Gods and Foolish Grandeur
Life And The Arts...From A Retrograde Perspective
Friday, May 24, 2024
Spilling emeralds - emerald and diamond clips by Paul Flato, circa 1935-36
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Pair of emerald and diamond clip-brooches mounted in platinum, circa 1935-36. Not identical, each brooch features three undulating pavé-se...
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Sunday, May 19, 2024
Before the mountain - George Mallory in photographs by Vanessa Bell, paintings by Duncan Grant
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George Mallory photographed by Vanessa Bell at 38 Brunswick Square, circa 1912. George Herbert Leigh-Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 or 9 June ...
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Friday, May 17, 2024
Dancing at the opera - dancers (as well as two singers and a few actresses) of the Paris Opéra, circa 1690-1700
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In 1661 Louis XIV, a lover of ballet and an enthusiastic dancer himself, established the Académie Royale de Danse , intended to codify co...
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Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sisters, sisters.... - the daughters of the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, attributed to Jacob van Doort, 1609
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Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (23 June 1593 - 25 March 1650), later Duchess of Saxony, later Duchess of Saxe-Altenberg, at ...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Fond brothers - the ten male siblings of the Hutchinson Family Singers, daguerreotype, circa 1845
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From left: Asa, Andrew, Jesse, Joshua, David, Caleb, Noah, Judson, Zephaniah, and John. Asa, Andrew, Jesse, and Joshua. David, Caleb, Noah...
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