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rosalarian:

stem-cell:

nortonism:

The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly she’s seen as vain and conceited. That’s why I’m 100% for selfie culture because apparently men can gawk at women but when we realize how beautiful we are we’re suddenly full of ourselves…

“You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.” ― John Berger, Ways of Seeing

I know I’ve reblogged this before but it’s so important.

27 May 17   +  694,319 notes
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realistic indiana jones movies

letsgomeisei:

oldshrewsburyian:

thoodleoo:

  • indiana jones and tomb that had already been looted by robbers in the 19th century
  • indiana jones and pottery fragment #1478
  • indiana jones and the site discovered under somebody’s house so there was no way to actually dig it
  • indiana jones and the famous treasure that actually turned out to be an ancient chamber pot
  • indiana jones and the temple of maybe three damaged columns
  • indiana jones and the intro to archaeology class that didn’t give a shit and just wanted to pass for the gen ed credit

Related: Indiana Jones and the Tenure Application

@danieljacksonned

21 Aug 16   +  32,920 notes
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a-h-art:

Definitely not a Byzantine Art History reference starring my favorite chill robot, Zenyatta…

17 Jul 16   +  33 notes
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louisedolan:

by Louise Dolan

10 Jul 16   +  43,435 notes
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sourcedumal:

roachpatrol:

jasonrainville:

The Bather

Tried for a twist on the classic art history trope of the bather :)

wow this is SO GOOD

I thought this was Aveline at first

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Most PoC in these paintings are slaves/servants. Why would you be proud of that? People of color will never be European.

medievalpoc answered:

Wowww. I mean, I get messages like this all the time, but this says so much about YOU and your worldview, and basically nothing about anyone else. Much less whoever you intended to insult with this.

I mean, is “being European” some kind of accomplishment? It’s obvious you seem to think that, so much so that you imagine that people who aren’t must somehow secretly long to be. There’s little to no logical consistency between any statement you’ve made here.

All I see is regurgitated racist lies that are obviously false, and demonstrate with embarrassing clarity that your identity is an empty construct based entirely on what it is not, and who it excludes. The smallness of your worldview would be pitiful if it didn’t have so much violence behind it.

You can cover your eyes and throw a tantrum, but the truth stays true, and European history still includes a fascinating, complex, and mind-blowingly diverse cast of human beings throughout all aspects of society.

from medieval European imaginings of Jesus

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To the Virgin Mary

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to the Gondoliers of Medieval and Renaissance Venice

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The serfs in Russia

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The entourage of the Holy Roman Emperor

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The holiest embodiments of virtue

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Studies in beauty and grace

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From champions of military might

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to diplomatic negotiators of peace

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From the most sacred

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to the debauched and profane

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History is beautiful, and diverse, and full of so much immense possibility that I never really stop being in awe of it. If you can’t see the beauty in that, that’s your problem.

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theirout:

me on the first day of college vs me now

04 May 16   +  39,374 notes
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9birdies:

sometimes I have bad days

but then I’m like

well

it COULD be worse

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I could be in a Bosch painting

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♦FF