Alexandre Cabanel “Fallen Angel” Detail.

untitled, nicola samorì (2012) // hannibal 3x02

peter o'toole core

gustave courbet, self portrait (the desperate man) / the picture of dorian gray (2009)

art movement moodboards: Dutch Golden Age

although dutch painting of the golden age is included in the general european period of baroque painting, and often shows many of its characteristics, most lacks the idealization and love of splendor typical of much baroque work. a distinctive feature of the period is the proliferation of distinct genres of paintings, with the majority of artists producing the bulk of their work within one of these.

The Nine Free Cities are the daughters of Valyria that was

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Battleship Potemkin (1925, dir. Sergei M. Eisenstein)

hi could u explain the etymology behind arabic geographical terms (magrheb, sham, sudan)

hi, sorry for the late reply.

al- maghreb ( المغرب ) means where the sun sets. Morocco was the furthest point where Arabs could see the sunset so this is why  morocco is named Maghreb in Arabic. But, in english and also in Arabic ( al-maghreb al- arabi), it means the north african region ( Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania). We can also say al- Machraq ( المشرق) al-arabi as opposed to al- mghreb, and it refers to the middle eastern region.

Shem / Sham ( شام) is derived from the name Sem, one of the three sons of Noah ( the believed father of semitic people). it is said that he used to live there, in the laventine. the name was altered from Sem to Shem through the years.

Sudan ( سودان ) has a persian and Arabic origin. it means black people in both languages.

Jewels of Versailles | Marie Antoinette 2006

the cathedral

“Hours of Étienne Chevalier”, Tours c. 1452-1460

NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.2490