Tag Archives: france

venus de lespugue

Posted on 27/01/2013 by

A 23,000-year-old abstract figure from Lespugue, France. Picasso was fascinated by it and it influenced his 30s sculptural works. Photo: Graeme Robertson | Source: The Guardian :: Ice age art

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dragon’s head helmet

Posted on 05/10/2012 by

A dragon’s head helmet made for Henry II of France when he was dauphin, with bat ears, protruding eyebrows and an enormous snail-like snout. On display at the Metropolitan Museum exhibition, Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and … Continue reading →

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wild horses

Posted on 26/07/2012 by

Wild Horses, France ~ Marco Carmassi Source: National Geographic Photo of the Day

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frieze frame

Posted on 10/05/2012 by

Vivian Maier Source: NYT Lens :: Touring the Nanny-Photographer’s Past

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zizou

Posted on 26/02/2011 by

Zinedine Zidane photographed by Martin Schoeller via everyday i show

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