Tsar Nicholas II kissing his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, ca. 1890's [750x1036]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The tayu or oiran Komurasaki (high ranking courtesan) of the Yoshiwara district, ca. 1880s [564 x 812]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Belle Epoque dancer Cleo de Merode, considered by many to be the most beautiful woman of her time - 1890s [564 x 834]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The exquisitely preserved green damask dress in Burgundian style worn by Mary of Habsburg on her marriage to Louis II of Hungary in 1522, one of few dresses to survive from that century - Hungarian National Museum [600x866]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A man and his cat. Taken in Skibotn, Norway by Ismo Holtto, 1967 [640x770]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
1914 photograph of Maria Nikolaevna Romanov kept at Lord Mountbatten’s bedside until his death [968 x 1384]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany striking a pose while inspecting the troops, ca. 1915 [640x800]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Legendary Norwegian opera singer and Wagner soprano Kirsten Flagstad as Elsa in Lohengrin, 1929 [819 x 1200]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Tutankhamun's gorgeous scarab pectoral pendant ( before 1323 BC ) worn by a local egyptian boy, who might be Hussein Abdel Rassoul, the boy who it is said found the stairway to the tomb, shortly after it's discovery in the 1920s [806x682]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Queen Victoria's bracelet featuring 13 of her grandchildren, including the future Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, King George V, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, Queen Maud of Norway and Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain - ca. 1870-1890 [683x500]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A smiling Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov and his teacher in captivity in Tobolsk, Siberia about one year before his death - ca. 1917 [634 x 908]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The burial gown of Countess Palatine Dorothea Sabina of Neuburg. After dying at the age of 21, Dorothea was buried in this magnificent olive green silk velvet gown in the Spanish court fashion, but with an Italian cut popular in Bavaria at the time - South Germany, c. 1598 [1684 x 2400]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The death mask of Agnes Sorel, famous “Dame de beaute” and mistress of King Charles VII of France compared to the Fouquet painting of her - 1450 [1758x784]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Costume worn by Tsar Nicholas 2 for the 1903 ball in the Winter Palace. He is dressed as the 17th century Tsar Alexis, his favourite tsar. The other guests also dressed in 17th century costumes, many wearing priceless original items brought specially from the Kremlin [948x806]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The russian court dresses of the Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna, eldest daughters of Tsar Nicholas II, which they wore for the first and last time in 1913 [1492x1092]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The coronation dress of Louisa Ulrika of Prussia worn as she was crowned Queen of Sweden (1751) [1888x2044]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The remains of the Egtved girl, a Nordic Bronze age teenager (c. 1370 BC). Her body is gone, but her hair, top, skirt and bronze belt buckle has survived [400x1061]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
On 11 September, sister, for the day of the celebration of my birthday (...) Birthday invitation from Claudia Severa to Sulpicia Lepidina, wives of two roman commanders stationed in Northern England (full translated note in comments) - c. 100 AD [1280×853]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Terracotta bust of a woman, believed to depict famous socialite, beauty and style icon Madame Recamier - by Joseph Chinard, 1800′s [1105 X 843]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
a Greek or Roman bronze statue of a newborn puppy - 332-30 BC [575x422]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Photoshop before photoshop. Empress Josephine at her and Napoleon's 1804 coronation as depicted by Jaques Louis David in an initial sketch from ca. 1804-05 and in the final painting completed in 1807 [838x861]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A smiling Kaiser Wilhelm II with Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra (Wilhelm’s cousin) and their five children, ca. late 1900′s [1030x794]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A photograph of Mrs. Yang, the wife of the Chinese Ambassador to the US. Inscribed on back “To Miss May H. Morgan, from her friend Mrs. Yang. Washington May 28th 1895” [712 × 1096]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A lock of Lucrezia Borgia's hair (1480-1519), now at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy [540x404]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Cast of the effigy of Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Bari and Milan and consort of the illustrious Ludovico Sforza. She was a leader of culture and fashion and a prominent and influental figure of the Italian renaissance despite her young age. She died in childbirth age just 21 in 1497 [1194x1344]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Pre-Raphaelite artist and muse Marie Spartali Stillman as Memory - by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868 [679x936]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Queen Maud of Norway in one of her famously fashionable dresses, 1909 [540x1010]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Depressing history fact: you're either a poor ruler but a great father, or a Great ruler but a poor father (aka that time Peter the Great tortured and killed his own son, more in comments)2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryMemes
Portrait of a Young Lady with a Unicorn by Raphael - ca. 1505-1506 [1955 x 2552]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtPorn
Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov pretending to shoot his sister Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanov, 1916 [960 x 903]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A Sami man wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette, while holding the reins to his white reindeer - Kautokeino, Norway, c. 1910 – 1922. Photo by Petter L. Smith [1464x1828]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Portrait bust of the 15 year old Beatrice d’Este, made for her future husband Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Bari and Milan - by Gian Cristoforo Romano (ca. 1490/1491) [1024x900]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Photograph of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi) as the newly crowned Queen of Hungary - by Emil Rabending, 1867 [582x874]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A Tang dynasty folding screen silk painting depicting a woman in the fashion of the day, and a modern reconstruction (late 7th century - early 8th century AD) [1178 x 1006]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The infamous Cixi, Empress Dowager of China, surrounded by eunuchs, waving to the camera with her handkerchief, 1902 [510x645]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Wanrong, the last of Empress of China, wearing chaofu the ceremonial court dress of the Qing Dynasty - 1920′s [1547 x 2053]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Silver embroidred gown and mantle worn by Alexandra Feodorovna on hers and Tsar Nicholas II's coronation, 1896 [1107x680]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The incredible Devonshire Parure. Made in 1856 for Maria, Countess Granville, to wear in Moscow to celebrate the coronation of Tsar Alexander II. The set has 88 gems and intaglios in total, some of which dates back to ancient times [1280 x 1054]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
the latter part of Hadrian and his wife's trip to Egypt in a nutshell2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/RoughRomanMemes
Preserved golden dress believed to have been worn by Queen Margaret I of Denmark, along with a reconstruction. The Italian gold brocade was covered in patterns of meticulously detailed flowers, leaves, garlands, and pommegranates, symbols of power and prosperity - early 14th century [1128 x 888]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mata Hari posing in a fashionable outfit at the Longchamp racecourse, the place to see and be seen, 4 October 1908 [750x1104]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Marble bust of Queen Marie Antoinette by Felix Lecomte, c. 1783. It was much praised as an accurate likeness of the Queen, who considered sculptures of herself to resemble her more than portraits did. [619x797]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Joker looks weirdly cute sometimes through Batman's pov in Arkham Knight1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/BatmanArkham
The “Russian Cape” of the Comtesse de Greffulhe , a gift from Tsar Nicholas II. Originally a court robe, it was modified to be worn as an evening cape (ca. 1896) [1146 x 964]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Leonardo Da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine c. 1489–1491. It depicts Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. Not only a famous beauty, she was a poet, orator and hostess, praised for her intellect and learning and was among the most cultured women of her age [896x1232]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An Ivory and Coral Group of Saint Sebastian - unknown artist, ca. 1700 [971 x 1358]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
John Hurt as Caligula in I, Claudius (1976) Funny, frightening, batshit insane, strangely sympathetic and always entertaining, aka the best of the best when it comes to depicting a mad roman emperor2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ancientrome
Terracotta portrait bust probably representing Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua - by Gian Cristoforo Romano (c.1500) [1349x1825]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The beautifully preserved burial gown of Countess Palatine Dorothea Sabina of Neuburg, ca. 1598.2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/fashionhistory
Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland; a much admired and respected society beauty, humanitarian and animal rights activist in fancy costume for the 1897 Devonshire House Ball [926 x 1552]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Matt black silk crepe dinner dress by Lucile, from the wardrobe of Heather Firbank - ca.19122yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/fashionhistory
Can someone translate the characters in this height chart to feet and inches?4yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/FullmetalAlchemist
The dress worn by Empress Elisabeth of Austria on her daughter Marie Valerie's engagement party, 18881yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/fashionhistory
Neo-classical diadems once possibly owned by Empress Josephine (ca 1808). Some of the cameo and intaglios were created 100 BC to 200 AC [1068x1234]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
House of Worth mourning dress belonging to Empress Maria Feodorovna, 1880s1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/fashionhistory
Bust of Giuliano de' Medici, younger brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent de' Medici. He was murdered at age 24 in a conspiracy to overthrow the Medici family - bust (originally painted) by Andrea del Verrocchio, c. 1475/1478 [3600x3120]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An intricately embroidered court dress in the Spanish style, late 16th century [720x1030]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
“Triumph of Light” dress by Worth, worn by Donna Franca Florio. The radial crown were thanks to a special mechanism lit with little lamps - 19072yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/fashionhistory
Red velvet dress from the 1560's, first believed to have been worn by Eleanor de Toledo, but more likely to have been worn by one of the ladies at her court in Pisa2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/fashionhistory
The Three Graces by Antonio Canova, depicting three daughter's of Zeus; Euphrosyne (Joy), Aglaea (Shining), and Thalia (Blooming) - 1814-17, Victoria and Albert Museum, London [1074 x 1724]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
One of the most beautifully human sculptures I've seen; Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus. Roman copy of 1st-2nd cent. CE after a bronze Greek original of ca 300 BCE [1280 x 1627]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Portrait of Christina of Denmark, the young, widowed Duchess of Milan, painted in 1538 by Hans Holbein the Younger as a potential betrothal painting for the widowed Henry VIII. This was her response: If I had two heads, I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of England [2698x6000]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
'The Vampire's Retribution' by William Mortensen, 1928. Always nice to see the occasional rare depictions of vampires that actually somewhat lines up with european folklore (repost due to an unfortunate typo)2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/mythology
The coronation gown of Queen Maud of Norway of golden silk and lace with pearls and diamante' embroidery, 1906 [1100 x 1462]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
tfw the Fullmetal Pipsqueak / Elric Brat / Filthy human knows the one thing you truly yearn for is to be loved and wanted2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/FullmetalAlchemist
12 year old Hussein Hassan Abdel Rassuh wearing Tutankhamun scarab necklace. He was given it as a gift from Howard Carter as a thanks for discovering the staircase leading to the tomb - Egypt, 1920s [976x1000]3yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A Visit To The Haunted Chamber (1869) - William Frederick Yeames [1000 x 675]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtPorn
Marble and porphyry sculpture of Apollo (in women’s clothing) - Roman, 2nd century AD [2768x4132]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Bust of Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon by Joseph Chinard, ca. 1805-1809 [1000 x 1499]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Three Beauties of the Present Day by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro. It depicts three famous beauties of the time: geisha Tomimoto Toyohina (middle) and and teahouse waitresses Takashima Ohisa Hisa and Naniwaya Okita Kita - ca. 1792-93 [960x1410]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
That time prince Arbandes helped save his father’s kingdom because Trajan thought he was cute2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/spqrposting
The costume worn by Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna at the Winter Palace costume ball of 1903. She is wearing the the raiments of Maria Ilinichna, wife of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich. Combined with the jewelry, chosen by Carl Faberge, the costume would cost approximately 10 million euros today. [728x590]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
I always wondered what these lads were up to during their months of hiding3yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/FullmetalAlchemist
A beauty case/ toiletry box said to have belonged to Anne Boleyn (c. 1501/1507 - 1536) It contains a glass perfume bottle, badger-hair cosmetic brushes, a carved ivory hair comb and a selection of tooth, nail and ear picks [856x777]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mathilde Kschessinska, famous russian ballerina and former mistress of the future Tsar Nicholas II before his marriage, 1900's (repost due to error in the previous post) [912x1068]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
the GECCO Pyramid Head statue is a work of art. So intimidating and dynamic2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/silenthill
Tsar Nicholas II and his son Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich playing on banks of the Dnieper near the military base at Mogilev (1916) [740x744]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Þrymskviða aka That time Thor had his hammer stolen and to get it back he had to dress up as a blushing bride (and failing horribly), with Loki as a bridesmaid3yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/mythology
Prince Carl of Denmark, future King Haakon VII of Norway with his wife Maud of Wales, photo taken ca. 1896-1905 [661x716]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The time Lust and Envy tried to help young Bradley court his wife (rare wholesome homunculus moment)4yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/FullmetalAlchemist
A young Joseph Stalin (age 17) while he was a student at the Tiflis Seminary in 1896 [464x586]1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
New sketch from Himaruya's twitter! Lithuania and Poland in folk costume (and Russia)3yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/hetalia
Saint Rose Tempted by the Devil ( c.1695-1697) - Cristobal de Villalpando [756 x 997]11mo ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtPorn
Wanrong, the tragic last Empress of China, riding a bike in the Forbidden City, 1920s [1642 x 880]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra napping with their youngest daughters Maria and Anastasia - 1916 or 1917 [622x590]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Bust of Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France - by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, ca. 1748-51 [1836x998]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A fun easter egg: In a early Brotherhood episode you can see wanted posters of Scar, Greed and Yoki at the trainstation4yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/FullmetalAlchemist
Hvem andre her gjenbesøker denne klassikeren i desember? Olsenbanden Jr er 20 ar i ar2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/norge
This keeps popping up on my screen. What is adblock live? Is it safe? How do I make it stop showing up every ten minutes?1yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/Adblock
