#s XVI

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Agnolo Bronzino - Maria (di Cosimo I) de' Medici, 1551

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Maria de Cosimo de' Medici, also known as Maria Lucrezia, was born on 3 April 1540 in Livorno, Italy. She was the eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Florence, Cosimo I de' Medici, and his wife, Leonor Alvarez de Toledo. Maria was the first of eleven legitimate children of the marriage.

From birth, Maria was brought up as a true princess. She lived with her parents in the Palazzo Vecchio, where she received a thorough education. Among his tutors were Pierfrancesco Riccio and Antonio Angeli da Barga, and he is said to have been fluent in Spanish, taught by his mother and various teachers.

At an early age, her marriage to Alfonso II of Este was planned. However, the marriage never took place because Maria contracted malaria and died on 19 November 1557 in Livorno, aged 17. Her death was a devastating blow to her family.

A beautiful portrait by Agnolo Bronzino remains of Maria when she was about eight years old. This portrait is preserved in the Uffizi Gallery and is one of the most solemn, emphasising the dark colours of the costume and the background.

Her remains are buried in the oratory of the Fortezza di Livorno. Despite her short life, Maria is remembered as an important figure in the history of the Medici family and her portrait remains a masterpiece of Renaissance art.

Maria de Cosimo de' Medici is a tragic figure whose life and death left an indelible mark on her family and on Florentine culture. Her story is a reminder of the fragility of life and the importance of family in Renaissance society.

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María de Cosme de Médici, también conocida como María Lucrecia, nació el 3 de abril de 1540 en Livorno, Italia. Era la hija mayor del II Duque de Florencia, Cosme I de Médici, y su esposa, Leonor Álvarez de Toledo. María fue la primera de once hijos legítimos del matrimonio.

Desde su nacimiento, María fue educada como una verdadera princesa. Vivió con sus padres en el Palazzo Vecchio, donde recibió una educación esmerada. Entre sus tutores estaban Pierfrancesco Riccio y Antonio Angeli da Barga, y se dice que hablaba con fluidez el español, enseñado por su madre y diferentes profesores.

A una temprana edad, se planeó su matrimonio con Alfonso II de Este. Sin embargo, el matrimonio nunca se concretó debido a que María contrajo malaria y falleció el 19 de noviembre de 1557 en Livorno, a los 17 años. Su muerte fue un golpe devastador para su familia.

De María queda un precioso retrato realizado por Agnolo Bronzino cuando tenía alrededor de ocho años. Este retrato se conserva en la Galería de los Uffizi y es uno de los más solemnes, destacando los colores oscuros del traje y el fondo.

Sus restos están sepultados en el oratorio de la Fortezza di Livorno. A pesar de su corta vida, María es recordada como una figura importante en la historia de la familia Médici y su retrato sigue siendo una obra maestra del arte renacentista.

María de Cosme de Médici es una figura trágica cuya vida y muerte dejaron una marca indeleble en su familia y en la cultura florentina. Su historia es un recordatorio de la fragilidad de la vida y la importancia de la familia en la sociedad renacentista.

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Maria de Cosimo de' Medici, nota anche come Maria Lucrezia, nacque il 3 aprile 1540 a Livorno. Era la figlia maggiore del II Duca di Firenze, Cosimo I de' Medici, e di sua moglie, Leonor Alvarez de Toledo. Maria fu la prima degli undici figli legittimi del matrimonio.

Fin dalla nascita, Maria fu educata come una vera principessa. Visse con i genitori a Palazzo Vecchio, dove ricevette un'educazione accurata. Tra i suoi precettori c'erano Pierfrancesco Riccio e Antonio Angeli da Barga, e si dice che conoscesse bene lo spagnolo, insegnato dalla madre e da vari maestri.

In giovane età fu progettato il suo matrimonio con Alfonso II d'Este. Tuttavia, il matrimonio non ebbe mai luogo perché Maria contrasse la malaria e morì il 19 novembre 1557 a Livorno, all'età di 17 anni. La sua morte fu un colpo devastante per la sua famiglia.

Di Agnolo Bronzino resta un bellissimo ritratto di Maria all'età di circa otto anni. Questo ritratto, conservato nella Galleria degli Uffizi, è uno dei più solenni e mette in risalto i colori scuri del costume e dello sfondo.

Le sue spoglie sono sepolte nell'oratorio della Fortezza di Livorno. Nonostante la sua breve vita, Maria è ricordata come una figura importante nella storia della famiglia Medici e il suo ritratto rimane un capolavoro dell'arte rinascimentale.

Maria di Cosimo de' Medici è una figura tragica, la cui vita e morte hanno lasciato un segno indelebile nella sua famiglia e nella cultura fiorentina. La sua storia ci ricorda la fragilità della vita e l'importanza della famiglia nella società rinascimentale.

Source: Historia AI

[theonlinecollector]

Alonso Berruguete

San Sebastián (1526-32)

Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid

[filmjunky-99]

f a r s c a p e created by rockne s. o'bannon [exodus from genesis, s1ep3]

'Is that how you see yourself?' - zhaan

'Mother always said I was the best looking. That's why she had my older brothers banished. She said my face belonged on the Imperial Seal.' - rygel

[noctuadora]

I just have this super soft spot for characters who went through traumatizing events, but the goodness in them never really left. They should be hating the world that brought them so much loneliness and pain, but they didn’t let the lingering darkness inside them fully consume them.

As I grew up, I learned to appreciate more of these characters because it’s just so easy to fall into despair and hate everything. It takes a strong heart to stay kind despite everything that’s happened to you.

To Leon Kennedy, who continued to protect and save people despite being traumatized by the events of Raccoon City and unfairly had his bright future taken away from him.

To Clive Rosfield, who shouldered the responsibility to save his world from its eventual ruin despite initially falling into despair for failing to save his hometown and brother.

To Aerith Gainsborough, who helped save her world from destruction despite being treated as nothing more than a lab subject at a young age, and seeing her mother die right before her very own eyes.

To Gintoki Sakata, who continued to protect anything and anyone dear to him despite losing his teacher and his place—his home, leaving a hole inside his heart.

Thank you for reminding me to be kind despite everything.

[demifiendrsa]

TEKKEN 8 - Clive Rosfield Gameplay Trailer

 Tekken 8 downloadable content character Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy XVI will launch alongside the “Phoenix Gate” stage for Playable Character Year 1 Pass holders on December 16, 2024 followed by a general release on December 19, 2024.

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Character overview

The main protagonist from the epic entry in the Final Fantasy series will join the roster as the next downloadable content playable character with a 72-hour early access for Playable Character Year 1 Pass holder beginning December 16, 2024, and officially releasing on December 19. This marks the fourth downloadable content playable character since the game’s launch in January of this year, rounding out the thrilling lineup for its debut season. In addition to Clive Rosfield, the new battle stage “Phoenix Gate” is also introduced in Tekken 8, a pivotal location from Final Fantasy XVI, where tragic events reshaped the destiny of the game’s main character. The stage’s destruction, brought to life through Eikons and stunning special effects, mirrors key moments of his journey to confront his past. Clive Rosfield and the “Phoenix Gate” battle stage will be available for players that have the Deluxe, Ultimate Edition, or Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack which contains Playable Character Year 1 Pass. Both are also purchasable separately or as a bundle.

[theroyalsandi]

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden attending the Jubilee concert at Drottningholm Palace Theatre, as part of the King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Jubilee on the throne in Stockholm | September 14, 2023

[aedislumen]

Letter from Claude-Antoine Prieur to Louis XVI on the importance of having a unified metric system in France

[The letter is dated April 1790 and included a copy of Prieur's Mémoire sur la nécessité et les moyens de rendre uniformes, dans le royaume, toutes les mesures d'étendue et de pesanteur]

"Sire,

The reputation that your Majesty has gained through his passion for sciences and the protection with which he has constantly provided them inspired in me the desire to offer him a work I have done on the necessity and the means to bring all measures of France to uniformity.

I beg your Majesty to honour me for a moment of his attention, not much for some special merit concerning my work, but above all for the high importance of its content.

It is a great and beautiful idea, the one of giving to a great people a common and invariable measure, and, even better, to make it universal. Today, the difficulties related to the lack of precision in the procedures have been overcome; what is left is just a few prejudices relegated to the classes of ignorant people, of whom the triumphant voice of reason will dismiss the prestige.

France, England, the United States of America have addressed the matter not only in their own countries, but they are in open agreement to achieve an identical result.

Savants are rather convinced of the effectiveness of this operation for the advancement of science; but how much it will reveal itself useful in easing commercial relations, from the simplest exchanges, which people’s daily needs require, to the greatest speculations!

From this double perspective of science and commerce, the States of your Majesty maintain a distinguished position among civilised nations. After all, wisdom, moderation, in a word, all the virtues of your Majesty, suggest on his part an aspiring desire towards the noble glory of being included among the benefactors of humankind. May I be allowed to say that this is a fortunate occasion to add a new benefit to those that your subject already owe you: the reunion of your Majesty with other countries to procure the same measures would be a big improvement  and a favourable wish for the happiness of the people; nothing is more appropriate to strengthen in them the bonds of fraternity and concord like the sweet influence of Philosophy.

Respect has set limits that I am not entitled to go beyond. Nevertheless I thought to let truth arrive to the ears of a prince, who, because of his greatness of spirit, has always proven himself worthy of listening. To touch the heart of your Majesty, it is undoubtedly sufficient to mention a useful purpose: it will be even more touched to know that the probity, of which the operation in question is significantly the custodian, will put an end to the activities and tricks of the scoundrels.

I have persuaded myself that my disinterested homages would not be unpleasant; I am, with the utmost respect, your Majesty’s most humble and obedient servant."

— from G. Bouchard, Prieur de la Cote-d'Or, Pi��ces Annexées, p. 458 - 459

[saiyef]

WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! An actual bed scene? In Final Fantasy? This is a series where sex is non-existent/entirely offscreen. Sure, there’s Cloud and Tifa’s night under the Highwind, or Tidus and Yuna’s really long kiss in the water in FFX that people think was a metaphor for sex or that technically Wakka and Lulu had to have had sex in order to make their baby; but even then, those examples were more chaste than titillating.

Though, to be fair, this does more apply to basically like 95% of all JRPGs in that, even if they do have romance, it only goes as far as kissing (which even then it’s still pushing it) and for the majority of the game it will remain teasing romance or the interactions remain platonic. For specific examples, the Tales of games (which a number of games do have romances in it), after 28 years and 17 main title games, there are about only 3 kisses in the entire series (Tales of Symphonia 2, Tales of Arise and technically Tales of Graces but only in a side quest and it was an accident). Fire Emblem, despite the S-Supports, Marriages and having children as part of the gameplay, has no mentions or allusions to sex whatsoever (though it being a Nintendo game definitely plays a part in that). Even Persona, the series famous for its romance options and does go out of its way to explicitly allude that your romantic partners do go all the way with your player character, keeps the scene entirely offscreen and some players still find it ambiguous. And, on a final note, there’s Trails of Cold Steel 4 where there is a point in the game where main character Rean does in fact have sex with his chosen romance options (note: NOT any of the ones that are his students) but it is kept ambiguous except for these 3:

I think the JRPG that really pushed it to that level of explicitly sexual (but still keeping the sex scene offscreen) would have to be Xenogears.

Yeah, that’s about as explicit as JRPGs go. I know this does count as a rant, but this doesn’t make me mad; it’s just something I noticed that kinda bugged me. Though to be fair, I think Japanese media in general (other than specific media) does go out of its way to keep sex out of it.

[devourable]

rate your darlings on how hard their yandere had to work to win them. 1 being abe and 10 being seth

cameron (yan therapist darling) ; -5 they probably pursued marcus first tbh

monroe (yan teammates darling) ; 0 as if anyone would say no to the teammates

foxglove (yan slasher darling) ; 2 they rly like jesse but their big cousin really doesnt so it complicates things

beau (yan cowboy darling) ; 3 he has appearances to keep up and all but,hrgh.,ghf need cowboy daddy

jordan (yan bully darling) ; 4 only bc i rly doubt either of them officially stated that they were dating for a while

emerson (yan professor darling) ; 6 smth ab inappropriate teacher/student relations but honestly that makes it more fun so

kennedy (yan compnerd darling) ; 7? theyre not Dating dating bc kenny likes bullying his yan too much but he does fuck him

epsilon (yan jock darling) ; 10 honestly idek if theyre actually dating or if seths just tired them out so much that they dont bother telling him to fuck off anymore

[shachormet]

[mercuriicultores]

1597, Caravaggio, Riposo durante la fuga in Egitto

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The Portrait of Isabella d'Este, Leonardo da Vinci around 1500

Il Ritratto di Isabella d'Este, Leonardo da Vinci 1500 c.

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Isabella d'Este, during a stay in Milan in 1498, saw Leonardo's portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, which he showed her. Isabella was won over by the master's hand, so much so that she wanted one for herself. A year later Leonardo fled Milan because of the victory of the French and turned back to Mantua. Isabella took advantage of the opportunity offered to her by fate, and what is more, she had the beautiful idea of pitting Giovanni Bellini against the genius Leonardo. So, she asked both artists for a portrait of her and between the two she would choose the more beautiful one. Isabella's intentions were unsuccessful, Leonardo produced two preparatory drawings and nothing more. Incidentally, one drawing was given as a gift in 1501, while the one now in the Louvre is identified with the one Leonardo took with him when he went to Venice. On the drawing there are small holes along the garments and a hand, which leads us to think that the Florentine master was ready to transfer the guiding dots onto the support that would later house the painting. The Portrait of Isabella d'Este is a preparatory drawing executed in charcoal, sanguine and yellow pastel on paper measuring 63 x 46 cm by Leonardo da Vinci, dated around 1500 and kept in the Louvre (Cabinet des Dessins) in Paris.

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Isabella d'Este, durante una estancia en Milán en 1498, vio el retrato de Cecilia Gallerani que Leonardo le mostró. Isabella quedó conquistada por la mano del maestro, hasta el punto de querer uno para ella. Un año más tarde, Leonardo huyó de Milán a causa de la victoria de los franceses y regresó a Mantua. Isabel aprovechó la oportunidad que le brindaba el destino y, además, tuvo la hermosa idea de enfrentar a Giovanni Bellini con el genio Leonardo. Así, pidió a ambos artistas un retrato suyo y entre los dos elegiría al más bello. Las intenciones de Isabel fueron infructuosas, Leonardo realizó dos dibujos preparatorios y nada más. Por cierto, uno de los dibujos fue regalado en 1501, mientras que el que ahora se conserva en el Louvre se identifica con el que Leonardo se llevó consigo cuando viajó a Venecia. En el dibujo se aprecian pequeños agujeros a lo largo de la ropa y una mano, lo que induce a pensar que el maestro florentino estaba preparado para transferir los puntos de guía al soporte que más tarde albergaría el cuadro. El Retrato de Isabel de Este es un dibujo preparatorio realizado en carboncillo, sanguina y pastel amarillo sobre papel de 63 x 46 cm por Leonardo da Vinci, fechado hacia 1500 y conservado en el Louvre (Cabinet des Dessins) de París.

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Isabella d’Este durante un soggiorno milanese avvenuto nel 1498, vide il ritratto di Cecilia Gallerani eseguito da Leonardo che la stessa donna le mostrò. Isabella venne conquistata dalla mano del maestro, tanto da volerne uno per se. Un anno più tardi Leonardo fuggì da Milano a causa della vittoria dei francesi e ripiegò verso Mantova. Isabella approfittò dell’occasione offertale dal fato e in più, le venne la bella idea di mettere in competizione Giovanni Bellini con quel genio di Leonardo. Quindi, a entrambi gli artisti chiese un suo ritratto e tra i due avrebbe scelto quello più bello. L’intento di Isabella non andò a buon fine, Leonardo realizzò due disegni preparatori e nulla più. Tra l’altro, un disegno venne regalato nel 1501, mentre quello che oggi è conservato al Louvre è identificato con quello che Leonardo portò con sé quando si recò a Venezia. Sul disegno sono presenti i forellini lungo le vesti e una mano, ciò ci induce a pensare che il maestro fiorentino fosse pronto a trasferire i puntini guida sul supporto che poi avrebbe accolto il dipinto. Il Ritratto di Isabella d'Este è un disegno preparatorio eseguito a carboncino, sanguigna e pastello giallo su carta che misura 63 x 46 cm di Leonardo da Vinci, databile al 1500 circa e conservato nel Louvre (Cabinet des Dessins) a Parigi.

Source: Giovanni F. Cicchitti on Facebook

[theonlinecollector]

Alejo Fernández

La Flagelación (1500-05)

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

[filmjunky-99]

f a r s c a p e created by rockne s. o'bannon [premiere, s1ep1]

'My name is John Crichton, an astronaut. A radiation wave hit, and I got shot through a wormhole. Now I'm lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship, a living ship, full of strange alien life forms...' - crichton

[ruinsoftime]

I finally completed Kairos Gate! And got some mysterious ranking

[devotionbled]

We are in your debt, Jote.