Kintsugi ceramic plate with pink thread repairs along visible cracks, decorated with small floral motifs symbolising the Japanese art of embracing imperfection Kintsugi ceramic plate with pink thread repairs along visible cracks, decorated with small floral motifs symbolising the Japanese art of embracing imperfection
Greek mythology in art, Bernini's Rape of Persephone, Hades gripping Persephone as he pulls her into the underworld, marble sculpture Borghese Gallery Rome Greek mythology in art, Bernini's Rape of Persephone, Hades gripping Persephone as he pulls her into the underworld, marble sculpture Borghese Gallery Rome

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The constellations, with astrological signs of the zodiac - Andreas Cellarius (1596–1665) - PD-life- 70 The constellations, with astrological signs of the zodiac - Andreas Cellarius (1596–1665) - PD-life- 70
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Proserpina by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Proserpina by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Sandro Botticelli – Primavera (c. 1482) Sandro Botticelli – Primavera (c. 1482)