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Jasper intaglio: Harpocrates seated on lotus in papyrus boat https://t.co/hrgpJJaICU

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2020-03-17

It's the Day of Aphrodite / Venus' Day / Rose

The Mazarin Venus, derived from the extremely popular statue by the sculptor Praxiteles. The dolphin alludes to her birth from the sea.
2nd century CE

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2020-03-13

Born in 1728: Saxon (born) painter (1728-79)

Portrait of Archduchess (1767-1827), 1771

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2020-03-13

Born in 1728: Saxon (born) painter (1728-79)

Portrait of Infanta (1744-1801), ca. 1750-60


Reggia di Caserta

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2020-03-13

Right corner of a marble sarcophagus with the myth of Apollo and the satyr Marsyas https://t.co/BGN8TWz3zk

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2020-03-11

It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day /

Selene in her chariot, detail from the case of sarcophagus with the myth of Endymion and Selene.

3rd century CE Roman artwork found at Ostia

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2020-03-09

It's the Day of Helios / Sol's Day /

This is a Greek silver Kylix, 3rd century BCE, from Pantikapaion in the Crimea, and depicts Helios happily driving his sun chariot.

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2020-03-08