Forwarded from Western Heritage
Forwarded from Western Heritage
#OnThisDay in 1871 'The Commune of Paris' (#ParisCommune) revolted against the #French national government (“Bloody Week.) The anti-western criminals would later burn #Paris which is hidden from public eyes. The terrorist anarchists wished to undermine #Europe as a whole, not just #France.
The Sea Dog Table of #HardwickHall (with the Eglantine Table) is an elaborately carved table from around 1570-575. Crafted in #Paris, following a design by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. It survives as one of the most important examples of 16th-century furniture in #Britain.
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Vinnie Sullivan
Roman Imperial, marble sarcophagus for a child decorated with Bacchic thiasos; the slab of the lid is modern, but not the figure of the Silenus, which, however, does not belong to this sarcophagus. An insight into Roman arts depiction of pain. The figure…
Stunning hexagon table clock engraved with figures of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn, copied from engravings of Planets by the Monogrammist IB dated 1528.
Made by: Lois Françoisin in #Paris, #France (1530-1540).
📸 My Trips To The #BritishMuseum
Made by: Lois Françoisin in #Paris, #France (1530-1540).
📸 My Trips To The #BritishMuseum