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Olga Smirnova and Artem Ovcharenko in John Neumeier’s ‘Lady of the Camellias’ at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Mikhail Vasilevich Nesterov (Russian, 1862 - 1942)

Anastasia Stashkevich as Olga, and Olga Smirnova as Tatiana, in Onegin (Bolshoi Ballet)

William Robinson Leigh (1866-1955) - Afterglow Over the Zuni River

“I come & go. An edible saint. But if you feast on me you will be hungry.”

— Eileen Myles, I Must Be Living Twice, ‘The Perfect Faceless Fish’

James Sant (1820-1916) 

Astronomy

René Magritte, The Survivor, 1950

HISTORY MEME | 1/10 moments: Jadwiga is Crowned King of Poland.

The coronation ceremony that took place in the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow on 16 October 1384 was truly a splendid event: Polish nobles spared no expenses and the grandeur of the coronation impressed everyone present. But the historical significance was even greater. For one thing, the young girl who was being crowned (only 11 years old at the time) was to go down in history as one of Poland’s greatest and most beloved Monarchs. And for another, the aforementioned lady was crowned not as Queen of Poland (as would be expected considering her gender) but as King.

There is no humorous tale of a mix-up: the decision was made for quite practical reasons. Polish law was very specific that the ruler had to be King – but it did not state the King had to be a male. And so instead of re-writing the law and to emphasise the fact Jadwiga was a ruler in her own right, it was decided she should be crowned as Hedvig Rex Poloniæ (Hedwig, King of Poland) and not Hedvig Regina Poloniæ (Hedwig, Queen of Poland).