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Diogenes with his lantern, in search of an honest man attr. Mattia Preti (Italian, 1613–1699)

Lom stave church, Norway.

John Piper (British, 1903-1992), Mountain landscape. Pen, ink and watercolour, 37 x 50 cm.

Ceci n’est pas une fermette

Someone who cares a whole lot what the neighbors (or other people in general) think of them and what is “proper” behavior. Must not embarrass oneself! There is only 1 way to do things and it’s THEIR way; there is only 1 way to think about things and it is their way. They dislike anything that is different from the norm, anything not completely mainstream or average - it makes them uncomfortable. A person who is totally conventional and wants everyone else to be, too. So they can feel safe and won’t have to deal with change. Prone to gossip or talking badly about people who don’t fit their idea of how a person should be. Will not budge from their opinion, no matter what. Won’t try new things, resistant to change, other countries, different foods. 0% open-minded. 100% stubborn. A true killjoy and party pooper. Watch for them, lurking behind curtains, watching your every move. ;)

Workers and the huge chain links forged for the Titanic’s anchor, 1910 at Hingley and Sons

Freiburg, Germany, 1925

Fox Photographer RJ Salmon dangels in a Crate suspended from a Crane to take an Aerial Shot of Fleet Street, London, with St. Paul’s in the Background. The Picture is taken from the Daily Telegraph Building, 1929

Jean-Charles Cazin (1841 - 1901) Moonlit Canal

Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, b. 1936), Head #22, June 20, 1981, 1981. Pastel on paper, 44.8 x 29.2 cm.

Guan Yong (Chinese, b. 1975), Figure and Still Life Painting j, 2017. Oil on canvas, 200 x 160 cm.