i do not own these images. i am a girl who lives in minneapolis.Tumblr (3.0; @blackpyramid)http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55c249d4e7576837dcb96cbcf8594c19/tumblr_mihgbizOFN1rt17mio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>From the Paumgartner Altar</em>: <em>St. George (detail)</em>, <strong>Albrecht Durer</strong>, 1498</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/50589177767http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/50589177767Thu, 16 May 2013 13:16:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykrn2b83Z1qzoadso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <div class="body"> <p><br/>Shinji Nabaka Silver Finger Ring</p> </div> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/50098171550http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/50098171550Fri, 10 May 2013 12:17:52 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9bde374138b6a1c243bbb2561188194/tumblr_miw2qyxY5E1qc2a6xo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://irenestrange.tumblr.com/post/46153296968/loop" target="_blank">irenestrange</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>loop</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/49112322819http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/49112322819Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:00:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcxe88oS7E1r312weo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46782454574http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46782454574Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:58:02 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18620dd1023a852cf8e21e9fc6451ad0/tumblr_mke4buSxf61qa2wieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jaded-mandarin.tumblr.com/post/46535530755/the-princesses-isabel-clara-eugenia-and-catalina" target="_blank">jaded-mandarin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span id="result_box"><em><span class="hps">The</span> P<span class="hps">rincesses</span> <span class="hps">Isabel</span> <span class="hps">Clara</span> <span class="hps">Eugenia</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Catalina</span> </em><span class="hps"><em>Micaela</em>,</span> <span class="hps">1575. Detail.<br/></span></span></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46608718146http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46608718146Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:12:41 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f61dd56fe8dd4eade06aa981bb17be5/tumblr_mhlst4M4ol1qbmu2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thegiftsoflife.tumblr.com/post/43395844356" target="_blank">thegiftsoflife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Holbein</span></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46476877197http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46476877197Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:00:24 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b2a6e7dc30c1da05dfd3755acc4ad93/tumblr_mi8aq6OaMQ1r52hfto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://in-the-gloaming.tumblr.com/post/43096502707" target="_blank">in-the-gloaming</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Saint Casilda by Francisco de Zurbaran<br/></strong></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46396948351http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46396948351Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:00:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/691157e039243746c2effc1e5170576d/tumblr_mhxwgwPLQk1r7853wo1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f32bcf57b6accd8c156968522b220eb/tumblr_mhxwgwPLQk1r7853wo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0008befbf691c9a3f2357545db32ea8f/tumblr_mhxwgwPLQk1r7853wo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9342e3c2b3e82d9f06833d24dd1e245a/tumblr_mhxwgwPLQk1r7853wo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcebade21a96a6a6e5b22a3e7d4348b0/tumblr_mhxwgwPLQk1r7853wo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed0115fcdae07f0c781982ff02ec7530/tumblr_mhxwgwPLQk1r7853wo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.wikiraqi.com/post/42647493760/the-ancient-harp-lyre-of-the-royal-cemetery-of" target="_blank">wikiraqi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Ancient Harp / Lyre of the Royal Cemetery of UR (south of Iraq) Mesopotamia dated 2550 BCE</p> <p>القيثارة السومرية الملكية من أور ٢٥٥٠ قبل الميلاد —- حييييل!</p> <p>Music seems to have been extremely important to Early Dynastic Mesopotamia: many of the graves in the Royal Cemetery contained musical instruments, and quite possibly the musicians that played them.</p> <p>A video explanation can be found here: <a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/great-lyre-from-the%E2%80%94king-s-grave%E2%80%94-c%E2%80%942650-2550-b-c-e" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/great-lyre-from-the%E2%80%94king-s-grave%E2%80%94-c%E2%80%942650-2550-b-c-e" target="_blank">http://www.khanacademy.org/video/great-lyre-from-the—king-s-grave—-c—2650-2550-b-c-e</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46392440002http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46392440002Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:00:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maxj31z9jh1rq3dyyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crypticstanza.tumblr.com/post/37263728543/purplefigtree-that-looks-nabatean-but-i-cant" target="_blank">crypticstanza</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://purplefigtree.tumblr.com/post/37199011176/that-looks-nabatean-but-i-cant-place-it" target="_blank">purplefigtree</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>That looks Nabatean, but I can’t place it.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is in Mada’in Saleh, North West Saudi Arabia. From the time of Prophet Saleh (A.S), and the people of Thamud in Nabatean era. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site..</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46313186452http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46313186452Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ccc3de771cca4cedfb0b17dfcdb4c3d/tumblr_mj1vmw6Yd21rgktkgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://berndwuersching.tumblr.com/post/45022643816/wood-carving-early-20th-century-found-in-belgium" target="_blank">berndwuersching</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://donum.jp/?pid=55816111" target="_blank">Wood carving, early 20th century<br/></a>Found in Belgium</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46308669600http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46308669600Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:00:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab4c71804a2352c9bac2c64a330fe5c0/tumblr_mjp9qpAkc01r9wyj4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46226516523http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46226516523Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:00:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7qnyRTGa1qagc95o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://justaviking.tumblr.com/post/19585535518/wild-fruit-by-skinnypictures-i-remember-when-i" target="_blank">justaviking</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>wild fruit (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/raysnaps/6003188272/in/faves-rainbowswinters/" target="_blank">skinnypictures</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46221940788http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46221940788Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:00:21 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/39c4bc25ead1d695ee9fe7361443f8f7/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0610007f380c9d172943813ecf9c942/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7bf1736d3b0d71b45db5c639883674e1/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68d3b01e876c75e2842fff72e54328d2/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/349c239b5c8cdd25e9fa36931a5d8171/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa0d982a7e72fbf9090b5d333d47d1b4/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33c2b5193f5a5a549c82fff9e7394beb/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/164d6fefc2673bff6ac24faa8f385936/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/886a1c756025eff2e839621c6d9dfcfa/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/53cf0f0e25525614b2a11b08e21b7d0c/tumblr_mk2dljfPdr1r8i349o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nefaeria.tumblr.com/post/45988987877/europes-wild-men-in-the-national-geographic" target="_blank">nefaeria</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/europes-wild-men/shea-text" target="_blank"><em>Europe’s Wild Men </em>in the National Geographic</a>.  {There are more photos and a great little article!}</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46215168419http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/46215168419Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:40:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da0e0d8a9ae8e308577250e9eed8e5d0/tumblr_mijas3KUKE1s3ik60o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c0ssette.tumblr.com/post/43581415585/lucas-cranach-the-elder-c-1472-553-lucretia" target="_blank">c0ssette</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Lucas Cranach the Elder (c.1472-553) Lucretia, 1530 (detail)</span></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45940030051http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45940030051Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:54:13 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5pt07v42T1rsqvpwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://russian-criminal-tattoos.tumblr.com/post/41731598197/latin-let-them-hate-as-long-as-theyre-afraid" target="_blank">russian-criminal-tattoos</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>Latin: <strong>‘Let them hate, as long as they’re afraid’</strong></small></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45680573126http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45680573126Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:17 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/495f8c2ae45d89af140dcbe834a3e94b/tumblr_mjkkajM9IJ1s3ik60o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c0ssette.tumblr.com/post/45220505191/giovanni-ricci-giampietrino-1525-the-death-of" target="_blank">c0ssette</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Giovanni Ricci (Giampietrino) 1525 <em>The Death of Cleopatra (detail)<br/></em></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45629161161http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45629161161Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:40:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m29ixbVVra1r6r6afo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sombhatt.tumblr.com/post/24326273051" target="_blank">sombhatt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="description">Aeizon to Mikron (<em>Sempervivum tectorum</em>) in <em>Codex Vindobonensis</em></span></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45628991627http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45628991627Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:38:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/605ed0d924f3ed02a1cf5b42406ded2f/tumblr_mj46wcFV6g1rzsqsdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fyeahgothicromance.tumblr.com/post/44632037988/master-of-the-rebel-angels-cir-1340" target="_blank">fyeahgothicromance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Master of the Rebel Angels (cir. 1340)</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45282155279http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/45282155279Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:11:58 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb68uciwp81r38w10o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>Eve</em> - Lucas Cranach</p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/43494921216http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/43494921216Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:38:08 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/870e7f7e74906f521b553b277fbb71bc/tumblr_mhrxxgYEfg1rqs7fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://compendium-of-beasts.tumblr.com/post/43072123952/the-american-asp-male-and-female-the-egyptian" target="_blank">compendium-of-beasts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="caption">The American asp, male and female ; The Egyptian asp. (1801)</span></p> <p><span class="caption"><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=714731&imageID=807696&word=snake%20viper&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&total=47&num=40&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=41" target="_blank">NYPL</a><br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/43178076723http://blackpyramid.tumblr.com/post/43178076723Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:52:32 -0600