Tag: Just Because
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Cassini… Time and Again
In ancient Babylonian times, those in the know back then were aware of the planet Saturn… the one with the rings (although, now in modern times, it isn’t the only planet with rings). Back then, they knew the planet by the name of Ninurta. Around the same time, the ancient Greeks knew the planet by…
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The Birth of Venus
Painted by Sandro Bottocelli sometime in the 1480s, this work depicts the arrival on land of the fully grown Venus after her birth under the waves. Now, here she is, just moments before that epic painting was created.
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Celtic Mona Lisa
Going through my future archives, I found this image, which, one could possibly say, fits in with my theme of the art of time. A celtic version of the Mona Lisa. As in the recent Thomasina Portrait post, it looks nothing like the original, but there is something to it that gives of a slight,…
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Thomasina (Rembrandt Style)
It goes without saying she wasn’t happy. Poor Rembrandt was worn out when he finished. Do it again, she demanded. Please, she added as an afterthought. Again. Please. No. Again. Sigh. No. No. No. Nose. Do it again Close, but not quite right. Nope. I give up. I’ll get Leonardo to have a go next…
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Galileo
A star at time’s edge is just as beautiful as it is at any other point of its life. Noticing the connection to the whole Universe with the star can open many hidden possibilities, many suppressed dreams, and many relaxed smiles, once the light is allowed to shine. *Galileo may or may not have said…
The Mansionic Perspective 