pioneer of Impressionism in 1870’s, he embraced pointillism in 1880’s, working with Seurat & Signac. He died #OTD 1903.
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
Les Toits Rouges, Pontoise 1877, Musée d’Orsay
La récolte des Foins, Éragny 1887, Van Gogh Museum
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Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Once upon a time in a university near you, in-person teaching was a thing, as you can see in this image of 1612. Young people with hats came together, regularly and voluntarily, prepared for classes, and enjoying a lively learning situation of *checks notes*, a 90 minutes monolog of someone else ...
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Okay, time for a much-requested thing: a THREAD OF THREADS. I've now written dozens of these sciencey threads now, and it's increasingly easy to lose them in the scrum of new stuff on here, so - here's a roundup.
First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Okay, time for a much-requested thing: a THREAD OF THREADS. I've now written dozens of these sciencey threads now, and it's increasingly easy to lose them in the scrum of new stuff on here, so - here's a roundup.
First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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First: the mystery of the BONG BONG BONG: bsky.app/profile/mike...
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Who was responsible for creating these structures in the past? Workers, certainly. But who funded them? Rich people.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Who was responsible for creating these structures in the past? Workers, certainly. But who funded them? Rich people.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
Wealthy patricians and emperors funded the creation of public bath houses and arenas of Ancient Rome. The Medici family also funded religious buildings in Italy.
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JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...
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A 2,000 year-old blue glass wine cup inscribed in Greek ‘EYΦPAINOY EΦωПAPEI’
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A 2,000 year-old blue glass wine cup inscribed in Greek ‘EYΦPAINOY EΦωПAPEI’
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
“Be glad that you are here”
Roman drinking cups like this were used to welcome guests at social gatherings. 1st century AD 🍷
📷 Corning Museum of Glass
#EpigraphyTuesday
#Archaeology
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This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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La Saliera: gold & enamel salt cellar 1543, masterpiece made for François I, by Benvenuto Cellini, Italian Mannerist goldsmith & sculptor, born in Florence #OTD 1500. La Saliera featured in Balzac’s novel La Peau de Chagrin; Cellini inspired Dumas’s novel L’Orfèvre du Roi.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
La Saliera: gold & enamel salt cellar 1543, masterpiece made for François I, by Benvenuto Cellini, Italian Mannerist goldsmith & sculptor, born in Florence #OTD 1500. La Saliera featured in Balzac’s novel La Peau de Chagrin; Cellini inspired Dumas’s novel L’Orfèvre du Roi.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Marianne von Werefkin’s
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Marianne von Werefkin’s
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
Bei Cuno Amiet (1919) to lift your Sunday morning.
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"You left Europe because you wanted less boats. You have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats. You have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
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The Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden used to be the railway station. Most crowned heads passed through on their way to take the waters.
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden used to be the railway station. Most crowned heads passed through on their way to take the waters.
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The month of November
Novembre, 1485-86, painted on vellum by Jean Colombe
The acorn harvest: swineherd in oak forest, using a stick to dislodge ripe acorns, to fatten his foraging pigs.
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé
Château de Chantilly
Novembre, 1485-86, painted on vellum by Jean Colombe
The acorn harvest: swineherd in oak forest, using a stick to dislodge ripe acorns, to fatten his foraging pigs.
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé
Château de Chantilly
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The month of November
Novembre, 1485-86, painted on vellum by Jean Colombe
The acorn harvest: swineherd in oak forest, using a stick to dislodge ripe acorns, to fatten his foraging pigs.
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé
Château de Chantilly
Novembre, 1485-86, painted on vellum by Jean Colombe
The acorn harvest: swineherd in oak forest, using a stick to dislodge ripe acorns, to fatten his foraging pigs.
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé
Château de Chantilly
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Presentation of Jesus, oil on wood panel 1516, by Fra Bartolommeo, Italian Renaissance artist & Dominican friar, died #OTD 1517; friend of Raphael, known for distinctive purity of line & harmonious composition.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Presentation of Jesus, oil on wood panel 1516, by Fra Bartolommeo, Italian Renaissance artist & Dominican friar, died #OTD 1517; friend of Raphael, known for distinctive purity of line & harmonious composition.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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Would Corbusier have been wriggling in his cinema seat at the sight of ‘Villa Arpel’ in Jacques Tati’s 1958 film Mon Oncle? Created on a set with production designer Eugène Roman, Tati lampooned a particular class of post war aspiring fellow Frenchmen. Photo with thanks to @gilbertkann
February 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Would Corbusier have been wriggling in his cinema seat at the sight of ‘Villa Arpel’ in Jacques Tati’s 1958 film Mon Oncle? Created on a set with production designer Eugène Roman, Tati lampooned a particular class of post war aspiring fellow Frenchmen. Photo with thanks to @gilbertkann
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Corbusier’s 1954 Mill Owners Association Building, Ahmedabad. Its beauty lies in its sense of volume, light and raw concrete surfaces. Corbusier’s five points are noted, it a seems to float, pilotis make an open ground floor. Corbusier used a favourite, ramps to connect floors image John Gollings ©
February 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Corbusier’s 1954 Mill Owners Association Building, Ahmedabad. Its beauty lies in its sense of volume, light and raw concrete surfaces. Corbusier’s five points are noted, it a seems to float, pilotis make an open ground floor. Corbusier used a favourite, ramps to connect floors image John Gollings ©
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Simply beautiful: Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age flint daggers found in Saxony-Anhalt, 2300-1600 BC (Unétice-Culture).
On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle.
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On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Simply beautiful: Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age flint daggers found in Saxony-Anhalt, 2300-1600 BC (Unétice-Culture).
On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle.
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On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle.
📷 me
🏺
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Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians
October 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Just a 1399 unicorn watermark from a paper manufacturer from Valencia to make your day. Friends of #paperhistory know that these paper sheets of around 1400 are among the first sheets of European paper to appear on the market. European #bookhistory was a different game afterwards. #skystorians
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A Bronze Sestertius coin (132-134 A.D.)
The inscription reads FELICITATI AUG - Prosperity from the Augustus (Emperor).
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were found including cargos & everyday items.
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
The inscription reads FELICITATI AUG - Prosperity from the Augustus (Emperor).
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were found including cargos & everyday items.
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A Bronze Sestertius coin (132-134 A.D.)
The inscription reads FELICITATI AUG - Prosperity from the Augustus (Emperor).
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were found including cargos & everyday items.
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
The inscription reads FELICITATI AUG - Prosperity from the Augustus (Emperor).
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were found including cargos & everyday items.
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
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”I believe that everyone ought, in duty, to do any good they can.”
The man who saved children: Thomas Coram, English sea captain, philanthropist & founder of London’s Foundling Hospital, world’s first incorporated charity.
Portrait 1740 by William Hogarth, died #OTD 1764.
Foundling Museum
The man who saved children: Thomas Coram, English sea captain, philanthropist & founder of London’s Foundling Hospital, world’s first incorporated charity.
Portrait 1740 by William Hogarth, died #OTD 1764.
Foundling Museum
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
”I believe that everyone ought, in duty, to do any good they can.”
The man who saved children: Thomas Coram, English sea captain, philanthropist & founder of London’s Foundling Hospital, world’s first incorporated charity.
Portrait 1740 by William Hogarth, died #OTD 1764.
Foundling Museum
The man who saved children: Thomas Coram, English sea captain, philanthropist & founder of London’s Foundling Hospital, world’s first incorporated charity.
Portrait 1740 by William Hogarth, died #OTD 1764.
Foundling Museum
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Noble simplicity: Ange-Jacques Gabriel, principal architect of Louis XV, born #OTD 1698; known for Le Petit Trianon at Château de Versailles and l'École Militaire.
Portrait by Greuze c.1750, Musée du Louvre
Portrait by Greuze c.1750, Musée du Louvre
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Noble simplicity: Ange-Jacques Gabriel, principal architect of Louis XV, born #OTD 1698; known for Le Petit Trianon at Château de Versailles and l'École Militaire.
Portrait by Greuze c.1750, Musée du Louvre
Portrait by Greuze c.1750, Musée du Louvre
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An opening scene in Taylor Swift’s video for her latest single release ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ is based on Friedrich Heyser’s 1900 painting ‘Death of Ophelia’ ~ and has led to a large spike in visitor numbers to the Wiesbaden museum where it’s hung www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
An opening scene in Taylor Swift’s video for her latest single release ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ is based on Friedrich Heyser’s 1900 painting ‘Death of Ophelia’ ~ and has led to a large spike in visitor numbers to the Wiesbaden museum where it’s hung www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...