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Angel of Florence: who was the mysterious Venus of Sandro Botticelli

30-07-2024

Angel of Florence: who was the mysterious Venus of Sandro ...

The sources of inspiration for the creators of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance were often unattainable Beautiful Ladies, whose ...

How did the expression “Olympic calm” come about?

30-07-2024

How did the expression “Olympic calm” come about?

When they say “Olympic calm,” they mean absolute equanimity. Many people associate this expression with the Olympic Games, ...

"Changes? Forget!": sex tips from the past for ideal wives

30-07-2024

"Changes? Forget!": sex tips from the past for ideal wives

Even in the "swinging 60s", which became synonymous with a rebellious time, innovation and vibrant life, the sexual topic is almost ...

"Toys for adults": a touching Dollhouse miniatures Irina Verhgradskaya

30-07-2024

"Toys for adults": a touching Dollhouse miniatures Irina ...

Irina Verhgradskaya made her first doll as a child, but then lost in the daily routine, forgot about his hobby. Again to return to ...

Why did the Cossacks leave a forelock on a shaved head

30-07-2024

Why did the Cossacks leave a forelock on a shaved head

Forelock, or as it is also called oseledets — an indispensable attribute of the Zaporozhye Cossack. In pictures, films and even ...

Master of erotic hyperrealism Guan Zezui: the path from a disgraced painter to the heights of glory

30-07-2024

Master of erotic hyperrealism Guan Zezui: the path from a ...

Artist Guan Zezui has lived in the United States for more than three decades. But at the same time, he is very popular in his ...

10 successful books whose authors regretted writing them

30-07-2024

10 successful books whose authors regretted writing them

Every writer's dream is to write a bestseller, or perhaps even a bestseller that will be turned into a blockbuster movie. ...

How the Cyclopes appeared in ancient mythology, and where do elephants and ponies come from

29-07-2024

How the Cyclopes appeared in ancient mythology, and where do ...

The myths of Ancient Greece often mention the evil and treacherous one-eyed giants - Cyclopes. Talks about them in the ...

Hooligan artist Travis Chapman and his provocative paintings

29-07-2024

Hooligan artist Travis Chapman and his provocative paintings

American artist Travis Chapman paints paintings that lift your spirits. The most unimaginable things happen on his canvases, ...

Treasures electrician Ilyina, or How the Soviet collector and overcame the Hermitage

29-07-2024

Treasures electrician Ilyina, or How the Soviet collector and ...

When in 1993 in the Ukrainian city of Kirovohrad died a pensioner Alexander Borisovich Ilyin, nobody could even imagine that he ...

Strange customs of the sexual life of the ancient Greeks

28-07-2024

Strange customs of the sexual life of the ancient Greeks

Each era has its own customs and traditions. It is possible that our customs, centuries later, will seem strange to someone, ...

Look for me in the Louvre: people who discovered their counterparts on classical canvases

28-07-2024

Look for me in the Louvre: people who discovered their ...

They say every person has a double. It's just hard to find. He lives somewhere on the other side of the globe and does not suspect ...

Itsukushima is a sacred island where it is forbidden to be born and die

28-07-2024

Itsukushima is a sacred island where it is forbidden to be ...

Japan is a country of advanced technologies. But this does not prevent her from carefully preserving traditions for centuries. We ...

The whole world is a stage: dynamic photos of dancers on the streets and beaches by Anna Ullman

27-07-2024

The whole world is a stage: dynamic photos of dancers on the ...

The whole world is a theater, and the streets in it are a stage! Spanish photographer Anna Ulman has captured the magnificent ...

The strangest beauty contests in the history of mankind

27-07-2024

The strangest beauty contests in the history of mankind

Once we talked about a flash mob of unshaven armpits and hairy legs that accidentally started online. But unlike him, those beauty ...

Diane von Furstenberg: about the life, love and style of the "best-selling woman in the world"

26-07-2024

Diane von Furstenberg: about the life, love and style of the ...

The name of Diana von Furstenberg is familiar even to those people who have nothing to do with fashion. All because this woman has ...

From Bikinis to Wi-Fi Connectivity: 6 Common Things That Were Once Illegal

26-07-2024

From Bikinis to Wi-Fi Connectivity: 6 Common Things That Were ...

The world around us is constantly being transformed, so is it any wonder that the attitude of the law to some things and actions ...

10 amazing facts about the body — very ancient and large musical instrument

26-07-2024

10 amazing facts about the body — very ancient and large ...

Organ — the most amazing in the world of musical instrument. Imagine: inside of it you can go! As a flute or saxophone, organ ...

Scenes from the life of the Wild West in the beautiful paintings of Mark Marjorie

25-07-2024

Scenes from the life of the Wild West in the beautiful ...

Artist Mark Maggiori was born and raised in France. There he also received an art education at the prestigious Parisian Julian ...

I Overcame Anxiety By Traveling 83 Countries Around The World, Here’s Some Of The Photos From My Travels

24-07-2024

I Overcame Anxiety By Traveling 83 Countries Around The ...

I'm David Tesinsky from Prague, and my main aim is to destroy stereotypes with my photography and my whole personality.

Newgrange is a megalithic complex, more impressive than Stonehenge

24-07-2024

Newgrange is a megalithic complex, more impressive than ...

The whole world knows British Stonehenge and never tires of admiring this incredible structure. But even if we ignore the dubious ...

Indonesian female executioners

24-07-2024

Indonesian female executioners

It is difficult to imagine a profession in the world less suitable for a woman than an executioner. However, in Indonesia it is the ...

Giant murals on the ground by Australian Kitt Bennett

23-07-2024

Giant murals on the ground by Australian Kitt Bennett

Wall painting has long been no surprise to anyone. But the images on the pavement, and even huge ones, are a curiosity. Australian ...

Double portrait of Arnolfini, or what scientists are arguing about

23-07-2024

Double portrait of Arnolfini, or what scientists are arguing ...

We used to perceive portraiture as an alternative to photography. But some artists of the Middle Ages sought to capture not only ...

Unknown illustrations by Salvador Dali for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

22-07-2024

Unknown illustrations by Salvador Dali for "Alice's ...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a fairy tale written by the English mathematician Lewis Carroll back in the 19th century, ...

Japanese artist Atsushi Suwa and his ultra-realistic girls

22-07-2024

Japanese artist Atsushi Suwa and his ultra-realistic girls

The works of hyperrealist artists have always amazed the imagination with their photographic authenticity. But even among these ...