Escapism

The horoscope of the Persian Timurid ruler Iskandar Sultan, 1411. This is the only surviving individual illuminated horoscope from medieval Islam. Al-Mizan (Libra) is at 3 o'clock in the circle of zodiac signs.

☆ my wonderland ☆

brooch from Vienna, dating approximately between 1898 and 1900.

by tucker

See Peter Marlow’s ‘The English Cathedral’ at London’s Oldest Gothic Church

Details of foliage in the Unicorn Tapestries

“Stop! Here lies the empire of death.” Seen in the Paris Catacombs.

A tiny insect clinging to the head of a horned viper

Oil on canvas, 180 x 260 cm.

From the “Shanxi” series (2009) ⦿ Zhang Xiao (张晓) — masked figures in rural China

Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings