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Mary Magdalene
Hispano-Filipino
c. 1750-1815
Solid ivory image surrounded by a silver radiance known as a “Rafaga”.
Height of Ivory: 9 in; 13.5 in to top of crown; 17 in to top of radiance.
Overall Height w/ Base: 19.5”h.
This imposing figure is supposedly an ivory carving of the image of Mary Magdalene. But this is an intentional deception in that in this iconography, she is presented as if she were the Virgin Mary. She wears a silver crown. And her entire body is surrounded by a nimbus of light known as the “Rafaga”. At first blush, one is lead to believe that this is an image of the Virgin. And since the Rafaga is traditionally associated only with images of Christ or the Virgin, the addition of this feature was an intentional act to deceive.
According to the auction catalog, this image was formerly in the collection of a Connecticut gentleman and his wife who lived in Columbia for over a decade. This object was purchased from a friend who told him that the image was found in Cali and is reputed to have arrived at Buenaventura, Columbia from Acapulco sometime between 1665-1815.
However, a closer examination of the figure reveals the truth. This is not an image of the Virgin nor any of the Catholic saints. This is a standing image of the goddess Guan-Yin. On her right hand, she holds a rosary-like chaplet of beads but those are just Buddhist prayers beads and have no Catholic symbolism. On her left hand she is supposed to hold the “Holy Grail”. In actuality, she holds a Ruyi scepter, a ceremonial talisman in Chinese Buddhism symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore.
The dates provided are also irrelevant and misleading. The years between 1665 and 1815 span the entire period of the Manila Galleon trade. Anything and everything arrived in the New World from the East at this time! In other words, they are meaningless.
Although attributed to the Hispano-Filipino workshops, the carving style of the image is not consistent with Philippine carving of images of the Virgin or other female saints. The image wears a long robe which falls in lanky horizontal folds ending at the hem. Her toes do not peep through. She wears no mantle. The edges of the tunic are decorated with geometric designs unknown in Philippine iconography. The carving of the hair is wrong for this attribution. The eponymous “suksuk” or tuck is missing. And her lips are not painted with the trademark orange-red hue of Philippine made saints.
It’s amazing what a little bit of silver can do to fool the eye.
At least it isn't all cats this year :-)
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Made a sign as an April Fools prank. I mean really, who presses the button more than once and what is urgent?
So very cold and windy I was a fool to get this
Please do not download, copy, edit, reproduce, blog or publish any of my images. They are all my own work and are not for use without my express written permission
World Premiere of the motion picture Fools' Parade at the Court Theatre, June 17, 1971.
- From the Thomas Burns Fools' Parade Collection of the Ohio County Public Library Archives.
▶ Read more the making of Fools' Parade in Moundsville
▶ Visit the Library's Wheeling History website
The photos on the Ohio County Public Library's Flickr site may be freely used by non-commercial entities for educational and/or research purposes as long as credit is given to the "Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling WV." These photos may not be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation without the permission of The Ohio County Public Library.
Actualmente tengo al bufón customizado de Ámbar! Es lo que tiene cuando un personaje tiene muchas facetas ♥
The Fool / Ámber_ Robin Hobb books.
-Dia Soom
-SDGR male body
-faceup by me
-Eyes GaroDoll / Lua Garo
-Monique Wig blonde
Tarot card #0 (The Fool) of the Major Arcana.
A card of alternate realities. As he walks off the edge, is it a leap of faith or just obliviousness? Is the dog's harrying behavior a distraction or a warning? He has everything (symbols of all four suites) he needs to accomplish anything, but do all the choices keep him from mastering anything?
Fools Gold stars Matthew McConaughey as Ben Finn Finnegan, a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queens Dowry -- 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, Booty Calls. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigels yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess better judgment, the search rekindles her loveof discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finns mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim the prize.
Facebook App
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www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=15250095692
Check out the trailer
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Magical Mystery Tour, first broadcast on TV Boxing Day, December 26th 1967. We had a monochrome TV set and my parents were baffled by it so I'm surprised I was able to watch it in its entirety and didn't miss the colour at all.
A year before, almost to the day, I'd been blown away by Jonathan Miller's film of Alice In Wonderland. Then in my early teens I wasn't into the psychedelic scene but the sensibility fed direct into a liking for Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear and all that Victorian nonsense tradition, Coleridge's; Kubla Khan, Odilon Redon's lithographs and the surrealists, all roaming around my young mind. The Fool On The Hill remains one of my favourite tracks; I've drawn and painted, etched and monoprinted it dozens of times over the years. He never gives an answer...
Troutbeck is a village in South Lakeland district in Cumbria. It is a conservation area and includes the National Trust property of Townend.It consists of a Post Office, General Store and Teashop and The Mortal Man Inn.
"O mortal man that lives by bread,
What is it makes thy nose so red?
Thou silly fool, that look'st so pale,
'Tis drinking Sally Birkett's ale."
Lake District Cumbria. 120/365
Strawberry Fool
($14)
Boulette's Larder
San Francisco, California
(April 16, 2017)
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World Premiere of the motion picture Fools' Parade at the Court Theatre, June 17, 1971.
- From the Thomas Burns Fools' Parade Collection of the Ohio County Public Library Archives.
▶ Read more the making of Fools' Parade in Moundsville
▶ Visit the Library's Wheeling History website
The photos on the Ohio County Public Library's Flickr site may be freely used by non-commercial entities for educational and/or research purposes as long as credit is given to the "Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling WV." These photos may not be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation without the permission of The Ohio County Public Library.
Ehahah the story behind this "magic" spray is that 2 of my friends ordered it online from the US...it's supposed to "foooool" fish...owwwww...ehaha...well not the fish here in Dubai ehaha...anyways you spray it on the bait that you have & the bait is supposed to glow in the water to attract fish...cool idea, but didn't work @ all that day ehaha...
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
-William Shakespeare
Thank you les brumes and TREEY for the wonderful FREE textures
When I was younger, I used to think fools gold was so cool. It was cheap, looked like gold (supposedly), and I could trick my friends into thinking I had found nuggets of gold. It ruled.
Every year in Santa Barbara, Memorial Day marks the annual I Madonnari street painting festival. Some of the chalk paintings really fools the eye
Explore: #343, 28 october, 2009
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This town has a rather unusual name. 'Goor' means 'filthy' in Dutch. Obviously many residents want a new name for their town, the municipality is now considering this suggestion. In the meanwhile Tim couldn't resist...
26 july, 2009
Fools Gold stars Matthew McConaughey as Ben Finn Finnegan, a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queens Dowry -- 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, Booty Calls. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigels yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess better judgment, the search rekindles her loveof discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finns mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim the prize.
Facebook App
If you’re a Facebook addict and biting people doesn’t quite cut it anymore, you’ve got to try a new application called “Steal My Booty.” It’s a dog-eat-dog treasure hunting game, where players steal treasure from their friends, and have treasure stolen from them when they are not looking.
www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=15250095692
Check out the trailer
foolsgoldmovie.warnerbros.com
No - Of course my pictures are not really in Explore......the magic donkey is only taunting me because it is April Fool's Day!!
It's also my birthday!
Tomorrow all will be back to "normal" and the magic donkey will turn his back on me again......
LOL!!!
1. White....., 2. This is MY coffee!! 050/365, 3. Purrellie claims her spot...., 4. Defying Gravity......079/365, 5. recovered glow......, 6. Ah!!! This is the life!!, 7. Elf Rassilon, 8. "Comfort Food?",
9. Reflections of white......, 10. Please! No more pictures!!, 11. Ho Ho NO!, 12. Cheek to Cheek....., 13. Matt & Rassilon, 14. Dance, 15. Moon 7-27-07, 16. throwing in the towel......,
17. so much for visions of kitty Christmas cards..., 18. furbabies, 19. FUTAB, 20. Wanted: Lego Man for Sexy Cat, 21. FUTAB still in Christmas socks, 22. Rassi Elf - not happy, 23. kitten hand/paw........083/365, 24. Leapin' Lizards!!,
25. flickr.com/photos/48502764@N00/2256677578/, 26. Internet as Father replacement...., 27. Purrellie joins the FUTAB, 28. Peace!............080/365, 29. It's such a "hard-knock" life....., 30. FUTAB - hot stuff!, 31. flickr.com/photos/48502764@N00/2294429488/, 32. Day 1 / 365?,
33. Soul, 34. Double Kitty FUTAB..., 35. Have Care Bear / Will Survive....., 36. Karma, 37. Numb, 38. Newspaper Snooze....., 39. Moody Me......82/365, 40. I'm bringin' sexy back.....,
41. finally FUTAB...., 42. Butterfly tree topper, 43. Collar? No, this is a BLANKET!!, 44. Just for today......., 45. Corgan grooms Rassi...?, 46. Kitty Love in the Sunshine, 47. Day 2 / 365, 48. Getting ready for school,
49. 2 crazy people, 50. Maiden in Spring Hat....., 51. Camron's Christmas wish, 52. Free at last, free at last....., 53. Happy Valentine's to ME.....051/365, 54. morning....., 55. This is what happens to an unmade bed...., 56. There's always room for Jello.....081/365,
57. Yikes! It IS snowing in Alabama!, 58. City contrast #1, 59. Purrellie says - Purrr for a cure!, 60. IF you have (decent) health insurance....., 61. Bottles....! (049/365), 62. Is it the light?, 63. UFOs?, 64. Favorites!!!,
65. moon & sun....., 66. "We're just trying to help!", 67. totally silly time...., 68. Eccentric, not tacky...., 69. Mirror, Mirror - ick, get the Windex!! Day 3 / 365, 70. Can Pluto come home with me?, 71. smile lines....078/365, 72. It ain't a pretty sight....
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the Fool represents a time of newness, a time when life has been "re-started" as it were. In addition, they likely have no idea where they're going or what they're going to do. But that doesn't matter. For the Fool, the most important thing is to just go out and enjoy the world. To see what there is to see and delight in all of it.
Unfortunately, in this childlike state the person is likely to be overly optimistic or naive.
Looks like BigHugeLabs is playing a trick on me and telling me all my photos made it to Explore! ha ha ha. Anyway, Happy April Fools everyone!!!!
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9. Project 366 - 2008 051/366, 10. , 11. waiting for the train, 12. Project 366 - 2008 065/366, 13. Cayman Islands 003, 14. Project 366 - 2008 020/366, 15. Project 366 - 2008 005/366, 16. Chrysler Building and Grand Central Terminal,
17. 2007 Macys Thanksgiving Parade (105), 18. BBG Orchid Show 011 0189, 19. Pittsburgh at night, 20. Project 366 - 2008 024/366, 21. NYC Bridges from Above, 22. India - Taj Mahal - dove, 23. Project 366 - 2008 012/366, 24. Empire State Building decked out in Christmas colors,
25. Orange Gerber Daisy, 26. Project 366 - 2008 009/366, 27. Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan (161 07-12-09) 11x14, 28. Project 366 - 2008 060/366, 29. The Moon 2008-02-19, 30. Manhattan Skyline - Sunset, 31. Chrysler Building (006 08-01-17) 11x14, 32. Oldtime NYPD cars,
33. 2007 Macys Thanksgiving Parade (104), 34. 2007 Macys Thanksgiving Parade (36), 35. NYPD at Times Square, 36. Chihuly Exhibit 001W, 37. Project 366 - 2008 068/366, 38. purple flowers - Cancun, Mexico, 39. Project 366 - 2008 017/366, 40. Hello Kitty Dress,
41. Project 366 - 2008 079/366, 42. Project 366 - 2008 Day 57/366, 43. MetLife Building (553 08-01-09) 11x14, 44. Giant Christmas Lights, 45. DSC09873w, 46. Central Park 2007-11-04 (1w), 47. FlickrBadge, 48. Project 366 - 2008 013/366,
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57. Project 366 - 2008 004/366, 58. Project 366 - 2008 008/366, 59. 2007 Macys Thanksgiving Parade (32), 60. lets hear some subway music...classical style please!, 61. Project 366 - 2008 Day 59/366, 62. Cayman Islands 004, 63. Project 366 - 2008 003/366, 64. Project 366 - 2008 069/366,
65. Buenos Aires - tango 001, 66. BBG Orchid Show 010 0131, 67. BBG Orchid Show 008, 68. FAO Schwartz on a rainy night, 69. BBG Orchid Show 004, 70. So strange!!, 71. City of New York Municipal Building, 72. Project 366 - 2008 085/366
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Fools Gold stars Matthew McConaughey as Ben Finn Finnegan, a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queens Dowry -- 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, Booty Calls. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigels yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess better judgment, the search rekindles her loveof discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finns mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim the prize.
Facebook App
If you’re a Facebook addict and biting people doesn’t quite cut it anymore, you’ve got to try a new application called “Steal My Booty.” It’s a dog-eat-dog treasure hunting game, where players steal treasure from their friends, and have treasure stolen from them when they are not looking.
www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=15250095692
Check out the trailer
foolsgoldmovie.warnerbros.com/ste