Rachel Hundley, 35, a member of the Sonoma city council, said she received an anonymous email that was "nothing short of extortion."
These photos show festivals and glimpses of the new season from around the world, as we shake off the winter and greet the spring.
Victor Noir's effigy gets more action than the man himself ever did.
During the Early Woodland Period (1000—200 BC), the Adena people constructed extensive burial mounds and earthworks throughout the Ohio Valley in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Many of the skeletal remains found in these mounds by early antiquarians and 20th-Century archaeologists were of powerfully-built individuals reaching between 6.5 and eight feet in height (198 cm – 244 cm).
Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
One of my favorite blog discoveries last year was Wyrd Words and Effigies, a blog curated by Katie Metcalfe from Billingham, England. Next to quite an active blog (it’s highly recommended if you like
Victor Noir's effigy gets more action than the man himself ever did.
These dark and demented sculptures from Canadian artist Shary BoyleShary Boyle will be the hosts of my nightmares for the foreseeable future.
According to legend, in the mid-14th century a heart-broken King Peter (Pedro) I of Portugal exhumed the corpse of his lover to have her posthumously crowned queen. The romantic scandals of European royalty could fill a library so it can be difficult to find a story of a torrid liaison that stands out. But the tale of the coronation of Inês de Castro, the Corpse Queen of Portugal, is difficult to forget.
Working so much with photography myself, it’s easy to fall into the trap of predominantly featuring photographs throughout this series. I don’t like the idea of neglecting other art for…
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Plaster cast of an effigy of Eleanor of Castile made in London about 1858. The original was made by William Torel in 1291-93.
Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
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