ART HISTORY MEME; 8 Artists: Ivan Aivazovsky [3/8]

Veronica Veronese - Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1872

In Dorne, she walked among vipers and none would bite her. But in King’s Landing, she found herself surrounded by lions.

Incision

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Hannibal (2013-2015)

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Art by John Waterhouse (1909) - “Gather Ye Rosebuds.”

….i’m just gonna leave this here

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Pipe-smoking hunks: David Farrar edition

Black Narcissus (1947)

no wonder why Hannibal loves him

Will Graham and David of Michelangelo

hi could u explain the etymology behind arabic geographical terms (magrheb, sham, sudan)

hi, sorry for the late reply.

al- maghreb ( المغرب ) means where the sun sets. Morocco was the furthest point where Arabs could see the sunset so this is why  morocco is named Maghreb in Arabic. But, in english and also in Arabic ( al-maghreb al- arabi), it means the north african region ( Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania). We can also say al- Machraq ( المشرق) al-arabi as opposed to al- mghreb, and it refers to the middle eastern region.

Shem / Sham ( شام) is derived from the name Sem, one of the three sons of Noah ( the believed father of semitic people). it is said that he used to live there, in the laventine. the name was altered from Sem to Shem through the years.

Sudan ( سودان ) has a persian and Arabic origin. it means black people in both languages.

MOROCCO. Town of Tangiers. Housing outside ramparts with view on Atlantic ocean. 1994.

Bruno Barbey.