Happy Birthday to Martin Kemp, Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford and one of the world's leading experts on Leonardo da Vinci.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBuUwV

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St Jerome, patron saint of archaeologists.

Here I’ve drawn him with a globe, compared with the original memento mori. 📍similar to work by Guido Reni

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Over a fifty-year career, Elton Clay Fax was a dedicated teacher; he wrote and illustrated books (including “Dr. George Washington Carver, Scientist”—seen here); and he was a U.S. ambassador.

This is our post on Fax: https://t.co/8jGqnj6wja

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🖌🎨🐛🦋🌺Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)
Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, and Red Currants, with a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar and Pupa

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Is that John Lennon puffing weed?

John & Yoko were arrested in 1968 for cannabis possession at Ringo Starr's London flat. John pleaded guilty, absolving a pregnant Yoko.

Join . YOU become the

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RECLINING MAID, Doba Afolabi, 2015

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Charles C. Dawson was the first Black artist to attend the Art Students League of New York; he was a “Buffalo Soldier”; and he was a dedicated advocate for the advancement of Black artists.
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This is our post on Dawson: https://t.co/uYqI5OSiP9

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CONVERSANDO CON LA NATURALEZA, Manuel Mendive, 2010

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PARA EL OJO QUE MIRA, Manuel Mendive, 1986

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“Black Panther” was an afterthought until 1973, when Billy Graham—the first black art director in comics—helped launch the character into stardom.

This is our post on Graham: https://t.co/qa9GYa0hbQ

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🖼 Nude Study / Study of a Female Model
👩‍🎨 Amalia Lindegren
⏳ 1850
🎨 Oil on canvas

📷 Credit:

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