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Wonderful Delilah, in detail, colour, and sensuality.
#Doukas (1873)
'Almost every rock, every promontory, every river, is haunted by the shadows of the mighty dead'
#Dodwell
One tulip bulb could set you back the price of a canal side house back in 18th century.
Giordano's nickname was Fapresto, because he painted so quickly (fa presto translates as 'does it quickly'), as we can see in his wonderful Perseus turning Phineas and his Followers to Stone (1680s, @NationalGallery).
If ever one becomes famous but are camera shy, dress like so https://t.co/c0rPM53LCk