tagaoth:

A Bas Relief of two Italian Nobles

whenever i see unidentified nobles in art i always wonder if they were nice people.

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historical-paintings:

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873)

“Madame Barbe de Rimsky-Korsakov”

bullmoosemotherfucker:

Theodore Roosevelt, 1904

Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

this is one of my favorites

vivelareine:

A mistaken portrait:

At the Schönbrunn palace in Austria, this portrait by Martin van Meytens now carries the name plate of Maria Josepha, and not Maria Antonia.

Maria Josepha was one of Marie-Antoinette’s older sisters, who died from smallpox at the age of 16. Recent research by Austrian art historians has indicated that the painting is Maria Josepha due to the painting bearing a striking resemblance to several portraits known to be Maria Josepha, the facial features matching those of Maria Josepha, and the maturity of the girl in the painting suiting that of the 16 year old archduchess more so than the 12 year old Marie Antoinette.

This isn’t the first “Marie Antoinette” painting to undergo an identity change. Just a few years ago a portrait long thought to be Marie Antoinette was identified as her aunt, Madame Sophie, largely due to research on the floor shown in the painting which corresponded to Madame Sophie’s apartments.

I hope more research is published about this new identification in the future. It seems so ingrained in us that is this Marie Antoinette that more widespread information about the new identity would be more helpful than a smattering of articles only published in German! But for now, there is a lengthy thread that discusses the issue in French here.

bullmoosemotherfucker:

February, Thursday 14. 1884.

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The light has gone out of my life.

On February 14, 1884, Theodore Roosevelt received a terrible blow—both his wife and mother died within hours of one another in the Roosevelt house in New York City. His mother, age 50, succumbed to typhus, and his wife Alice died at the age of 22 giving birth to her namesake. The following diary entries lovingly describe his courtship, wedding, happiness in marriage, and his grief over the death of his wife Alice, after which he never spoke of the union again. 

(Source: fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast, via onlyslightly)

Lady Elizabeth Foster with Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, aka my favorite historical BFFs.
by Guérin, ca. 1791

Theodore Roosevelt, “The Farmer and the Business Man” 1912.   (via bullmoosemotherfucker)

reblogging in light of Obama’s SOTU.  TR gave this speech ONE HUNDRED YEARS ago.  And his message is still relevant today.

(Source: mollay, via bullmoosemotherfucker)

thedailywhat:

Photo Series of the Day: To promote her newly launched photo restoration business, Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway colorized a few of history’s more iconic photos.

Check out the rest here.

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