"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
- Tennessee Williams
It's one of the most famous lines in the theatre, but its fame doesn't diminish its beauty.
George Platt Lynes, Tennessee Williams, 1944
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Seascape with Burning Hulk
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (French, 1755-1842)
Portrait d’une jeune musicienne
Alice Vasselon (French, 1848‑1893): A bouquet of flowers with roses, lilacs and narcissi (via Uppsala Auktionskammare)
The Kitāb al-Bulhān (Arabic: كتاب البلهان), or Book of Wonders, is a 14th and 15th century Arabic manuscript,[1] compiled by Hassan Esfahani (Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani) probably bound during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382–1410) in Baghdad. The contents include subjects on astronomy, astrology and geomancy, including a section of full-page illustrations, with plates dedicated to the discourse topic, e.g. a folktale, a sign of the zodiac, a prophet, etc.
Cyd Charisse publicity photo for Meet Me in Las Vegas, 1956
Pandora Reynolds
Ava Gardner in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Is it true that a long time ago firemen used to put out fire and not burn books?
Fahrenheit 451 (1966), dir. François Truffaut.
Georg Pencz - Portrait of a Seated Youth, 1544
Braghetta
Todos os que se interessam pela história da Braghetta - já que é o nome desse apêndice têxtil muito em voga no século XVI - são unânimes em dizer que ela servia para guardar - fora isso - todo tipo de objetos, nem todos ao mesmo tempo, claro. O Braguetta é a versão ocidental da antiga bainha de pênis de madeira ornamentada e com contas, usada por algumas tribos no Pacífico Sul, bem como na floresta amazônica. Mesma vaidade quando se trata de conteúdo e mesmo uso multifuncional