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Pretty little beads by Laura Sparling put together with blue quartz and silver. Seriously cute earrings!
The signed and dated painting was completed for the altar of St. Ansanus in the transept of Siena cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In the painting, the Archangel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary to tell her of the forthcoming birth of Jesus and greets her with the words shown on the raised inscription on the gold background: “AVE GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM”. The angel's appearance is sudden, as suggested by the fluttering cloak and spread wings. Mary is distressed, drawing back and wrapping herself in her cloak. The surrounding environment of the scene is not defined, but the few elements which are depicted - the marble floor, the elaborately engraved throne, the precious fabrics, the book that Mary was reading before the celestial apparition - can be traced back to the lifestyle of the wealthiest classes in the fourteenth century.
Above, in the center of the scene, the Holy Spirit is depicted in the form of a dove surrounded by angels, in line with the vase of lilies, a symbol of the Son of God and the purity of the Virgin Mary. The scrolls held by the prophets depicted in the tondos set into the frame allude to the mystery of the incarnation: from the left, Jeremiah, Ezechiel, Isiah and Daniel.
The depictions on either side of the Annunciation show the martyr Ansanus, one of the patron saints of Siena and bearing the banner with the city’s colors, and a holy martyr, possibly Maxima, the mother of Ansanus, or Margaret; the inscription at her feet, which identifies her as Judith, is incorrect.
However, the inscription indicating the two Sienese painters Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi as the altarpiece's creators is original, although art critics tend to attribute most of the conception and execution of this highly detailed painting to Simone, representing as it does one of the greatest masterpieces of fourteenth century painting in Europe. A friend of the poet Francesco Petrarch and commissioned by illustrious clients such as the House of Anjou and the Avignon Papacy, Simone shared a workshop with Lippo Memmi and the two became brothers-in-law when Simone married Memmi’s sister.
Blocks are finished for a 7 x 7 square setting. I'm going to do a random color placement of the blocks and use some sashing.
Prayer flags are very much a part of Tibetan Culture, even in the cities.
Alleys of the Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet
I'm a few days late, but damn, what a game DJ had!
5 for 5, and a dinger for his 3000 hit! AND he gets to go home with Minka Kelly.
Straight putting me into Atrial Flutter! I need IV Heparin!
Straight Baseball HERO.
I will be the first to admit - I got super lucky on this shot. All the elements aligned in such a way that it just happened to work, and I happened to be fortunate enough to have been placed where I could witness it and capture it firsthand.
Her overall size is 19" tall x 13" wide. Including all of the curly/swirled wire.
She has a wire hanger on the back for hanging on the wall....I've created FLuTTeR-bEE using a handpainted wood base for her body and lots and lots of whimsical curled black wire all over. :)
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Butterflies use their antennae to sense the air for wind and scents. The antennae come in various shapes and colours; the hesperids have a pointed angle or hook to the antennae, while most other families show knobbed antennae.
from Wikipedia
Nikon D700 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ringflash + Handheld.
No, really, that is what members of the Diptera family Pallopteridae are called: Flutter flies. This one is Toxonevra superba. It waves its boldly-marked wings alternately as it walks. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, November 3, 2022.