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Moby // Porcelain

Josef Gabriel Frey - Ansichten atmospährischer Phänomene, c. 1878

Roland furieux : poème héroïque - Arioste, traduit par A. J. du Pays et illustré par Gustave Doré - 1879 - via Gallica

Thor’s Fight with the Giants (1872) by Mårten Eskil (Swedish, 1825-1896). The Norse god Thor in a battle against the jötnar.

PERSEPHONE, the queen of the underworld, was kidnapped by Hades, her mother (Demeter) was furious and refused to let the earth fruit until her daughter was returned. Persephone emerges with the spring growth before returning to her husband.

1948: When Ava Gardner landed the role of Venus de Milo in MGM’s comedy “One Touch of Venus”, the actress was sent to sculptor Joseph Nicolosi to pose for the film’s sculpture.

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Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith;  A Glacier Torrent

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  Gilbert Claes

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the blue cabin… from Gilbert Claes

Florence, 1943-44: During WW2 Michelangelo's David was too massive to be transported so it was entombed in a brick silo to protect it from damage of airborne bombs.

Houses built on a Bridge!

Plage de l’Almanarre, Hyères, France | Milana Chigridow