rare artifact of the distant past

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Portrait of a Woman

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CARPACCIO, Vittore
Oil on wood, 29 x 24 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome

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Venus and Two Cupids

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Andrea del Brescianino
Oil on canvas, 150 x 66 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome

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The High Goddess

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This statue, known as the Lady of Trikomo, dates from the mid-6th century BC. In all probability it is a statue of the High Goddess of Cyprus.

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Madonna of the Peach

Frampton, George James, 1860-1928; Madonna of the Peach Tree

George James Frampton (1860–1928)
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

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Babes of the Apocalypse

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Photo: Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times

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Babes of the Apocalypse

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Ashley Daily Stegall, who does marketing for her family’s store, Bremer Jewelry, asked a local artist to paint flowers on the plywood covering its windows after the store was twice looted.

Source Credit…Evan Jenkins for The New York Times

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SORRY WE MISSED YOU

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Immaculate

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The evening is cool, and beyond the slackening rain,
through broken clouds, a moon immaculate.

— Ishikawa Jozan

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Quieter

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