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This exquisite work is a preparatory sketch for a sleeping soldier in Ubaldo Gandolfi's monumental fresco of the Resurrection, (c1760) painted in the eleventh chapel of the Portico di San Luca, Bologna in Italy.

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Parish notice: am looking for a couple of people (ideally grad students with pol science or history background) to help me out with some research for a project I’m working on. Will pay for the time. DM if interested or send on to someone if you think would fit the bill.

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Houses in the Greenery, 1881 #cezanne

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Good Afternoon pretty house in Belgium.

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Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme

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Snapdragons are my favorite flower to grow. They do however produce seed pods that look like the screaming skulls of the damned.

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Pitbull Vs Chihuahua

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It’s that time of year when a strong cup of coffee is more necessary than usual. Yet anyone looking for a caffeine hit to help shake off any Christmas overindulgence could soon find themselves having to dig a bit deeper into their pocket

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A glimpse of the Giant’s Causeway, on the North Antrim coast, as we slip towards the shortest day. 🎥 Northern Light Aviation

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In Stanley Spencer's paintings of flowers, they are usually brought to life with feathery strokes and delicate colours but with this amaryllis (1951) he's painted it as he often did a human figure, boldly with strong, flat colours and with his customary near-obsessive precision.

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Moonlit cottage in the snow, from the Brecon Beacons a few years ago. Prints & Christmas cards of this and many more of my landscapes are available here www.andrewbrooksartist.com/shop

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Paul Gustav Fischer. (1860-1934). Danish painter. Back later with more. Helen🌷🐝😊

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Shwmae, hello. I'm made up today! This gorgeous Song Thrush (Bronfraith) has turned up in my garden, attracted in by porrige oats and raisins that I put out for the Blackbirds. (Mwyelich). 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding #wildlife

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Stillness after the storm #Rathlin with #Islay in the distance.

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Houses in Winter (1907-08) by Egon Schiele

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Storm Darragh rockin’ up for coffee this morning at Harry's Shack, Portstewart.

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Ballycastle in County Antrim bearing the brunt on Storm Darragh on Saturday. Amber warning is in place. Via Anne Kelly.

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View of Collioure (1907-08) by Henri Matisse

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Wow weather warning for 1am started dead on 1am! #StormDarragh

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Marc Chagall, The Window #chagall

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Austin Moseley ‘One Man and his Dog

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The Calm Before the Storm in Ballycastle. #StormHour #ThePhotoHour @cmjohnston.bsky.social @organicbotanic.bsky.social @barrabest.bsky.social @metoffice.bsky.social @weatheraisling.bsky.social @itvweather.bsky.social

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Irish parliament has worst gender diversity in western Europe, study finds

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Flat-faced dogs like bulldogs and pugs may look cute, but their shortened snouts can cause serious health issues. Learn the science behind these breeds at Lynn Museum’s Woof: A Celebration of Dogs

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Happy 5th of December to all my fellow Dutchies. Traditionally celebrated as the feast of St Nicholas in the Netherlands, it has become increasingly controversial in recent years. Down the road from me, Carcassonne celebrates St Nicholas this Saturday with an annual torch procession. #Dutch

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Lecturer in Contemporary Art and Curation (Education and Research)- University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) #skystorians 🗃️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKY160/l...

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St. Basil's Cathedral (1913) by Aristarkh Lentulov

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Hundreds at funeral for woman who died with no relatives www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Harland & Wolff cranes (in Belfast) lit up for Christmas 2024! 🎄⛄️🎅🏼 📸 Johnny Caldwell

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Libraries are absolutely the best places on earth.

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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

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@domsball.bsky.social talking sense on 'The View" but brick wall comes to mind.

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🗣 'My manager told me someone died there every two weeks' Mushrooms, moonshine, and opium: an insider's look at Vang Vieng's dangerous culture through the eyes of a former hostel worker ⬇️ 🎙The Story podcast 🎧 @ManveenRana | @AlasdairGill | @dicklp 🔗 pod.fo/e/287d37

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You’re not violating a reading rule if you opt not to finish a book that's not resonating with you. Life is finite and we thus have a finite number of books to read. Reading shouldn’t be a chore. You needn’t feel guilty for ensuring that your time reading is spent reading things that you love.

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The only legitimate immigration raids in US history.

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“It’s not Trump's doing, it was already there.”

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This story from the Idaho Capital Sun seems significant: "Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy."

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Seren Bell. Rare breed artist. Recording the royal Rare Breed Sheep. King Charles commissioned her when he was Prince. Presumably William will carry on