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Celebrating public domain works. History of art, literature and ideas. More on the main site, including 300+ essays. Visit our online shop for prints.
2 months agoToday Mexico celebrates Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a time to remember loved ones now gone and support them on their spiritual journey. Skeleton and skull imagery features heavily, influenced in no small part by the wonderful work of José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913), known for his satirical and politically acute broadside prints called "calaveras" (skulls).⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ More Posada on our site — visit link in bio and click image.⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #death #DiaDeMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos #dayofthedead #posada #prints #mexico #politics #calaveras #skulls
2 months ago"November" from Labours of the Months section of the Très Riches Heures, one of the most important illuminated manuscripts of the 15th century. A rather majestic farmer is shown presiding over his sounder of swine feeding from the autumn acorns. .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #november #manuscript #astrology #pigs #acorns #harvest #autumn
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