A Fretful Porpentine

🦝 The mammals of Australia.. London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a wombat from 1863 showing a close-up frontal view of the compact, furry marsupial resting low among grass and small leafy plants. The wombat has a broad head, small rounded ears, dark eyes, a large black nose, and sharp claws visible on its front paws. The background is softly shaded with subtle trees. The drawing emphasizes the wombat’s dense fur texture and sturdy build, typical of the species native to Australia. The scientific name “Phascolomys Wombat” is printed below the image.

Unicorn's Lament

Cuneiform tablet: record of the account of Bamu. ca. 2048 BCE. Credit line: Purchase, by exchange, 1911 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322451

(MoMA | Henri Matisse: In the Studioから)

I’m quite pleased with myself. Also whoever designs these is very clever — one of these questions, when i saw the right answer, had me going “oh come on that’s practically cheating”.

Mercury, Detail of Parnassus, Andrea Mantegna, c. 1497

Margaret Clarke (Irish, 1888-1961) - Ann with Cat (ca. 1924)

Edvard Munch, Drawing for The Kiss, 1895

The Dream of the Androgyne (1945)

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Photographs by Paxon Kale CC

Metropolitan Museum of Art 20.3.7

Palace facade with the central doors decorated with the Two Eyes. Detail from the limestone sarcophagus of Queen Kawit, wife of King Montuhotep II (ca. 2051-2000 BCE). Now in the Cairo Museum