Monday, July 24, 2023

three talks on the history of painting with oils ... van eyck, titian, etc ... essential lessons beautifully communicated ...

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(231) Oil Painting Processes of the Masters (Part 1 of 3) - YouTube Jan van Eyck - Wikipedia (231) Oil Painting Processes of the Masters (Pa...
Sunday, July 23, 2023

Erotes ... a long and complicated ancestry by the look of things ... originating in Greece, they became popular amongst the Romans ... their identities have become mixed and have evolved over the centuries, but the erotes are still conspicuous in the iconography of western art and culture ... making a clear visual or working distinction so each might be easily identified seems to be impossible ...

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From Wikipedia ... In   Ancient Greek religion   and   mythology , the   Erotes   ( / ə ˈ r oʊ t iː z / ) are a collective of winged gods as...

Number Four, Raymond Terrace, Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales

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My mother's mother and my mother's step-father lived here.  I've made a yellow dot where I think the little house still stands. ...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

THE RED SPECIAL ... brian may's home-made guitar ... Most guitarists use a plastic pick. Brian has always used a sixpence coin.

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  read all about it ... The Red Special: Brian May’s Handmade Guitar | Hackaday Red Special - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_...
Monday, July 17, 2023

jeremias wachsmuth, 1721 to 1771 ... a few of his engravings ... looks like the sociable seasons to me

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Sunday, July 16, 2023

scenes from the domestic and social lives of the fauns and satyrs and their neighbours ... originally, the satyrs followed dionysus, whilst the fauns followed pan, but their distinctions have become confused in the last two thousand years ... this is part iii

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... to be continued ...