Diana leaving for the hunt. Totally stunning painting by Orazio Gentileschi, whose day is today.

Albrecht Dürer's study of a little owl from 1508. Inescapably cute! Dürer was born on this day in 1471.

Virgil Finlay

Here’s a thought: how about a “no Ai” badge/mark for books/magazines/etc? Imagine something like the fairtrade mark, but for books. It would guarantee no gen Ai had been used to produce text or images. As a consumer I BLOODY love this idea.

A traditional Lithuanian gyvybės medis (tree of life) made from cut paper www.europeana.eu/lt/item/2021...

Andrea Locatelli (Rome, 1695-1741), "Magical Scene", c. 1740/41

Paul Delvaux, "La Conversation", 1944

Serafino Macchiati (Camerino, Italy, 1861 - 1916, Paris, France), "L'avertissement (Spirit scene)", 1905

Günümüzde paella neredeyse İspanya ile eş anlamda. Ancak yemeğin gelişimine en önemli katkıyı yapanlar Romalı ve Moriskolar olmuştur. Peki bu yemek nasıl ortaya çıktı ve ismi nereden geliyor?
MÖ 138 yılında Romalılar ‘Valentia’ adını verdikleri şehri kurdular. Valensiya’ya sulama sistemi getirdiler.

Philip Hofmänner, "Witches in the Forest"

Early Writers on Witchcraft