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blazoningpens — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:13:38 -0400

circumcisions: well it doesn’t say it’s a multiple pepperonis...

blazoningpens — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:36 -0400

circumcisions:

well it doesn’t say it’s a multiple pepperonis pizza

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blazoningpens — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:31:30 -0400

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blazoningpens — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:19 -0400

cityofbadass: Do you ever wonder about how an author would describe you in a novel? Not only your...

blazoningpens — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:57:22 -0400

cityofbadass: Do you ever wonder about how an author would describe you in a novel? Not only your...

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blazoningpens — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:54:08 -0400

malanga-coco: sugarplumsandgunshots: anarchowario: veganrantss: White people get mad when you...

blazoningpens — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:52:49 -0400

malanga-coco: sugarplumsandgunshots: anarchowario: veganrantss: White people get mad when you...

"‘I am a poem, or I am a pattern, or a race of people whose world was swallowed by the sea.’"

blazoningpens — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:51:10 -0400

“‘I am a poem, or I am a pattern, or a race of people whose world was swallowed by the...

heartsea: emilysquare: Crassula umbella ;u;

blazoningpens — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:06 -0400

heartsea:

emilysquare:

Crassula umbella

;u;

workman: The common perception is that the great statues and...

blazoningpens — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:35 -0400

Trojan archer from the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina, Greek, c. 490-480 B.C. He is probably Paris, who killed Achilles with an arrow to that famous heel.

Grave stele of Paramythion, Greek, c. 380-370 B.C. from the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich. The stele appears as is (left), as it was, and as is under ultraviolet light.

The head of Caligula (looking innocent), Roman, A.D. 39-41.

Juxtaposition of the colored reconstruction and the weathered original of a bronze head in the Munich exhibition.

Naked Greeks battle Persians on the so-called “Alexander” sarcophagus, Greek, c. 320 B.C., Archaeological Museum, Istanbul.

Warrior's head from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegin. Left: Color reconstruction. Right: Original sculpture in ultraviolet light, showing scales on the helmet.

Torso of a warrior, Greek, c. 470-460 B.C., Acropolis Museum, Athens. Color of the cuirass is speculative, both yellow and gilt reconstructions were made; some ancient statues certainly were gilded

Athena. Reconstruction has been restricted to areas whose original appearance may be determined with some certainty.

The “Peplos” kore, Greek, c. 530 B.C. Right: drew criticism from those who say ancients painted only ornaments and details, never a whole sculpture. Left: limited to colors thatcan be determinedsurely

Left: Lion from Loutraki, color reconstruction. Center: Original. Right: Detail of mane and eyebrow hair visible with the naked eye on the original sculpture.

workman:

The common perception is that the great statues and buildings of ancient Greece and Rome were all pure unpainted stone or green tarnished bronze, but researchers have been arguing that this may not been what these classic monuments really looked like back in the era of their creation. That, in fact, these statues were quite alive and vibrant, full of color.

Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity is a travelling exhibition of varying format and extent that has been shown in multiple cities worldwide. Its subject is ancient polychromy, i.e. the original, brightly painted, appearance of ancient sculpture and architecture. It features more than 20 full-size color reconstructions of Greek and Roman works, alongside 35 original statues and reliefs.

The color reconstructions are based on close examination of the originals and on scientific analysis of the scarce traces of paint remaining on them. Ultraviolet light, says Ebbinghaus, “brings out ‘paint ghosts,’ differences in the surface structure of the stone caused by different paints and by the weathering of the paints. It can often give you an idea of patterns, even if no pigments survive.” The paint on these reproductions of stone sculptures appears flat, lacking the depth of, say, oil. “We can identify the colorants—mostly minerals and some plants,” says Ebbinghaus, “but binding media are hard to identify. Egg has been used for the reconstructions. If the minerals were ground more finely, a different binding medium used, the paint polished or covered with a protective coating, the effect would be quite different.”

“We now assume that almost all Greek marble sculpture was painted,” she says. “These reconstructions can only be approximations,” but at least they dispel a popular misconception—that most statues of antiquity were plain old white. Plain would not be thought ideal until the Renaissance.

Researchers believe, particalurly Vinzenz Brinkmann who has been doing this research for the past 25 years, that artists used mineral and organic based colors and after centuries of deterioration any trace of pigment leftover when discovered, would have been taken off during any cleaning processes done before being put on display, washing the historical art clear of its true colors.

The findings of this research completley changes the commonly held modern ideas of the ancient world, and the way we view modern sculpture and art today, much of which was based on those classical Greek and Roman styles.

Sources: x x x x.

rhamphotheca: Blood Falls, a Natural Time Capsule Containing a...

blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:51:23 -0400

rhamphotheca:

Blood Falls, a Natural Time Capsule Containing a Unique Ecosystem

This five-story, blood-red “waterfall” pours ever so slowly out of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valley. Geologists first discovered the frozen waterfall in 1911, and believed the red color came from algae. Its true nature turned out to be more spectacular.

Roughly two million years ago, a small body of water containing an ancient community of microbes was sealed beneath the surface of the Taylor Glacier. Trapped below a thick layer of ice, the microbes have remained isolated inside a natural time capsule, in a place with no light, oxygen, or heat.

The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the seepage its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the microbial subglacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within.

More photos of Blood Falls can be seen on Atlas Obscura

cliterallysame: this is my favorite video on this website

blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:49:15 -0400

cliterallysame:

this is my favorite video on this website

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blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:40:57 -0400

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blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:35 -0400

the-absolute-best-gifs:

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blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:30 -0400

gokudezi: gokudezi: Today this girl walked into class, looked around and asked “are there any...

blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:29:11 -0400

gokudezi: gokudezi: Today this girl walked into class, looked around and asked “are there any...

annetdonahue: I’ve finally accepted that these people get what...

blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:05 -0400

annetdonahue:

I’ve finally accepted that these people get what true happiness and love are.

looking at photos of yourself from last year: seriously did i look like that why did no one tell me

blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:18:19 -0400

looking at photos of yourself from last year: seriously did i look like that why did no one tell me

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blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:34 -0400

jonnovstheinternet: and the metal

blazoningpens — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:09:49 -0400

jonnovstheinternet:

and the metal