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Icon in the yard of a church in construction in Bucharest

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Ilya Zankovsky - "Moonlit Night"

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scenery in china by 巍然成风

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My name is mahmoud mohammed jaafar jaafar i studied computer engineering and graduated from university in 2023 i worked as a software engineer in a local company here in gaza unit the war started, then the company got destroyed and became unemployed and our house is destroyed partially and became inhabitant to live in but nevertheless we stayed in it because we do not else to go i currently live in north gaza where is a scarcity of food and i have 3 brothers and 4 sister one of them died while he was trying to find food for the family so i am the eldest in my family now i have to provide a living for them

Any amount you give me will help me a lot in supporting my family in Gaza in light of the fear and lack of food, medicine and drink

Any amount you give me will help me a lot, even if it is $10.

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Bayda (1968) - Hryhoriy Synytsia

Bayda, the legendary figure in Ukrainian folklore, is based on the historical Dmytro Vyshnevetsky, a 16th-century Ruthenian noble and military leader who founded the first Cossack fortress on Khortytsia Island, laying the groundwork for the Zaporizhian Sich. Though a real figure, he was transformed in Ukrainian dumy (epic songs) into a heroic Cossack warrior who defied the Ottoman Sultan, refused to abandon his faith when offered to marry the Sultan's daughter, and was martyred in captivity. Hung on a hook and tortured, Baida remains defiant until death, symbolizing unbreakable spirit and the fight for freedom of the Cossacks. Through this legend, he became a lasting emblem of Cossack bravery and Ukrainian resistance to tyranny.

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A Humanitarian Appeal from a Grieving Mother

I am Hanadi from Gaza, the mother of a family of five. Our house was bombed, and in an instant, my daughter was lost under the rubble. My second daughter was seriously injured, resulting in the amputation of her leg.

We are living in extremely difficult conditions today, and we need urgent assistance to secure treatment and provide for our basic needs after we have lost everything.

#56 Verified By @bilal-sala7✅️

I present my case to you, and I hope that those with compassionate hearts will extend a helping hand with financial support.

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apparently the cure for my excruciating writer's block was...getting slightly drunk??

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Sámi, Norway & Sweden 1880/1900

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Lock Figaro and Escamillo in a room together for ten minutes and they'll either emerge the very best of friends or they will kill each other

Their personalities are just so fantastic 😊

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dead crow in the snow (had to fight my dead-bird phobia to search a ref for this one)

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dreamt that my mom was bullying me, so I slit my throat in front of my entire family and it felt like a mild sensory inconvenience

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The Fruit Bearers (1896) by Aubrey Beardsley

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Eric Ravilious (British, 1903–1942)

Shop fronts (the saddler, the fireworks shop, the sign maker, the clerical outfitter, the furrier, and the oyster bar) — illustrations for J. M. Richards' High Street (London: Country Life, 1938)

Royal Academy of Arts

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Kazakh Woman in Traditional Clothing. Kazakhstan (2023).

"This is a portrait of beautiful Nazerke Abilkasymova, an accomplished young woman with degrees in psychology and primary education. Nazerke currently works as an educator, employing advanced and innovative teaching methods to enhance her students learning experiences. Many of her students have excelled in various academic competitions. Although Nazerke is a woman of the modern era, she remains deeply proud of her Kazakh heritage. In this photo portrait she wears a striking Kazakh hand embroidered attire."

- The World In Faces [photo project] by Alexander Khimushin

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On the Canal (1903) by John Singer Sargent

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Titian

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Painting to Dress Match-up: Queen Maria's portrait and her Romanian traditional outfits

A 1924 photograph of artist Philip de László, Queen Maria of Romania and the royal portrait by de László, London, England

Philip de László (Hungarian, ) • Queen Maria of Romania • 1924

I'm only today beginning to read about her, though it appears from photographs as well as a couple of existing gowns, that she was a very well dressed woman.

Court Dress worn by Queen Maria of Romania for the Coronation of her cousin Nicholas II of Russia • 1896 • Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington.

She was passionate about Romanian folk art and costume. There are number of photos online of Maria in traditional Romanian outfits, which were her preferred attire for daytime wear.