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Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee

“Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. read more

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Etruscans, 400BCE

Chimera of Arezzo

This is an undeniably modern interpretation. The chimera, like most beasts of antiquity, was the bad guy. Child of the giant serpent Typhon and the half woman half snake Echidna (you know her from the Starbucks logo) the Chimera was an abominable thing, unnatural combination of lion and goat, with the head of a snake for a tail. Her brothers and sisters live in legend. read more

Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans

What's in a name?

Names are assigned to us before we are aware of their meaning, and we grow into them as much as they come to reflect us. In Japan artists often changed names after milestones in their lives, but in the west, once you've been given a name, you're usually stuck with it—a rigidity that makes claiming a new name even more powerful magic. read more

Toyen, The Artists

Sascha Schneider, 1904

To Sascha Schneider the male body was perfection, and the world its antagonist. Schneider worked in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the development of Freikörperkultur, free body culture, also called the Health and Hygiene movement. Freikörperkultur aimed to counteract the restraint and stress of industrialization with a restorative mix of open air nudity, exercise, and healthy diet. read more

Hypnosis, Sascha Schneider

Born on July 10

Camille Pissarro, The Artists

Portrait of Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro

Peaceful anarchist, advocate of the working man

Giorgio de Chirico, The Artists

Portrait of Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

Enchanted spaces in the city of Nietzsche

Helene Schjerfbeck, The Artists

Portrait of Helene Schjerfbeck

Helene Schjerfbeck

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