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Mt. Nemrut Southeastern Anatolia Turkey . The mausoleum of the Antiochus I, Commagene King, Mt. Nemrut . The mausoleum of Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.), who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup of Alexander’s empire, is one of the most ambitious constructions of the Hellenistic period. A UNESCO’S / 8th Wonder of the World

stinaspadaro: stina spadaro

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:10:31 -0700

stinaspadaro:

stina spadaro

Photo

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:09:24 -0700

heian-collection: A Tosa Mitsuoki illustration of Heian court...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:08:37 -0700

heian-collection:

A Tosa Mitsuoki illustration of Heian court women in the winter, c. late 17th century

funkystarfishy: Eric Penington

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:08:03 -0700

funkystarfishy:

Eric Penington

huntingtonlibrary: William Sharp, one of the first...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:11:15 -0700

huntingtonlibrary:

William Sharp, one of the first chromolithographic printers in the U.S., created these extraordinary illustrations for the large folio Victoria Regia (1854) by John Fisk Allen. Allen, a well-known horticulturalist, cultivated a specimen of the rare, huge (up to 8 feet in diameter), fast-growing (up to an inch an hour!) water lily, native to the Amazon. After months of careful tending, the plant—named in honor of the recently-crowned Queen Victoria—blossomed on the evening of July 21, 1853. Sharp’s depictions of this exotic wonder—in various stages of bloom—were masterpieces and elevated the then-nascent art of chromolithography to spectacular new heights.

image captions: All images are from a copy of Victoria Regia in our collections. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

bmoult: Pigeons, Pigeons everywhere. Ben Moult

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:07:06 -0700

bmoult:

Pigeons, Pigeons everywhere. Ben Moult

purebeachboho: aww

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:03:53 -0700

purebeachboho:

aww