Went to the Cloisters special exhibit about sex and gender in Medieval art today, just before it closed. I hadn’t realized how many Catholic saints were what we’d now call trans, but there was a whole section of the exhibit about it. Almost always FTM, usually justified as “miraculously transformed” but I’ll bet, to the extent that the stories were true, that what they were describing was just social transition.

#trans #metMuseum

#Astrophotography (albumen silver print from glass negative ) of Ring Nebula from... 1885!

The ring nebula is located in the #constellation Lyra! You can learn more about the cool #astronomy in the constellation, #Lyra here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lyra-cosmic-background/

📷 :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266895

#space #astronomy #science #M57 #RingNebula #AstroDon #History #Museum #MetMuseum #photographs #Lyra #constellations

you've probably seen the statue of #hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion (e.g., trying to give a cat a pill), but have you seen this, much more concerning one where he is.. skinning the lion?!

... the water nymph has the right idea--get the eff away from this dude 🙀

For more takes on the #labors and #myths of Hercules -- check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/hercules-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203957

#mythology #hercules #heracles #GreekMythology #StarLore #constellatioins #art #MetMuseum #museum #sculpture #classical #classics