Domitor Invictus

ISAC Museum, The University of Chicago.

La Fenêtre de Mélusine by Rene Magritte, 1953

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), 'Ellen Terry as Lady MacBeth', ''The Art of the World'', Vol. 9, 1896

The Sheep Detectives (2026) I knew nothing about this movie going in. I had no idea it was based on a 2005 German book called 'Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi' (translated into English as 'Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story'). From what I can tell, the book is weirder than the movie and more philosophical in tone and the film diverges from the book quite alot. Am I inspired to read the book? I was not but I am mildly curious, just not THAT curious. As to the movie, it felt like a weightier 'Paddington' film, with our non-human characters having to confront loss and death and all the pathos and joy that being a living being experiences. Thankfully, it wasn't too schmaltzy, had enough sheep and human humor to amuse (the gradual realization of sheep intervention into solving the mystery by our movie's police officer was fun), and allowed itself one good, serious scene of sacrifice that actually caught me off guard (you could see it coming but seeing it coming didn't lessen the impact. Overall, I would recommend giving it a watch. It's light fair. The mystery isn't much of a mystery but it's not really about the mystery, like all good stories, it's really about the relationships and learning to accept and embrace the winter lamb.

found my bag of pictures, some scans from my pictures. i didn't know how to use the camera at all. this is the best i could do from an old nothing automatic camera (source)

Bandcamp

from Dumbarton Oaks

Cat paw prints in the medieval floor tiles of the 12th century CE St Peter Church in Wormleighton, England.

Columns of Erechtheion, Acropolis of Athens, Greece  

Italy, dated 1450-1460 (possibly later), housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1530, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

Accessed via The Library of Congress; original source Medicea Laurenziana Library, Florence.

I’m sorry, but I’m just thinking up the right words to say I know they don’t sound the way I plan them to be But if you wait around a while, I’ll make you fall for me I promise you, I will

1) Franz Lippisch (1859-1941), ‘Der Flößer Tod’, 1897 2) Franz Lippisch (1859-1941), 'Der Flößer Tod’, from Jugend 1898

The Raftsman Death by Franz Lippisch, 1897