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Summer Palace, architectural details, Peking, 1982. David Hockney.

— Michel Serres, Information and Thinking (via proustiansleep)

Known as an "emancipated duel," it was a private event for women only. Baroness Lubinska, physician for the famous 1892 duel between Princess Pauline Metternich and Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg suggested they duel topless to prevent infection. It was feared that if the swords pierced their clothing, fabric fibers could enter the wound and cause infection. By removing their tops, they ensured cleaner cuts and easier medical care.

The Writer's Technique in Thirteen Theses by Walter Benjamin (as appears in his 1928 treatise One-Way Street, in a section titled "Post No Bills")

Duane Michals,Things are Queer, 1973

in the cosmos you are a novice by aaron glasson, 2023, oil & colored pencil on canvas, 10 × 12 inches

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Julia Curyło — Hunting (oil on canvas and skull, 2021)

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Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison Gathering 2025 Robert ParkeHarrison is an American artist born in 1968. He isb known for his work in photography and sculpture, which often explores the relationship between humans and the environment.

"hephaistion made this" in a beautiful trompe-l'oeil piece of paper half unstuck by the wind still some of the rawest stuff ever put in a mosaic (2nd century bc, pergamon)

Statuette of Venus made from rock crystal quartz (Roman, 1st century BC)