Ratsapotheke in Görlitz
The Ratsapotheke in Görlitz, Germany, is a building from 1453 and was modernized in 1550 to 1553 by the son of Wendel Roskopf to follow the Renaissance style.
Tiger Tateishi
Tiger Tateishi was a Japanese painter, picture book artist, and ceramic artist.
August Engelhardt
August Engelhardt (1875–1919) was a German visionary and founder of the "Sonnenorden" (Sun Order) community, known for his radical beliefs in natural living and the worship of the sun. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Engelhardt studied economics and philosophy before embarking on a journey that would lead him to the South Pacific. Inspired by the writings of August Hermann Niemeyer and his own interpretations of Nietzschean philosophy, Engelhardt developed a fervent belief in the healing and spiritual powers of sunlight and a fruitarian diet. In 1902, he established the Sonnenorden community on the island of Kabakon in German New Guinea (now part of Papua New Guinea). Engelhardt's community aimed to create a utopian society based on principles of natural living, sun worship, and a strict fruitarian diet. Members of the Sonnenorden lived in harmony with nature, eschewing clothing and consuming only coconuts and other fruits. Despite initial enthusiasm, the community faced numerous challenges, including conflicts with local indigenous populations and the harsh realities of tropical living. Engelhardt's unwavering commitment to his beliefs eventually led to his downfall. In 1913, German authorities intervened and forcibly removed him from Kabakon, citing concerns for his health and the welfare of his followers. Engelhardt returned to Germany, where he continued to advocate for his unconventional lifestyle until his death in 1919.
Pietro Fabris
Pietro Fabris was a painter of Italian descent, active in England and Naples. Pietro is best known for work he completed for the dilettante geologist, the diplomat Sir William Hamilton, which included a number of engravings based on his paintings that depicted contemporary volcanic activity collected in two books, Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, &c. (London, 1774) and Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies (Naples, 1776). He also painted some concert parties sponsored by Hamilton, including one that included a young Mozart at the harpsichord.
Pedro Friedeberg
Pedro Friedeberg is a Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work filled with lines colors and ancient and religious symbols. His best known piece is the “Hand-Chair” a sculpture/chair designed for people to sit on the palm, using the fingers as back and arm rests.
Umberto Riva
Umberto Riva was a Milanese architect.
Elie Lascaux
Elie Lascaux was a French painter.
Mourners of Dijon
The Mourners of Dijon are tomb sculptures made in Burgundy during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. They are part of a new iconographical tradition led by Claus Sluter that continued until the end of the fifteenth century. In this tradition, free-standing sculptures depict mourners who stand next to a bier or platform that holds a body in state. The figures are cloaked in robes which mostly hide their faces.
Blancpain Erotic Minute Repeater
The Blancpain Erotic Minute Repeater is a watch with concealed erotic automation.
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is the most famous and possibly the best surviving example of manuscript illumination in the late phase of the International Gothic style. It is a book of hours: a collection of prayers to be said at the canonical hours. It was created between c. 1412 and 1416 for the extravagant royal bibliophile and patron John, Duke of Berry, by the Limbourg brothers.