“I Found Myself, In Truth, On The Brink Of The Valley Of The Sad Abyss That Gathers The Thunder Of

“I found myself, in truth, on the brink of the valley of the sad abyss that gathers the thunder of an infinite howling. It was so dark, and deep, and clouded, that I could see nothing by staring into its depths.”

Dante, Inferno.

Tags

quote

More Posts from Velumnoctis and Others

velumnoctis

1 month ago

Clearest image of Venus, taken by Japan's Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter.

Tags

photography astronomy venus

222 notes View Post

velumnoctis

5 months ago

Tags

nature☁️ photography

1K notes View Post

velumnoctis

5 months ago

Sandrine Pelletier, White snake (2007), created using lace making techniques

Tags

art photography snake craft

12K notes View Post

velumnoctis

4 months ago

Belden C. Lane, The Great Conversation

Tags

quote excerpt

2K notes View Post

velumnoctis

4 months ago

Tags

gif candles flame

195 notes View Post

velumnoctis

4 months ago

The solar eclipse of June 29, 1927. Photo by H. von Kluber in the Lapland region of Finland.

(Cambridge University)

Tags

nature☁️ sun moon photography astronomy solar eclipse totality

5K notes View Post

velumnoctis

5 months ago

The middle finger from the right hand of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) is a secular relic in the collection of the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy.The finger was removed from his body after his death and is encased in a gilded glass egg.

Tags

art death photography craft afterlife artifact galileo relic metalwork grave goods

49 notes View Post

velumnoctis

4 months ago

The Burney Relief ( also known as the Queen of the Night relief ). A terracotta plaque from the Old-Babylonian period, dated between 19th-18th century BCE.

Tags

art sculpture photography craft carving relief

103 notes View Post

velumnoctis

5 months ago