#cuadrodeldía Cabeza de bacante, 1903 (Annie #LouisaSwynnerton 1844-1933) #AshmoleanMuseum Oxford #art Primera mujer elegida miembro de la Real Academia británica de Artes, en 1922. Su obra tiene tintes neoclásicos, prerrafaelitas e impresionistas #FelizSábado #SemanaDeLaMujer
Ivory seal with two bats.
In China, personal seals (yin/zhang) have long served to authenticate letters, contracts, and artworks. By the late Qing and early Republican era, small hand-held seals were widely used by scholars, merchants, and collectors. The impression is engraved on the base—often a personal or studio name—while the sides and finial provided space for decorative, auspicious imagery.
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14th century floor tiles from Godstow Nunnery in Oxfordshire - a Benedictine house founded in around 1133. The tiles are now part of the collections at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #AshmoleanMuseum
NUOVE ANALISI SULLE TRACCE DI MIELE IDENTIFICATE A PAESTUM NEL 1954 - Daniele Mancini Archeologia

Qualche decennio fa, gli archeologi identificarono una sostanza appiccicosa, forse miele, in un contenitore di bronzo a Paestum, in uno dei...

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L’Empereur romain Hadrien (117-138) regardant les fesses de son favori et amant Antinoüs (Aντίνοoς, Antinoos). La photo a été prise lors de d’une exposition, en 2018, consacrée à ce même Antinoüs à l’Ashmolean Museum d’Oxford.

Fait intéressant, l’ami qui m’a transmis cette image me signale l’avoir trouvé sur Bluesky, où elle a été publiée par le compte « Museum Bum », que l’on pourrait traduire librement pas « Les fesses au musé », animé par Jack Shoulder et Mark Small, à l’occasion de la publication d’un ouvrage sur le sujet...

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The #AshmoleanMuseum in Oxford has done the right thing and has started #repatriation of this sculpture. More of this.

One of the items in the Ashmolean collection was a stuffed Dodo, the last ever dodo seen in Europe. However, by 1755 the stuffed dodo was so moth-eaten that it was destroyed, except for its head and one claw.
Ten things you might not know about the Ashmolean Museum.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/05/24-may-ashmolean-museum.html

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24 May: The Ashmolean Museum

On this date in 1683 the oldest public museum, the Ashmolean, was opened by Elias Ashmole in Oxford. 10 things you might not know about it: ...

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‘Every single work is a masterpiece’: the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of the greatest Flemish drawings https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/28/flemish-drawings-ashmolean-oxford-reubens-bruegel #AshmoleanMuseum #Exhibitions #Drawing #Culture #Art
‘Every single work is a masterpiece’: the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of the greatest Flemish drawings

A new show brings together historic sketches from Bruegel to Rubens and more, capturing fleeting snapshots of everyday 16th- and 17th-century life

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As Britain’s industrial revolution gained pace, scientific breakthroughs allowed the Victorians to become increasingly revolutionary in their use of colour!

The Ashmolean Museum's current major exhibition explores this explosion of colour, embraced by artists and designers. #AcademicHeritageDay2023

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