A Colossal Status Of The Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117 To 138 CE) Found In The Ruins Of A Bathhouse At

The Education of Love. Paolo de Matteis. Italian 1662-1728. oil/canvas.             http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

“Caminaba por el parque más grande de la ciudad. En las bancas que estaban rodeadas de cerezos había una gran multitud. Un vagabundo estaba tocando canciones de The Beatles mientras agradecía a las personas que le daban algo de su dinero. Tenía un cartel que decía que era músico y estaba desempleado y sin hogar. Tenía ese aspecto característico que tienen las personas cuando llevaban viviendo algunas semanas en las calles. En lo que yo pensé que era un acto de buena voluntad, le lancé todas mis monedas de un centavo las cuales eran aproximadamente veinte, esto daba un total de veinte centavos. El hombre muy amablemente me dijo que no regalara monedas de centavo (o “pennies” como les dijo él) a los músicos ya que era algo así como una falta de respeto. En un intento de enmendar el error, empecé a buscar algún dólar en mi billetera, pero el hombre solamente me dijo “no te preocupes, está bien, no fue con mala intención, solamente ten cuidado a la próxima vez, amigo” y siguió cantando una melodía escrita por Lennon y Mccartney. Y seguí caminando por Central Park.”

— “El altercado con el músico anónimo” por Alejandro Pereda

Portrait of Anna Pitt as Hebe, by Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1792 (detail) 

Check out the first online retrospective dedicated to commemorating the life and legacy of one of the most important artists of 20th century, Frida Kahlo. “Faces of Frida” gives you access to a virtual collection composed of more than 800 iconic works and items, including photos, letters, and portraits that you can enjoy. 

The project was completed thanks to Google Arts & Culture and many organizations across the world. Take a look at our contribution and get excited to see this portrait of Kahlo in “Face to Face: Portraits of Artists” opening at the Museum on June 26. 

“Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints),” 1938, by Julien Levy

Manlius Torquatus Sentences His Son to Death. 1799. Auguste Alphonse Gaudar de la Verdine. French 1780-1804. oil/canvas. winner Prix de Rome 1799.   http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

Circle of Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593 - c. 1656): Mary Magdalene, holding a skull (via Sotheby’s)

Jewelry

Ole Lynggaard Silver Edition Ring

Marianne Dulong Diamond, Blue and Pink Sapphire Necklace

Marianne Dulong Turquoise Ring

Ole Lynggaard Twig Ring

Marianne Dulong Earrings

Diamond Rose Necklace

Marianne Dulong Rings

Ole Lynggaard Snake Ring

Numbers 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 belong to Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

Gentle Spring (pre 1865). Frederick Sandys (English, 1829-1904). Oil on canvas. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1865 accompanied in the catalogue by a sonnet by the artist’s friend, Charles Algernon Swinburne. The figure was painted in the garden of the poet and novelist, George Meredith. She represents Proserpina returning from the land of the dead. Sandys joined Rossetti’s circle in 1857 and lived with him in Cheyne Walk for most of 1866.

The Artist’s Studio (c.1845). Cornelius Krieghoff (Dutch-Canadian, 1815-1872). Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Canada.

Krieghoff travelled to Paris in 1844, where he copied masterworks at the Louvre under the direction of Michel-Martin Drölling, and returned to Montreal in 1846, advertising himself as an artist. He established a studio and began painting his views of people and activities. In these works, clothing and supporting objects are painted in fine detail while faces of the figures are more generalized.

10 Ways to BBQ on an Alien World

There are over 3,700 planets in our galaxy. Many of them orbit stars outside our solar system, these are known as exoplanets. Spend a summer weekend barbecuing it up on any of these alien worlds.

(WARNING: Don’t try any of this on Earth—except the last one.)

1. Lava World

Janssen aka 55 Cancri e

Hang your steak on a fishing pole and dangle your meat over the boiling pools of lava on this possible magma world. Try two to three minutes on each side to get an ashy feast of deliciousness.

2. Hot Jupiter

Dimidium aka 51 Pegasi b

Set your grill to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit (982 degrees Celsius) or hop onto the first exoplanet discovered and get a perfect char on your hot dogs. By the time your dogs are done, it’ll be New Year’s Eve, because a year on this planet is only four days long.

3. Super Earth

HD 40307 g

Super air fry your duck on this Super Earth, as you skydive in the intense gravity of a planet twice as massive as Earth. Why are you air frying a duck? We don’t know. Why are you skydiving on an exoplanet? We’re not judging.

4. Lightning Neptune

HAT-P-11b

I’ve got steaks, they’re multiplying/and I’m looooosing control. Cause the power this planet is supplying/is electrifying!

Sear your tuna to perfection in the lightning strikes that could flash across the stormy skies of this Neptune-like planet named HAT-P-11b.

5. Red Earth

Kepler-186f

Tired of all that meat? Try a multi-colored salad with the vibrant plants that could grow under the red sun of this Earth-sized planet. But it could also be a lifeless rock, so BYOB (bring your own barbecue).

6. Inferno World

Kepler-70b

Don’t take too long to prep your vegetables for the grill! The hottest planet on record will flash-incinerate your veggies in seconds!

7. Egg-shaped

WASP-12b

Picture this: You are pressure cooking your chicken on a hot gas giant in the shape of an egg. And you’re under pressure to cook fast, because this gas giant is being pulled apart by its nearby star.

8. Two suns

Kepler-16b

Evenly cook your ribs in a dual convection oven under the dual stars of this “Tatooine.” Kick back and watch your two shadows grow in the fading light of a double sunset.

9. Takeout

Venus

Order in for a staycation in our own solar system. The smell of rotten eggs rising from the clouds of sulfuric acid and choking carbon dioxide will put you off cooking, so get that meal to go.

10. Take a Breath

Earth

Sometimes the best vacations are the ones you take at home. Flip your burgers on the only planet where you can breathe the atmosphere.

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Read the full version of this week’s ‘Solar System: 10 Things to Know’ Article HERE.

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