Antonio CORRADINI
(Italia, 1668 -1752).
“Pudicizia”, 1752
Capella Sansevero, Napoli

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Plates from William Smellie's 'Theory and Practice of Midwifery' (1752). Smellie, a Lanarkshire-born 'man-midwife' was known for pioneering a scientific approach to midwifery and developing safer obstetrical forceps

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Daily - Day 04-06-19
A 2nd tribute to surrealist (Apr 6th, 1917 - May 25th, 2011), with a portrait of her in her youth, plus elements from (1936), and (1952).
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Nymph and Satyr『ニュンペーとサテュロス』
Watercolor by French artist Julien Pavil (1897-1952).

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"Adventures Into Darkness" combined traditional pre-code horror motifs (creatures, demons, etc.) with psychological horror that, even today, evokes real discomfort in the reader (or at least me, maybe I'm just a wimp). They were going for the jugular. From (1952)...

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Werhner von Braun made the first detailed technical study of a mission in his book Das Marsprojekt(1952). Willy Ley popularized a Mars mission with Chesley Bonestell's in Conquest of Space(1949) & in 1956, the 3 combined their visions for The Exploration of Mars

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🎨 Francine van Hove (1952).
One of the best French pastelist

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👩🏻‍🎨📖Anne Anderson (Escocia 1874—26 Mayo 1952). Famosa por sus ilustraciones para cuentos infantiles, tarjetas y postales.

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Sirens got better looking over time, or learned to camouflage their figure flaws with feathers. Left: Siren and Beaver (Bestiary of Anne Walshe, c. 1452). Right: Siren from Waterhouse Sirens and Ulysses.

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'The Golden Cup' by Italian artist Emilio Rizzi (1881-1952).

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