Ghosts on a Tree, Franz Sedlacek, 1933
Category: art
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You’re F*cked – Happy All Saints’ Day!
Probably one of the most famous martyrs is Saint Peter. Born in Judaea in AD 1, Peter was the first pope and was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
Peter was sentenced to death by the Roman emperor Nero, famous for his ruthless and brutal treatment of Christians. In the year 64, the Great Fire of Rome started in the Circus Maximus arena. It burned for nearly a week and by the time it was put out, it had torn through 10 of Rome’s 14 districts. Nero blamed Christians for the fire, and Peter was one of the main scapegoats.
Famously, Peter asked to be crucified upside-down, as he didn’t believe anyone was worthy to be killed the same way as Jesus Christ. According to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, Peter said, ‘I beseech you the executioners, crucify me thus, with the head downward and not otherwise.’
Many believe that Peter is buried in the crypt underneath St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, but this has not been conclusively proven.
Read about more torturous saints’ deaths at www.history.co.uk.
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The Rotting Pair
The Dead Lovers, also known as The Rotting Pair, is a circa 1470 painting by a German Gothic artist, probably from Ulm or more generally from Swabia or the Upper Rhine region. It is on display in the Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame. Its inventory number is MBA 1442 (“MBA” stands for Musée des Beaux-Arts).
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Desdemona
DESDEMONA
O, banish me, my lord, but kill me not!OTHELLO
Down, strumpet!DESDEMONA
Kill me to-morrow: let me live to-night!OTHELLO
Nay, if you strive–DESDEMONA
But half an hour!OTHELLO
Being done, there is no pause.DESDEMONA
But while I say one prayer!OTHELLO
It is too late.
Théodore Chassériau, “He smothers her”: plate 13 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2), etched 1844, reprinted 1900
French, http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/371339Shakespeare, Othello, Act V, Scene ii, 1622.
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Self-Portrait With Death Playing the Fiddle
Self-Portrait With Death Playing the Fiddle, Arnold Böcklin, 1872, image from German History in Documents and Images
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The Grateful Head
https://www.comics.org/issue/11109/cover/4/ Beauty has its price, but the confidence it grants is priceless.
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Werewolf!
I can’t imagine having the resources and talent to make this kick-ass werewolf head trophy. I am in awe of the creator and artist who made this, MissMonster. The instructions to make your own are available on Instructables: Halloween Decor Werewolf Head.
The Devil's Muse 