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Olympic with Returned Soldiers - Arthur Lismer (1919) ( upload.wikimedia.org )

War artist Arthur Lismer captured the return of the troopship SS Olympic (centre) to Halifax harbour following the First World War. Olympic's multi-coloured dazzle camouflage, added in 1917 at the height of the German U-Boat threat, was intended to make the ship more difficult to identify and target. The painting also provides a...

Baba Yaga from Vasilisa The Beautiful - Ivan Bilibin (1899) 🇷🇺

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876 – 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations...

Hunting Day - Johan Braakensiek (1926) ( upload.wikimedia.org )

On the third Monday of August the Hartjesdag (Hunting Day) was celebrated in some Amsterdam neighbourhoods. There are many different explanations for the origins and meaning of this festival. The day had a carnival atmosphere with people in fancy dress and much eating and drinking. The festivities often got out of hand and the...

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