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This masterpiece of Renaissance metalwork is signed on the browplate by Filippo Negroli, whose embossed armor was praised by sixteenth-century writers as "miraculous" and deserving "immortal merit." Formed of one plate of steel and patinated to look like bronze, the bowl is raised in high relief with motifs inspired by classical art. The graceful mermaidlike siren forming the helmet's comb holds a grimacing head of Medusa by the hair. The sides of the helmet are covered with acanthus scrolls inhabited by putti, a motif ultimately derived from ancient Roman sculpture and wall paintings.
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Animal Sculptures Made Of Shattered CDs Wondering what to do with those old, dust-collecting CD piles on your desk? Australian sculptor and illustrator Sean Avery has a wonderful solution! The artist shatters old CD’s to make incredible animal sculptures. Of course, this is not the only way to use old CDs! We’ve already talked about a French artist Elise Morin and architect Clémence Eliard who had hand-sewed together 65,000 old CDs to create…
Apparently the U.S. is lagging way behind Europe when it comes to witty shopping bag design. These 13 were spotted on an interesting site called BoredPanda.com , which calls itself “a highly visual oddities magazine dedicated to showcasing the world’s most creative artworks, offbeat products and everything that’s really weird or wonderful.” A perfect fit for the _floss, I’d say! As always, let us know your favorite in the comments below.
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made an account just to say that as any HUGE starwars nerd would know, the kessel run goes past a large group of black holes known as the maw. as most of us know black holes warp time AND space, therefore should one chose to travel around this dangerous area of space a little closer than other pilots might dare, he could (theoretically) shave actual Distance off his trip.
Insane Money Origami - Nick Cannon
Luckily, the reach of an auction house goes a little farther than a trunk show. Swann Galleries is having a photo auction with some of the best photos of the past two centuries. Big names include Horst P.
Kempt - Auctions
I got a wild hair this weekend—haha, see what I did there?—and chopped nine inches of tangles into a chin-length bob, which was sort of a ballsy move for me, considering I'd been growing my hair for the last two and a half years, but I got the idea into my head and I couldn't get it out, and so that's how it went. Also I tinted my cardigan green and got my lazy eye fixed. Busy morning! Not to say it wasn't a little traumatic, of course.
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The kiss was intimate with a hint of danger. And it was happening just a few feet from where my boyfriend was discussing the merits of Jaeger bombs. The last time I learned something completely new was that First Aid course in '05, when I nearly killed the CPR dummy. So with the advent of this sudden crash course in pirate, my noggin was all, "UNSUBSCRIBE." Imagine: you wake up and realize you’re driving a car.
It Happened to Me | xoJane
Dead Sea Scrolls Are Now Online : The Two-Way : NPR
Sebastian Scheiner / AP The Dead Sea Scrolls are 2,000 years old and very sensitive to direct light. At the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, where they are housed, the scrolls are rotated every few months to minimize the damage. As Bloomberg explains it , the Great Isaiah Scroll, which is the most ancient biblical manuscript on Earth, is so sensitive that only a copy of it is on display.
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Modern_Drunkard Since The Fray will be on tour soon, I'd like to make it clear that most Denver men do not, as a rule, speak in a whine & cry incessantly. 8 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
How much do you and your family members really look alike? Quebec, Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he's exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then splicing them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it. He calls this series Genetic Portraits . (Did you notice that Ulric, the photographer, is one-half of some of these pairings?