Ophthalmic surgery. Treatment for lachrimal fistula performed on a nun
ca. 1675

From: Arzneibuch. Compendium of popular medicine and surgery, receipts, etc., in German. Compiled for the use of a House of the Franciscan Order, probably in Austria, or South Germany.

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art illustration 17th century medical illustration nuns nuns and their habits

mozertone

namedvesta

The Kiss, Vienna Central Cemetery

photography sculpture vienna cemeteries kissing

diana-andraste

diana-andraste

Love

I sharpened knives
All night.
To welcome you
In the brilliance of their blades,
And among them,
My love sparkles
For your eyes only.

Radmila Lazić, trans from the Serbian, Charles Simic

poetry radmilla lazic serbian poets charles simic love love like knives

thesobsister

thesobsister

Crosby, Stills & Nash, "Southern Cross"

crosby stills & nash david crosby art garfunkel 1980s southern cross

Tauro (Taurus), Remedios Varo, 1962

Mixed/Cardstock

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art painting remedios varo catalan artists 1960s surrealism magic creatures horns constellations taurus bulls

diana-andraste

diana-andraste

D.M. Brandt, 1977

photography collage d.m. brandt 1970s

Penitentes en Cuenca I & II, José Ortiz Echagüe, 1939–1940

photography art jose ortiz echague spanish photographers 1930s 1940s semana santa repentence holy week

regardintemporel

regardintemporel

Nobuyoshi Araki

photography nobuyoshi araki japanese photographers

From Sketchbooks, Egon Schiele, 1916-1917

art painting egon schiele austrian artists 1910s expressionism defaced

rrrick

rrrick

Cover art by Edward Gorey

art cover art edward gorey wings