Emil Nolde

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Medieval manuscript by Qotbeddin Shirazi (1236–1311), a Persian astronomer. The image depicts an epicyclic planetary model.

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Andrei Tarkovsky on his 16th birthday with a cat

L. Giuditti, ‘Maria Domenica Lazzari’, 1846

Execution of Frenchman who cooperated with Germans during World War II, 1944

Juan Bautista Cuiris, ‘Portrait of Christ Made of Humming Bird and Parrot Feathers’, 1550-80

A mystical depiction of Sophia from Geheime Figuren der Rosenkreuzer, Altona, 1785

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