This short film was shot at Café du Dôme (est. 1898). Le Dôme was renowned as an intellectual gathering place for artists and writers. Among its famous guests, Ernest Hemingway, Amedeo Modigliani and Pablo Picasso. Today, it is a top fish restaurant and I am one of its visitors💚

Tarkhan Dress: World's oldest known outfit was worn to an ancient Egyptian funeral 5,000 years ago livescience.com/archaeology/an…

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RIP Princess Arrowhead 💫 Ranthambore’s fearless tigress. She stunned us all with her amazing life. Till we meet then 🌟 thebetterindia.com/web-stories/ar…

May he live, the Horus, Mighty Bull Who Appears in Maat; the Two Ladies, Establisher of the Laws and Pacifier of the Two Lands, the Horus of Gold, Great of Strength Who Smites the Asiatics; the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebmaatre; the Son of Re, Amenhotpe Ruler of Thebes ...

Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III (jmn-ḥtp.w), or Amenophis III (Greek), recording a Lion Hunt. He was the 9th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty (reign 1391?–1353? BC), father of Akhenaten. 130+ lion hunt scarabs are known, inscribed with 8 lines of hieroglyphic text.

I now read: Collection Octave Homberg (1876-1941) Homberg was was a French diplomat, banker and collector. He amassed pieces from a wide range of cultures, including Egypt. His collection was sold at Galerie Georges Petit in Paris in 1931. Download link: digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/petit19…

The Friedrich Ludwig von Gans (1833-1920) 'Kestenhoeh' mansion in Germany. Von Gans was a manufacturer of synthetic dyes. After retiring, he devoted his time to his art collection. In 1912, he donated his collection of objets d'art to the Berlin Antiquities Collection.

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Going to the island 🥰 A bit windy this time. The famous August NE wids (meltemia) from the veranda.

Jorge Luis Borges Hymn to Greece: "A Greek Exiled in South America" - GreekReporter.com share.google/KSJtKaDoAQZFlW…

From billions to none. The story of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. Nature Museum | Project Passenger Pigeon share.google/9pwf5m6UWY86gg…

30 Extraordinary Bird Photos by Indian Photographer Jayanta Basak That Unveil Nature’s Splendor - 121Clicks.com share.google/La4OON2LWxPgzp…

My favorite house in Hydra island. The historic Boudouris family, later Karpidas, mansion, with sweeping sea-view terraces. Pauline Karpidas, an art patron and collector, transformed it into a gallery that she called the Hydra Workshop till 2017.

West Bengal’s New Wildlife Star: World’s Smallest Wild Cat Just Turned Up In Purulia outlooktraveller.com/experiences/na…

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The Last Photo Of The ‘Barbary Lion’ Was Taken 100 Years Ago — A Biologist Tells Its Story share.google/zP7NGMYugBmBcm…

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), the famous Italian tenor, possessed a phonogenic voice which was manly and powerful, yet sweet and lyrical. Fond of art, he possessed a fine art collection dominated by ancient Greek and Roman glass, Rhodian faience and statuettes, auctioned in 1923.

Wagner's opera Tannhäuser had a controversial premiere at the Paris Opéra (Peletier) on 1861, marked by disruption from the aristocratic Jockey Club. The Club's patroned Giselle Ballet to the 1st act (bacchanale), conflicted with the traditional placement. The Opera was withdrawn

Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found — portrait of an artist who fled the scene ft.com/content/668fb7… via @ft