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nikswonderland · 1 year

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beauty in the midday gloom of paris

#moodboard #aes #aesthetic #light academia #paris #academia #cottage aesthetic #romanticism #chaotic academia #food #warmcore #aesthetic moodboard #classic academia #book aesthetic #books #city life #dark academia #cottagecore #cozycore

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flowersforfrancis · 9 months

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die-rosastrasse · 7 months

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Château de Versailles

Versailles, France, 27 VIII 2023

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escapismsworld · 8 months

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The Félix Potin building, Paris (1904)

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peacefulandcozy · 11 months

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#comfy aesthetic #comfy #light academia aesthetic #light academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia #paris #france #streets #bookworm #bookblr #books #classic literature #cozy vibes #cozy aesthetic #cozy

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velvet4510 · 25 days

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Note: this list references the 1961 version of West Side Story and the 1954 version of A Star Is Born.

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copperbadge · 1 year

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[ID: A statue of a person lying on a very plush looking pillow-bed; the sculpture is nude with back to the camera, face turned to the side, lying on a dramatic drapery, with one foot gently raised.]

This is an incredibly compelling work in person for a number of reasons -- to begin with, the raised foot isn't done justice by the photograph, but it's really funny and very human in person. It looked ancient enough, but also whimsical enough, that I was surprised I hadn't seen it in the records yet, so I checked out the placard, which put the date at around 100 CE. I must have just missed it while paging through the records. I'm sorry I did, because it's a gorgeous sculpture. (Its history is complicated but it appears the figure and draperies are ancient while the bed itself is 17th century.)

And it's called the Sleeping Hermaphroditus, because...

[ID: The statue as seen from the side; head still turned away, the torso is visible, and shows both the generous curve of a breast and also a penis and testicles resting on the drapery on which the figure reclines.]

In ancient history, Hermaphroditus was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes, originally male, who was merged with a naiad who was obsessed with him and became both male and female. He's generally represented as a very feminine-looking person (hair in the female style of the time, prominent breasts, female clothing, rounded hips) with male genitalia, often coyly on display. The history is complicated; we don't have good sourcing for the story and we don't truly know how Hermaphroditus was viewed in the ancient world, as far as I know (classicists feel free to correct me on this). Hermaphroditus, generally referred to with male pronouns even after developing a female appearance, may have represented trans women, intersex people, or some spiritual concept that had little to do with human gender expression at all.

Regardless of the complication surrounding the narrative, the sculpture itself is beautiful, and well worth sharing, I think.

#sam travels #the cheese tour #paris #louvre #hermaphroditus #gender in classical art #nudity

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paris-in-space · 6 months

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Take his heart to Texas…

#dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #quincey morris #quincey p morris #quincy morris #quincy p morris #jonathan harker #mina harker #Paris’s box of classic lit blorbos #just in case we weren’t all sad enough already

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learnelle · 7 months

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The last few weeks have just been working, drinking coffee, rushing to catch lectures and then studying until late. On repeat. It has been so long since I’ve needed to study this much; but I can feel my french getting better everyday, so the hard work has been worth it ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

#Studyblr #studyspo #studygram #paris #french #france #langblr #dark academia #light academia #romantic academia #classic academia #dark academia aesthetic #cottagecore #Academia aesthetic

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jackxo · 27 days

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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝑰 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 ☕️

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leatherandmossprints · 1 year

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‘Nightlife on the Rue Venis, Paris’ by Konstantin Korovin, c. 1932.

#konstantin korovin #vintage art #classic art #art #painting #oil painting #old art #art history #moody art #art details #cityscape #Paris

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nikswonderland · 1 year

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blue & beige tones in france

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the-evil-clergyman · 3 months

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The Judgement of Paris by Eduard Lebiedzki (1906)

#eduard lebiedzki #art #paintings #fine art #1900s #1900s art #academicism #academism #academic art #painting #austrian art #austrian artist #mythology #greek mythology #paris #aphrodite #athena #hera #classic art

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die-rosastrasse · 8 months

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Les Nymphéas by Claude Monet

Details from Musée de l'Orangerie

Paris, France, 30 VIII 2023

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escapismsworld · 8 months

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The Opera Garnier, is a renowned opera house in Paris, France. Designed by the architect Charles Garnier, it is a masterpiece of Second Empire architecture and was inaugurated in 1875. The Opera Garnier is celebrated for its opulent and ornate interiors, including the famous grand staircase, chandeliers, and Marc Chagall-painted ceiling. It continues to host ballet and opera performances and is an iconic symbol of Parisian cultural heritage.

📸: Andrea Perotta, Constance de Tourniel

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peacefulandcozy · 1 year

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