In 1966, Florence, Italy was devastated by flooding that damaged or destroyed much of the artistic and cultural patrimony of the city. The plaque on the wall of Santa Maria Novella’s Grand Cloister, marks the high water level of the flood. Restoration efforts continue 53 years after the flood.
Weaving Lines
Rug Weaving, Rajasthan, India
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Native Alaskan Lines
Dress, Gwich’in Athabaskan, 2002, Fairbanks, Museum of the North, University of Alaska at Fairbanks
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Michelangelo’s Tomb, Santa Croce, Florence, Italy.
Octagonal Lines
Gualdrada refusing to kiss Emperor Otto VI, Ceiling painting, Room of Gualdrada, painting by Vasari and Stradano, 1561-1562, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Join Becky from The Life of B for October Sqares #19. There are only two rules. The image must be square and must relate to the October theme: lines&squares.
Ceiling of Eleonora of Toledo’s chapel in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. It was decorated by Bronzino from 1540 to 1565. Eleonora was the wife of Cosimo I de Medici.
