Sherlock's Aesthetic Blog

The moulted headcap of a jumping spider, upside down and filled with sand. The whole thing is less than 2mm wide. Ethan Beckler, 1of1images

I meant to stop at ten repetitions but got carried away and it’s going to have eleven repetitions of screams skull faces. Oops?

PRIME SKULLS

A rare dagger for esoteric rituals from France, mid 19th Century.

Human skull measurement. Lehrbuch der Anthropologie in systematischer Darstellung. 1914.

Heidelberg University

by 180andup

Dressing Gown

Harborow’s Outfitters

1925-1935

MET

Still Life (Vanitas), Hendrick Andriessen, 1637

What a beautiful photo of a bee. Look at all the fuzz 😊🐝

Fig. 80. Bumblebee. Animal Forms. 1902.

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by scotlandteadiaries 

commission I loved working on from this time last year 🐝

A trio of British middle-class Victorian teenagers share a secret with one another, circa 1890.

Golden sun. God’s light on dark clouds. 1892. Book cover detail. 

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Character reading made easy. 1904.

Whale Oil Lamp, American Decorative Arts

Gift of Dr. Michael Heidelberger, in memory of Nina T. Heidelberger, 1982 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Pressed and free-blown lead glass

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/5434

Quinton d'Amore by Jean Colin, Musical Instruments

Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1990 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Wood, ebony, bone

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/505738

Vanitas Still life with Books, a Globe, a Skull, a Violin and a Fan, c. 1650, by Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/1684)