11 setembro 2017
What does this little folio painting show? Your first thought...
What does this little folio painting show? Your first thought was probably not the Virgin Mary and her baby. I was surprised too! The folio page was painted between 1605 and 1610, under the Adil Shah Dynasty, a Shia Muslim dynasty which ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur in India’s Deccan Plateau.
The Adil Shahs were notably secular and liberal, as well as great patrons of the arts. Their capital became known as the “Palmyra of the Deccan.” As a result, scholars, poets, and painters flocked to their court – including Farrukh Beg, a Persian miniaturist, who probably painted this folio.
Rethinking Caesar’s Famous Assassination
Julius Caesar was already dying when he was assassinated – probably. He was almost certainly ill, likely of a brain tumor, which would have been untreatable and nearly undiagnosable in ancient Rome. It is unclear if Caesar realized this illness would kill him eventually. Maybe a couple quick stabs was more merciful than a slow death from an unknown cause.
source, for those who asked, is National Geographic History magazine.
Anyone who reads it remember the exact issue? Unfortunately my small collection did not come with me on a recent move.
Rethinking Caesar’s Famous Assassination
Julius Caesar was already dying when he was assassinated – probably. He was almost certainly ill, likely of a brain tumor, which would have been untreatable and nearly undiagnosable in ancient Rome. It is unclear if Caesar realized this illness would kill him eventually. Maybe a couple quick stabs was more merciful than a slow death from an unknown cause.
So Far from Home
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