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The Carnival of Venice began in 1162 as a victory celebration. Over the centuries, it evolved into a Saturnalia style revelry where different classes of Venetian society could mix together behind the anonymity of masks.
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1759-1797) #faustianfriday
The breath of song in your remembering eyes cascades fragile reflections of time-steeped sunsets tinting delicate snowflakes with the solitude of a sleeping forest where ancient secrets lie waiting.
—Sean Terrence Best
art by Hidayet Üstün
#ofdarkandmacabre
You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel, If on a winter's night a traveler. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade.
~Italo Calvino
#bookwormsat #bookchatweekly
These are a few of my favorite queens❄️
Vladislav Erko, Rudolf Koivu,
Artur Scheiner, Errol Le Cain
#FairyTaleTuesday