Scene representing #October, from the 15th-century Très Riches Heures — taking place at what would now be the centre of Paris (a block or two south of l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts). More here:
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Labors of the Months from the Très Riches Heures
Images representing the months from probably the most important illuminated manuscript of the 15th century.
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#OnThisDay in 1791, the first performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Pictured here the magnificent set design for “The Hall of Stars” from Act 1, Scene 6, designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. (Buy a print of it here:
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The Hall of Stars, a Design for The Magic Flute – Product
Magnificent set design for "The Hall of Stars" in the Palace of the Queen of the Night, from Act 1, Scene 6 of Mozart's opera <em>The Magic Flute</...
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Born #onthisday in 1547, Miguel de Cervantes, author of one of the most illustrated books of all time, #DonQuixote. Read Rachel Schmidt on how the varying approaches to illustrating it have reflected + impacted its reading through the centuries:
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Picturing Don Quixote
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, author of one of the best-loved and most frequently illustrated books in...
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