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FILM OF THE DAY: From 1946 the last of producer #ValLewton classic #RKO #1940s #horror #films this 1 inspired by #WilliamHogarth art set in notorious #London mental hospital in #1730s with chilling atmosphere & nuanced performances by #BorisKarloff & #AnnaLee #Bedlam #MarkRobson
Kitchen utensils for a tasty lunch, the 1730s.
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Johann Georg Platzer , Austrian painter (1704–1761)
Fountain scene in front of a palace,
1730s
Oops I'm late! Day 7-9 comin in rapidfire >:)
So! Percival, he/him, a bisexual 1730s landscape painter, he is Welsh and loves his husband
Schneller Geist “Quick Spirit”/Snallygaster - North America folklore from German-immigrants tales - First apparitions began in 1730s in Blue Ridge Mountains, terrorising the population of the colonies, then the beast returned in 1909 in Frederick Country’s area - #TheMoreYouKnow
#InternationalWomen’sDay2021
Our first of three spotlights on women at Chelsea Physic Garden falls on Elizabeth Blackwell. She was a talented botanical illustrator and engraver, who in the 1730s recorded hundreds of plants in the Garden to illustrate her book ‘A Curious Herbal’.
The beautiful Copiale cipher manuscript, written in the 1730s but only cracked in 2011. It was revealed to be the work of a German secret society called the "High Enlightened Oculist Order of Wolfenbüttel", and details their initiation rites, which included eyebrow plucking
For ballet students, receiving their first pair of pointe shoes is a rite of passage. Read about the history of these mystical and alluring symbols in ballet starting from the 1730s to today. #BallerinaExhibition
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Born #OnThisDay in 1726: #VictorAmadeusIII, King of Sardinia (1726-96)
Portrait as a child by School of Carel van Savoy, 1730s
#VittorioAmedeoIII #Savoy #ChildrenInArt
#GeorgianGetUp
This robe à l’anglaise (c.1770) was made from silk damask dating to the 1730s. Reusing such fabric was a common C18th practice. The gown opens at the front to reveal a matching petticoat, at this time made to be seen. IMG: https://t.co/sKSC3KuUEl @metmuseum
Detail of a 1730s conversation piece by William Hogarth. The small hands holding a silver tray at bottom left are all that remain of an enslaved African boy, who was cut out of the canvas by someone unscrupulous. #williamhogarth #hogarth #conversationpie… https://t.co/Z1lcwTdel8
Today we're focusing on colour printing and its effect on three-dimensionality - have a look at Jan Ladmiral's (or l'Admiral) sections of a fetus brain (1738) & heart (1730s) - #anatomy #colorprinting #3D (from @rijksmuseum collections)