The title is not a spelling error… You can find out more about who Anonymus was here. Below is his statue on the grounds of Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle: Vajdahunyad Castle: One of the interesting sights on the grounds of Vajdahunyad Castle: The above pictures were taken in the summer of 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. Continue reading
Category Archives: Art
Painting Of The Day: Vasily Vereshchagin
Vasily Vereshchagin The Apotheosis of War, 1871 “This is devoted to all great conquerors of the present, past and future” – Vasily Vereshchagin Continue reading
Paintings Of The Day: Michal Lisowski
Photo Of The Day: A Portrait Of The Artist As An Old Man
My Italian and I randomly encountered this artist as we were wandering around Rome one day… He had set up small signs with the names of various sites of cultural or historical significance written on them and then had various objects placed next to the sign that carried some sort of symbolism (symbolism that only … Continue reading
Paintings Of The Day: Mort Künstler
I love this old “pulp magazine” style of artwork… As the title implies, these are all by Mort Künstler: Continue reading
Photos Of The Day: The 1989 Romanian Revolution
A Romanian soldier holds a machine gun while on guard outside the House of the People days after the December 1989 uprising, which marked the end of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s rule: Security forces holding talks with Romanians following the execution of Ceausescu to see where to go next: Discussing the future: Photos by Patrick Durand … Continue reading
Sculpture Of The Day: Rakshasas
Rakshasas c. 10th century Sandstone India (probably Madhya Pradesh) Feasting on human body parts, these cadaverous rakshasas (malicious spirits) are also attendants of terrifying yet protective deities such as the goddess Kali (and her variant Chamunda). In fact, this sculpture is a fragment from a large image depicting such a deity who once wore a … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 