Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, wild animals, nature, childbith, and he moon. In Piazza Archimede, Ortega, Siracusa, Sicily. By artist Giulio Moschetti, 1907, reinforced concrete Join RDP Wednesday: Fountain
The look says it all. After the First Communion, 1892, Karl Frithjof Smith, 1859-1917. Museo Revoltella, Trieste, Italy. Join Weekly Prompt Weekend Callenge-Expressive
The Spanish dancer Carmencita painted in 1890 by American artist John Singer Sargent for the Paris Salon in 1892. Part of 2025 exhibit at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris of Sargent’s paintings during his years in France. The painting was purchased by the French government in 1892. Join RDP Tuesday – Portrait
An unfinished illustrated medieval Fighting Treatise. Color illustrations depict the fundamentals of fighting, both bare-handed or armed. Text was not copied onto the pages. About 1490, produced in Augsburg, Germany. Books of this type were meant for the elite class. Musée de Cluny, Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris, France Join RDP Saturday: Book Club
17th century stained glass window from the Chapel of Communion (also called the Cloister Gallery or Chamber of Catechisms) of Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris, France. The window depicts the Church as a ship. “In the upper window is Noah’s ark, with animals. In the center, a ship is floating atop a wooden cross, which … More The Church as a Ship
In a church in Lisbon, Portugal. Join Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios for November 20, 2025
On Sunday, October 19, 2025, thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole nine pieces of the French Crown Jewels. Included in the theft were four items from the sapphire parure of Marie Amélie of Naples and Sicily (Maria Amalia Teresa: 26 April 1782 – 24 March 1866). A “parure” is a suite of matching jewelry. … More Regal Theft
Telar Pequeño, or small loom, and shuttles from Pre-Columbian northern Chile. Weaving began in northern Chile about 5000 years ago. It is still a flourishing art among the Andean peoples in Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. This display is in the Museo Regional in Iquique, Chile. The museum covers the culture and customs of pre-Hispanic northern … More Shuttle and Loom
The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is one of the premier cultural institutions of Paris. It was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III and built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875. The auditorium has a later ceiling painted by Marc Chagall. The opera house is the setting for Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel The … More The Art of Culture: Palais Garnier
In the cathedral.
The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect 