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randomberlinchick · 5 months

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So during my summer break from Tumblr, I took a deep dive into Stoicism. I was inspired by a painting I saw in Munich last December:

I still have an awful lot to learn, but I feel like I'm already experiencing the benefits Stoicism can offer. I look forward to the ongoing journey.

#stoicism #how to be a stoic #massimo pigliucci #seneca #paul rubens #philosophy #the death of seneca #der sterbende seneca #art #alte pinakothek

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lionofchaeronea · 1 year

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The Dying Seneca, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612-13

#art #art history #Rubens #Peter Paul Rubens #historical painting #ancient history #Ancient Rome #Roman Empire #Seneca #Seneca the Younger #Baroque #Baroque art #Flemish Baroque #Flemish art #17th century art #oil on canvas #Alte Pinakothek #death tw #suicide tw

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steve-needs-a-hug · 4 months

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some snapshots from Munich

#dark academia #my photos #dark academia aesthetic #my photography #light academia #academia aesthetic #munich #germany #st michael's church #alte pinakothek #pinakothek der moderne #europe #art #architecture #aes #sculpture #cathedral

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arthistoryanimalia · 1 year

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We don't have an exact birthdate for Flemish artist Jan van Kessel the Elder, but he was baptised #OTD (5 Apr 1626 - d. 17 April 1679) so here are three versions of his caterpillars and snakes signature (+some bonus spiders for #BeKindToSpidersWeek):

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) "Garden and house spiders with grass snakes and caterpillars contorted and entwined to spell the artist's name" 1657 oil painting on copper H 15 cm (5.9 in) x W 20 cm (7.8 in) Sothebys

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) The Four Continents: The Continent of Europe [detail of the signature panel] c. 1660s oil painting on copper H 48.4 cm (19 in) x W 67.1 cm (26.4 in) Alte Pinakothek

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) "Seventeen panels depicting snakes, lizards, flowers, caterpillars, beetles, butterflies and other insects" [detail including the signature panel] 1658 oil painting on copper, 39 x 56 cm (15 x 22 in) and 14 by 19 cm (5.5 x 7.5 in) Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, call no. NW-UL-NW

You can read more about this creative signature, and see his son Ferdinand's version too, here:

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sonsuzmavilik · 1 year

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#alte pinakothek #museum #germany

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thedepartmentofdiscoveries · 2 years

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Portrait of Madame de Pompadour (1721 - 1764) - François Boucher (1703 - 1770), 1756.

Location: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany.

Dimensions: 212 x 164cm.

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, otherwise known as Madame de Pompadour, was the mistress of King Louis XV, as well as a prominent patron of Francois Boucher. Unlike the many other mistresses of the king, Madame de Pompadour continued to be a presence at the court by creating a cordial relationship with the Queen, by accompanying the King on hunting trips and social gatherings, and commissioning paintings of herself, which hid her aging looks. Although she did commission works from other artists, the majority of her portraits were done by Boucher. - Wikiart and Wikimedia Commons.