Duskness.

This tiny boxwood peapod (10cm) was carved in 1500 AD, by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis. Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. #drthehistories

...soviet modernism, Ministry of Highways... #architecture #arquitectura metalocus.es/content/en/blo…

Musashi on the back of a whale, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Something to brighten your day. Get ready for the chickens 🤣👌👏

Woman Kneeling in the Bath and Combing Her Hair, by Hashiguchi Goyō, 1920

#WindowsonWednesday The cloisters, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk.

Diving board, at swimming pool Tivoli, architecture by N. Heltschl, in Innsbruck...1964

In the UK, 43% of working-age adults do not earn enough to pay income tax (<£12,570)

Morning #Tobywalk 22 October 2024

Dragonfly and Lotus, by Ohara Koson, 1920s

Essex birds on a wire #Tobywalk 26 October 2024

The greatest New Yorker cartoon of all time.

Absolutely gorgeous 😍😍

This old court train? I just threw it on. #FrockingFabulous 1800's #fashionhistory via the RISD Museum.

Huge thanks to all who directed me towards this 😍🥳 … for many of us (of a certain age 😬) dear ole, Tony Hart was a true #ArtHero🎖️… and deep down, I always knew he was hardcore #GrimArt 😉👍

Marius Rustad, Divingtower Study II

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

#architecture #arquitectura

Plum blossoms before moon, by Ohara Koson, before 1945