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snoopy of the day

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It’s almost pride month and last year I made a bunch of lil pride bunnies and I wanted to do something similar this year with some other creatures!

Here are the first two

Let me know what other animals and flags you’d like to see!! 🫶🏳️‍🌈

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It's my 7 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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Sword, Korea, 17th-19th century

from The National Museum of Korea

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⚜️ Armour that belonged to Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622)

🏛 The Grandmaster's Palace, Valletta, Malta

📸 Ph.: Justin Case (flickr), Jimmy Graham (lecrac)

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Interesting facts:

- Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, Alof de Wignacourt was popular with the Maltese people.

- He demonstrated the Order's maritime supremacy in the Mediterranean, expanding the navy to include a great galleon commissioned by him in Austria at 60,000 gold scudi.

- During his reign, he built the Wignacourt aqueduct and a powerful fortifications along the coasts of Malta, also named after him.

- He successfully defended the Maltese islands against a Turkish raid of 60 vessels carrying 5,000 men.

- He was famously painted by the Renaissance and Baroque artist, Caravaggio. The superb portrait can be seen at the Musée du Louvre in Paris.

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⚜️ Доспехи Великого Магистра Алофа де Виньякура (1601-1622)

🏛 Дворец гроссмейстеров Мальтийского ордена (дворец Великого магистра), Валлетта, Мальта

📸 Фото: Justin Case (flickr), Jimmy Graham (lecrac)

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Интересные факты:

- В отличие от других великих магистров, Алоф де Виньякур пользовался популярностью среди населения Мальты.

- Он продемонстрировал морское превосходство ордена, расширив военно-морской флот за счет большого галеона, заказанного в Австрии.

- За время своего правления построил акведук Виньякура и цепь оборонительных башен вдоль побережья Мальты, также названных его именем.

- Успешно защитил Мальтийские острова от турецкого набега из 60 судов с 5 тыс. человек.

- Его знаменитый портрет был написан художником эпохи Возрождения и Барокко, Караваджо. Картину можно увидеть в Музее Лувра в Париже.

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A pair of heavily articulated Gauntlets, attributed to Kolman Helmschmid,

Length: 8.1 in/20.5 cm

Width: 4.9 in/12.5 cm

Depth: 4.9 in/12.5 cm

Weight: 14.1 oz/400 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1530, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.

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Happy Pride Month.

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Germany by :

© L. Jansen

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Balinese kris decorated with gold, jewels, and ivory, Indonesia, 18th century

from The Asian Museum of Art, San Francisco

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Jasper National Park - Canada (by Dennis Kleine) 

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Sevgilim... Bir kere düştüğü yeri, sonra da hep arıyor insan.

Sökülmüş ağaç, doğulmuş ev, kesilmiş saç. Düştüğü yere de, hep sonra gidip bakmak istiyor insan.