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When we un-packed it, the Paris curator was embarrassed to discover lipstick marks on its cheek: someone in the Louvre had played at being Pygmalion—or Hadrian—and kissed it. And who could blame them? Up on a pedestal, center stage, the effect of its beauty was jaw-dropping.

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“Nothing can last forever, Once the sun has shone, it returns beneath the sea, The moon, once full, eventually wanes, The violence of the winds often turns into a light breeze.”

on the right hand side of this pyxis, he's probably the one being carried over agave's (?) shoulder. it just makes me sad....the proportions on this aren't always the best but he looks small and chubby he's literally a child

Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini, dir. David Pountney (Teatro alla Scala, 2018)

By Misha Frid

the tarot aces: [cups/water] fresh feelings + [wands/fire] burgeoning passions + [pentacles/earth] budding abundance + [swords/air] original concepts

Pina Bausch - Orpheus and Eurydice - Paris Opera Ballet 2018

The Plym North Wood Dartmoor