FUN!

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Two Nude Women with Skull and Hourglass (Allegory of Transience),

91.14_A1Ludwig Krug
German, 1488/1490 – 1532

ca. 1500

Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY)

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Syzygy 3

sz3

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Waffle House of America

wafflehouse

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Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

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View of sculptures on the facade of Santa Maria Maggiore
Fuga, Ferdinando
Photographer: Emily Shaw
Image Source: Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University
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Syzygy

sygy

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Home Oxygen

homeoxygen

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Rosa Mistica

rosamisticaThis garage sale find is reference to a very specific Marian apparition.

I’ve always been fascinated by them — very rarely does the apparition identify herself as Mary, mother of Jesus from the get go. It’s only later when the priests get involved that she’s pinned down that way and her message becomes a specific one in line with church dogma. To me, it’s clear in Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, Medjugorje and all the rest SOMETHING has appeared to all those people — in another age she would have been perceived as a different kind of divinity, a goddess no doubt. The Virgin Mary was very important in winning over non-Christians who had strong Goddess traditions…This cheap little piece has a real presence. I especially like the bare feet…

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Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle

seal_0945Cylinder seal and impression
Syria (ca. 1720–1650 B.C.)

For the ancient Near East, the act of procreation symbolized creation itself. The female figure in this scene reveals only her pubic area as if to emphasize this idea of procreation rather than mere carnality. The hand-to-mouth gesture of the male figure, as well as his downward-stretched arm, document his astonishment at the symbolic truth being revealed to him.

The Morgan Library

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Magdalene

magdalen

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