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According to Ancient Phoenician Myth, #meteorites that touched the earth were known as Baetylus. Revered as sacred stones that were endowed with life & given by the gods. Some were preserved for worship & brought into temples; such as the effigy of Rhea Cybele. #FolkloreThursday
'The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome' is one of four pictures commissioned in 1505 by Francesco Cornaro a Venetian nobleman. Andrea Mantegna only completed one before his death and Gentile Bellini supplied the other paintings.
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はい次も長いこと積んでたやつ。Norn / Miel / Cybele 作品はサブタイトルが好き。多分そこまでボリュームないはずだからこれもさくさく進めて次に行こう
This weekend: Hoping for sunshine à la @KendalKendrick and soaking up the final days of #CybeleIronside's show!
According to #CybeleIronside oil paint best captures the West Coast atmosphere-- see her show before it ends May 31!
Roman bronze statuette of Cybele on a Chariot drawn by lions, dated to c.150 AD (on display @metmuseum)