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How did I forget this angle for its full grace

Not posting jewelry today because they are completely outshined by these box purchases…

And this harpsichord shaped box made in early 19th century must be one of the prettiest things I’ve ever owned!

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Not posting jewelry today because they are completely outshined by these box purchases…

And this harpsichord shaped box made in early 19th century must be one of the prettiest things I’ve ever owned!

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🤯This is insane…

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Found the supposedly missing piece of my flemish cross…even came with two delicate table cut diamonds!

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Thanks everyone who responded and reblogged my commission post! Just want to add that I will offer a 5% off (minimum £3 off) to the commissioner who has reblogged that post, and more if I remember you reblogging &commenting me very often!

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Procopius of Caesarea, c. 500?-c. 560?, the last major Classical Roman Historian (not "Byzantine" in the narrow sense) .Our major source on the reign of Justinian (apart from his laws of course).

Historical fanart by @sekihamsterdiestwice

Circa 540-550, Procopius was furiously scribbling something, the only thing he could do after retiring from his position as "legal counselor". In his hand is an ancient Greek comic mask for his favorite author, Aristophanes. He was extremely fond of quoting his Cloud, especially in the Secret History.

Photios, the 9th-century Patriarch of Constantinople, believed that Procopius was actually a greater author of (Greek) history than Thucydides, or in his words, the most brilliant "rhetor" in the field of historical writing. He was unaware of the existence of Secret History. The appearance (in the 17th century) and utterly confirmation (in the late 19th-early 20th centuries) of Secret History would revolutionize the perception of Byzantine and Roman history.

Procopius' perception of himself as a rhetor and a jurist is also unified. In fact he considered rhetoric to be a necessary condition of jurisprudence. And historical writing, likewise, is a necessary extension of rhetoric. This also explains why he took up historical writing after his “compulsory retirement” from his post as "legal adviser" to Belisarius, the two "disciplines" being completely separate in modern scholarship. But at that time they were united by "rhetoric".

In any case, Procopius's rhetorical achievements make the reign of Justinian and the Mediterranean world of the early 6th century one of the most richly depicted periods of Roman history. But such a detailed picture is highly problematic. For Procopius presents three very different works: one seemingly objective and even somewhat propagandistic Wars, one very erotic and violent Secret History that is entirely abusive of the emperor and his regime, and one Buildings that glorifies the emperor, who had previously been criticized to the point of inhumanity.

Behind Wars, Secret History, and Buildings are there three Procopiuses, or is it the metamorphosis of one Procopius? If the former, why does he present himself as three very different persons? If the latter, how does this one man reveal his true self under three very different faces? This is in fact the central topic of the study of Procopius. And one simply cannot begin to study the period in which he was writing without first realizing this question. And this question is the mystery that Procopius' masterful rhetoric has left for future generations.

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Thanks everyone who responded and reblogged this post! Just want to add that I will offer a 5% off (minimum £3 off) to the commissioner who has reblogged this post, and more if I remember you reblogging &commenting me very often!

So, I decide to make a formal price list of art commission. As long as this post is here I shall be available. Really appreciated if you can reblog this for me!

My standard rate is £15 per hour so the price indicated here is just for reference. Please inquire with details and I shall give you the specific price.

Payment accepted via paypal or bank transfer within uk.

PS: If I remember you liked and reblogged my posts very often, you shall have a special discount :)

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So, I decide to make a formal price list of art commission. As long as this post is here I shall be available. Really appreciated if you can reblog this for me!

My standard rate is £15 per hour so the price indicated here is just for reference. Please inquire with details and I shall give you the specific price.

Payment accepted via paypal or bank transfer within uk.

PS: If I remember you liked and reblogged my posts very often, you shall have a special discount :)

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The best purchase of the year!

(Disclaimer: this whitby jet Maltese cross is a typical example of mourning jewelry in Victorian era which does not represent any political view or belief.)

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By the way if anyone is interested: I accept commission with explicit sexual content, violence and gore, I just don’t post publicly… you’re welcome to inquire!

I guess from now on this account will only be a display page of my jewelry purchases and paid works supporting the purchases 😋 enjoy! Again, commissions are welcome all the time.

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I guess from now on this account will only be a display page of my jewelry purchases and paid works supporting the purchases 😋 enjoy! Again, commissions are welcome all the time.

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Divine Grace Lost

Based on the fan fiction of @heartofstanding

28 x 28 cm

Acrylic and ink on velvet (not recommended)

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Thought I found the perfect broom pod collar

Turns out it’s too small 🤔

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Divine Grace Lost

Based on the fan fiction of @heartofstanding

28 x 28 cm

Acrylic and ink on velvet (not recommended)

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Dedication to the Princeps

fanart by @sekihamsterdiestwice

One afternoon in northern Italy around 500 A.D., the young senator Cassiodorus was sent by the Senate of Rome to the court of the Gothic king Theodoric the Great, who then ruled the whole Italy as Princeps. Performing an oration before a monarch is the best way for those young senators who aspire climb up along the cursus honorum with literary talent. In this, Cassiodorus followed what his predecessor Quintus Aurelius Symmachus had done for Emperor Valentinian I.

However, he belonged to the last generation of ancient senators who gained such reputation and prestige through Roman&secular service.

So, cherish this cozy and tranquil afternoon.