Soldier of Marathon Announcing Victory Jean-Pierre Cortot 1834

A beautiful thing is never perfect

Canaletto (1697-1768) “Alnwick Castle” (1747) Rococo Alnwick Castle is located in the town of Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest (during the 11th century), and has been renovated and remodeled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building, which in the United Kingdom, is when a building has been placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. As of 2012 the castle has received over 800,000 visitors per year.

Not all that is modern, is bad.

Juno with the Hercules Child 1783-1848 Johan Niclas Bystrom

We were blessed with a great country, worth cherishing

Hallstatt - Austria (by Erwin Burgstaller) 

Prague, Czech Republic

That formation when you’re the last line of defense between civilized society and the “refugees”

Stand by to receive cavalry…

Our people have created great things. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Stamford, Lincolnshire, Britain

soon

The Beekeeper’s Daughter

by Henry Bacon (1839-1912)