Master glass blower and stained glass artist Loren Stump in california has created a “loaf” of glass, called murrine, out of carefully layered glass rods that, when sliced, reveal a painstakingly detailed work of art in cross-section. Each slice sold for $5000 back in 2014.

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🖼️ The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch master. ➡️ u.afp.com/Suxk

If this is unedited then what an epic capture. Andy Scott’s The Kelpies with brilliant Worm Moon

The Color Guesser game sounds dull but is great fun for a few minutes. You are giving the name of a color and have to pick the right color. The game gives you a proximity score. Even better here is data showing how the community of guessers did. Play it here for free:

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Pablo.

Abstract explorations began much earlier, w/publications of Newton and Goethe; particularly Goethe whose Theory on Colour (1810), addressing emotional and psychological influences of color, was inspirational to masters and novices alike. Just not fashionable til later

The Splash of a Drop (1895), a delightful study on the physics and aesthetics of the splashing drop. More drawings and photographs here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/the…

Deb Spence pastel on pastelmat. Silverwork in pastel is kind of magical - it’s a total hot mess until it isn’t.

Ben F. Laposky, Oscillon 40. 1952. Photographed waveform on paper. Image as trace of voltage.

Ada Lovelace was Lord Byron’s only legitimate child. A mathematical genius, she is known as the first computer programmer. Her writings include the first algorithm written specifically for a computer, Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine. #FolkloreSunday #MythologyMonday

February 1962. Seven years before Apollo 11, scientists were mapping the moon by hand — on physical globes, with pencils. It worked.

Jannik Sinner campeón de Montecarlo!!

Josef Albers Structural Constellation F-32 Pericles, 1954 .

An 18th century moon mission ~ this photograph-like image of a gibbous Moon, with the dark patches of the Sea of Serenity and the Sea of Tranquillity, is actually a remarkable pastel created by English painter John Russell, way back in 1795

Dancing figures fresco, Pompeii, 1st century AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Extraordinary. The light effect of simultaneous sunset and moonrise creates the mood of these captures