# undertheshadow magic sharesomethinglovely

Utterly glorious c.18 Delft mural; inland vessels, coasters & frigate; Mercury, God of fcommerce, travellers, luck & Aeolus, keeper of winds. Dutch, painted by Adam Sijbel, prob. purchased by John Webbe Weston in 1784 & from Sutton Place, Surrey
https://t.co/5c8INla39H

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2021-04-23

Wow, this c.17 Lüsterweibchen (chandelier) in the form of a crowned mermaid King is amazing! Wood & antler, S. German, 110 x 104 x 80 cm
https://t.co/HVAbLEq59c 🧜‍♂️👑

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2021-03-20

Ship of Virtues tapestry, c16, Netherlands; ⛵️ crew = 6 women & 4 men = personifications of virtues: Hope, Mercy, Perseverance, Divine Comfort, Loyal Heart, Faith, Charity, Patience, Good Will, & Prudence needed on life's journey, pushing away sins/demons lurking in sea

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2021-02-23

Just writing up next months column on these three treats. Spooky djinn movie unsettling ventriloquist movie and squirmy and tense maritime creeper,

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2020-02-07

Jonah & the Whale, Folio from Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), c1400. Jonah, released from belly of fish + gourd vine sent by God to protect him from elements + angel with colourful spreading wings offers him a garment 83/365

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2019-03-24