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Hunting World F/W 2018 Menswear Milan Fashion Week

In this painting, Friedrich creates what is surely one of the most startlingly powerful devotional images in the history of Christian art. He unites the Tetschen Altar with a stark, frigid winter landscape to great effect. Unable to reach the vast church in the distance, the weary traveler - perhaps Friedrich himself - has collapsed in the snow. It is the first time that a fully constituted Gothic cathedral, rather than a ruin, appears in Friedrich’s work. The discarded crutches lying in the foreground make it seem all the more unlikely that the man could ever have made the journey in the first place. However, the scene is not as bleak as one might have initially theorized. Taking refuge in a grove of fir trees - standing once again for hope - he is greeted with a vision of the crucified Christ. If there is a political dimension to the painting, it seems to be  a call for germans to take refuge in their medieval past against the predations of foreigners. The spiritual message more is clear: even in this most unfortunate circumstances, salvation is available to any who would seek it. The ‘crutches’ of worldly materialism can only take on so far.

I know I’ve made cryptids before but I don’t think they compare to the emotion that an image of two borzois staring at you in front of a Staples at night conveys

Houses of the Holy, Denis Esakov

Nuit blanche II. Maison sur la colline.

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Go with the flow, let the water carry you.

Cast enamel bat necklace, 1900 France.

Carved cameo decoration on objects like this tazza was all the rage in late 19th century England as people looked to ancient Roman techniques for inspiration. To keep up with this demand, Thomas Webb & Sons employed 70 engravers to work overtime and on Saturdays.

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Bat Goblet, made in 1909 by Henri Husson for Maison A.A Hébrard.