JJ Merelo
@jjmerelo.bsky.social
Student of a BA in Art History by day, professor by another day.
Venetophile
Posts in English, Italian and Spanish.
Venetophile
Posts in English, Italian and Spanish.
This is the administrative building of the Sant Pau hospital by Domenech i Muntaner; this is the part that’s actually open to the public. It’s got a certain fairytale air to it, but in fact it’s not so much Neogothic as Neo-Catalan gothic, using colors and stones that can be seen elsewhere.
December 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is the administrative building of the Sant Pau hospital by Domenech i Muntaner; this is the part that’s actually open to the public. It’s got a certain fairytale air to it, but in fact it’s not so much Neogothic as Neo-Catalan gothic, using colors and stones that can be seen elsewhere.
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Plant Insumsia
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20011
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20011
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Plant Insumsia
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20011
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20011
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In Ethiopian 🇪🇹 and Eritrean 🇪🇷 iconography, the Holy Trinity (ቅድስት፡ ሥላሴ፡) is traditionally depicted as three men with white hair and white beards blessing the observer
Ethiopia, 18th c. #trinity #god #blessing #africanart
Ethiopia, 18th c. #trinity #god #blessing #africanart
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In Ethiopian 🇪🇹 and Eritrean 🇪🇷 iconography, the Holy Trinity (ቅድስት፡ ሥላሴ፡) is traditionally depicted as three men with white hair and white beards blessing the observer
Ethiopia, 18th c. #trinity #god #blessing #africanart
Ethiopia, 18th c. #trinity #god #blessing #africanart
Today we took the last lessons of the semester, and this included learning a bit about the social history of art, including historians such as Svetlana Alpers. She singled out Rembrandt’s workshop as a showcase of artistic talent meets entrepreneurship, and how one can’t understand one w/o the other
December 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Today we took the last lessons of the semester, and this included learning a bit about the social history of art, including historians such as Svetlana Alpers. She singled out Rembrandt’s workshop as a showcase of artistic talent meets entrepreneurship, and how one can’t understand one w/o the other
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The Raising of Lazarus. Relentless 1-point perspective disorients Lazarus, who has been peacefully dead for days. Also, he stinks! Maybe he would have preferred to stay dead; did anybody ask him? By Michael Pacher.
December 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Raising of Lazarus. Relentless 1-point perspective disorients Lazarus, who has been peacefully dead for days. Also, he stinks! Maybe he would have preferred to stay dead; did anybody ask him? By Michael Pacher.
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The Trump administration is pressuring EU countries not to support a reparations loan for Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets - politico reports
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Trump administration is pressuring EU countries not to support a reparations loan for Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets - politico reports
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If this👇 is true, the treason is even worse.
Putin wants war. Trump knows it, but still try to force Ukraine to surrender.
“Trump thinks Russia’s Putin wants all of Ukraine: WH staff chief Susie Wiles”
Putin wants war. Trump knows it, but still try to force Ukraine to surrender.
“Trump thinks Russia’s Putin wants all of Ukraine: WH staff chief Susie Wiles”
Trump thinks Russia’s Putin wants all of Ukraine: WH staff chief Susie Wiles
Trump for months has been convinced Putin is hellbent on taking over the entirety of Ukraine with his nearly four-year-old war there — disagreeing with unnamed advisors who felt giving him Ukraine&…
nypost.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If this👇 is true, the treason is even worse.
Putin wants war. Trump knows it, but still try to force Ukraine to surrender.
“Trump thinks Russia’s Putin wants all of Ukraine: WH staff chief Susie Wiles”
Putin wants war. Trump knows it, but still try to force Ukraine to surrender.
“Trump thinks Russia’s Putin wants all of Ukraine: WH staff chief Susie Wiles”
Before Italy, my go-to country was Belgium, ever since 1981, when I spent a month there in a Boy Scout Jamboree. The camp was close to Ghent, so it’s one of the first places I visited; I’ve been there dozens of times over the years. But I only visited Prinse Clementinalaan in 2018
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Before Italy, my go-to country was Belgium, ever since 1981, when I spent a month there in a Boy Scout Jamboree. The camp was close to Ghent, so it’s one of the first places I visited; I’ve been there dozens of times over the years. But I only visited Prinse Clementinalaan in 2018
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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm checking out his favorite masterpieces with some friends, and some dogs. They were always hanging out in his gallery! By David Teniers, born OTD 1610.
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm checking out his favorite masterpieces with some friends, and some dogs. They were always hanging out in his gallery! By David Teniers, born OTD 1610.
I’ve started reading Atlas Mnemosyne, the life’s work of Aby Warburg, one of the greatest art historians of all time. Although at times cryptic, he makes sense in a way. The work is organized in panels that set in a grid different images with a common rough topic. Panel 7 is about victory
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I’ve started reading Atlas Mnemosyne, the life’s work of Aby Warburg, one of the greatest art historians of all time. Although at times cryptic, he makes sense in a way. The work is organized in panels that set in a grid different images with a common rough topic. Panel 7 is about victory
How do we know what’s the topic of a painting or an sculpture? That’s what’s called iconography. Through pattern books or “manuals” such as the “Golden Legend” or the apocryphal gospels, saints, archangels, prophets, get associated to “attributes”, the combination of which identifies the topic.
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
How do we know what’s the topic of a painting or an sculpture? That’s what’s called iconography. Through pattern books or “manuals” such as the “Golden Legend” or the apocryphal gospels, saints, archangels, prophets, get associated to “attributes”, the combination of which identifies the topic.
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"Ukraine will clash with Russia on irreconcilable terms. As long as Russism exists, it will never give up its ambitions."
1995. The prophetic words of the president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. One year later, he would be assassinated by Russia.
1995. The prophetic words of the president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. One year later, he would be assassinated by Russia.
December 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Ukraine will clash with Russia on irreconcilable terms. As long as Russism exists, it will never give up its ambitions."
1995. The prophetic words of the president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. One year later, he would be assassinated by Russia.
1995. The prophetic words of the president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. One year later, he would be assassinated by Russia.
Today is Saint Lucy, a saint born (most probably in the figurative sense) in Syracuse, Sicily, where she’s the patron saint. Here’s the sanctuary devoted to her… and a painting by Caravaggio
December 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today is Saint Lucy, a saint born (most probably in the figurative sense) in Syracuse, Sicily, where she’s the patron saint. Here’s the sanctuary devoted to her… and a painting by Caravaggio
499 years ago #OTD Álvaro de Bazán was born here in Granada. He’s one of the best admirals that Spain has ever had, with 28 victories (up to and including Lepanto) and retiring just short of the defeat of the Invincible Armada, that was directed by a weak and inexperienced admiral. Bad idea.
December 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
499 years ago #OTD Álvaro de Bazán was born here in Granada. He’s one of the best admirals that Spain has ever had, with 28 victories (up to and including Lepanto) and retiring just short of the defeat of the Invincible Armada, that was directed by a weak and inexperienced admiral. Bad idea.
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Modern Mona Lisa: The Scream, 1893, tempera and pastel on board, by Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist, born #OTD 1863; described by the artist as ‘the enormous infinite scream of nature’; he created three later versions of the work.
Nasjonalmuseet Oslo
Nasjonalmuseet Oslo
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Modern Mona Lisa: The Scream, 1893, tempera and pastel on board, by Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist, born #OTD 1863; described by the artist as ‘the enormous infinite scream of nature’; he created three later versions of the work.
Nasjonalmuseet Oslo
Nasjonalmuseet Oslo
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Ukraine working hard to fight corruption in wartime. Impressive.
What has the Trump Admin dine in this respect lately?
Any bold anti-corruption moves? Besides puting the president's son in law into a diplomatic mission he is not qualified for, hoping to enrich his own familiy, that is..
What has the Trump Admin dine in this respect lately?
Any bold anti-corruption moves? Besides puting the president's son in law into a diplomatic mission he is not qualified for, hoping to enrich his own familiy, that is..
🇪🇺🇺🇦 EU, Ukraine Agree on 10-Point Plan to Fight Corruption, Support Bloc Bid — Politico
Ukraine and the European Union have agreed on a series of reforms that Kyiv must implement to strengthen the rule of law and maintain its bid to join the 27-member bloc.
Ukraine and the European Union have agreed on a series of reforms that Kyiv must implement to strengthen the rule of law and maintain its bid to join the 27-member bloc.
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Ukraine working hard to fight corruption in wartime. Impressive.
What has the Trump Admin dine in this respect lately?
Any bold anti-corruption moves? Besides puting the president's son in law into a diplomatic mission he is not qualified for, hoping to enrich his own familiy, that is..
What has the Trump Admin dine in this respect lately?
Any bold anti-corruption moves? Besides puting the president's son in law into a diplomatic mission he is not qualified for, hoping to enrich his own familiy, that is..
As promised, here’s one of the corner buildings of the Sant Pau hospital, by the architect Domenech i Montaner. Together with the Palau by the same it’s a world heritage site. But this is a whole campus occupying a whole block. Parts of these building are still used as a hospital.
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As promised, here’s one of the corner buildings of the Sant Pau hospital, by the architect Domenech i Montaner. Together with the Palau by the same it’s a world heritage site. But this is a whole campus occupying a whole block. Parts of these building are still used as a hospital.
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DENMARK INTELLIGENCE REPORT:
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DENMARK INTELLIGENCE REPORT:
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
José/Giuseppe de Ribera, “Lo Spagnoletto/El españoleto”, was a Baroque painter who spent most of his career in Naples. His style looks so much like Caravaggio, with the same chiaroscuro, that the last painting discovered by the latter, the “Ecce homo”, was originally assigned to “Españoletto school”
December 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
José/Giuseppe de Ribera, “Lo Spagnoletto/El españoleto”, was a Baroque painter who spent most of his career in Naples. His style looks so much like Caravaggio, with the same chiaroscuro, that the last painting discovered by the latter, the “Ecce homo”, was originally assigned to “Españoletto school”
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Talking about AI agents, I love the idea of an Internet of Agents (IoA) based on open standards, open protocols and open source: eclipse.dev/lmos/docs/in...
“Eclipse LMOS incorporates well-established W3C protocols and ideas from the Internet of Things (IoT), the Semantic Web, and Social Web.”
“Eclipse LMOS incorporates well-established W3C protocols and ideas from the Internet of Things (IoT), the Semantic Web, and Social Web.”
What is LMOS? | Eclipse LMOS
Our vision of an Internet of Agents
eclipse.dev
December 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Talking about AI agents, I love the idea of an Internet of Agents (IoA) based on open standards, open protocols and open source: eclipse.dev/lmos/docs/in...
“Eclipse LMOS incorporates well-established W3C protocols and ideas from the Internet of Things (IoT), the Semantic Web, and Social Web.”
“Eclipse LMOS incorporates well-established W3C protocols and ideas from the Internet of Things (IoT), the Semantic Web, and Social Web.”
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How Local Criminals Help russia Fight a Gray Zone War in Europe - New Lines Institute
newlinesinstitute.org/strategic-co...
newlinesinstitute.org/strategic-co...
How Local Criminals Help Russia Fight a Gray Zone War in Europe - New Lines Institute
As Russia continues a long-running campaign of irregular warfare against the United States and its European allies, it has increasingly turned to criminal elements to carry out kinetic sabotage…
newlinesinstitute.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How Local Criminals Help russia Fight a Gray Zone War in Europe - New Lines Institute
newlinesinstitute.org/strategic-co...
newlinesinstitute.org/strategic-co...
At this point in time, the Sagrada Familia is a mesh of different styles and sculptors, and it shows, not only in the color of the stone. As you can see from the cranes, it’s still a work in progress, although it’s already been consecrated. But does the original vision hold? Well…
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
At this point in time, the Sagrada Familia is a mesh of different styles and sculptors, and it shows, not only in the color of the stone. As you can see from the cranes, it’s still a work in progress, although it’s already been consecrated. But does the original vision hold? Well…
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OTD in 2021 General Gerasimov said Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine.
So you can believe that we won't re-invade after we stop what we said we wouldn't start.
So you can believe that we won't re-invade after we stop what we said we wouldn't start.
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
OTD in 2021 General Gerasimov said Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine.
So you can believe that we won't re-invade after we stop what we said we wouldn't start.
So you can believe that we won't re-invade after we stop what we said we wouldn't start.
You’ve probably heard about the Sagrada Familia by Gaudì, a work of genius that’s still unfinished. But there’s a building in the area that was finished: this one. It the so-called “provisional school”, designed and built by Gaudì himself to serve as a school for the children of the workers
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You’ve probably heard about the Sagrada Familia by Gaudì, a work of genius that’s still unfinished. But there’s a building in the area that was finished: this one. It the so-called “provisional school”, designed and built by Gaudì himself to serve as a school for the children of the workers
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The entrance to the Fisher Theater at the Fisher Building, Detroit.
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entrance to the Fisher Theater at the Fisher Building, Detroit.