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Rue de la Vieille lanterne [The Suicide of Gérard de Nerval]. Gustave Doré ~ 1855 Inscribed: "L'éternité profonde / Souriait dans vos yeux, / Flambeaux éteints du monde, / Rallumez-vous aux cieux." / G.N. The image depicts Gérard de Nerval, major figure of French romanticism, who committed suicide in January 1855 in the rue de la Vielle Lanterne. ... The poet Charles Baudelaire observed that Nerval had "delivered his soul in the darkest street that he could find." Enjoy in high-res this work of the master Doré, via Wesleyan University, here: http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj5035

Dessounin, ou remise du secret du Houngan. Gerard Valcin (Haiti, 1924-1988) Put on some ol' Dr. John record and enjoy 21 Vodou-spirit works by Valcin and many other artists via the Haitian Art Society, here: https://haitianartsociety.org/valcin-gerard-haitian-1927-19

But, Huck, dese kings o' ourn is reglar rapscallions; dat's jist what dey is; dey's reglar rapscallions. Well, that's what I'm a-saying; all kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Image: a king pleasantly heating a room Something productive for once, Your Majesty! *Les Heures de Louis de Laval. France ~ ca.1480 BnF

Cain killing Abel (detail). Albrecht Dürer ~ 1511 National Gallery Washington DC Full woodcut in high-res: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.6789.html

That’s all folks. Have a nice weekend and do not hesitate to be bad. After all, it's hard to be a saint in the city! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_46bdgXrLjg *Images: Heures de Louis de Laval. France ~ ca.1480 BnF. Thanx discardingimages