Marius Lituanus
@mariuslituanus.bsky.social
Lithuanian historian MSt. (Ancient history, XVIII-XIX c.), art historian & orientalist. Art critic & columnist.
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I am here now and trying to create a new interesting account about history.
This is Neris river (the second larger river in #Lithuania🇱🇹️) in #Kaunas. Almost all river is frozen.
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This is Neris river (the second larger river in #Lithuania🇱🇹️) in #Kaunas. Almost all river is frozen.
January 14, 2026 at 9:38 AM
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Simonas Čechavičius (org. Szymon Czechowicz, 1689-1775) - the most famous painter of the Baroque era in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A pedagogue who educated a whole generation of our artists.
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Simonas Čechavičius (org. Szymon Czechowicz, 1689-1775) - the most famous painter of the Baroque era in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A pedagogue who educated a whole generation of our artists.
The last Advent week...
December 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The last Advent week...
December 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The year 2025 has been declared the Year of Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus (1595–1640) and Baroque Literature, and thus the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania invites you to explore one of the most prominent poets of the Baroque era in the Grand Duchy of #Lithuania🇱🇹️.
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The year 2025 has been declared the Year of Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus (1595–1640) and Baroque Literature, and thus the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania invites you to explore one of the most prominent poets of the Baroque era in the Grand Duchy of #Lithuania🇱🇹️.
The first orphanage in Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of #Lithuania. It was opened in 1791 by Jadvyga Teresa Ogińskienė, the wife of the Voivode of Trakai. Moreover, the nearby street was called the Orphan street. The institution was closed in 1966.
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The first orphanage in Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of #Lithuania. It was opened in 1791 by Jadvyga Teresa Ogińskienė, the wife of the Voivode of Trakai. Moreover, the nearby street was called the Orphan street. The institution was closed in 1966.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Christmas Tree in #Kaunas, #Lithuania🇱🇹️. It was very crowded and freezing cold. And now start to snowing.
#Christmas #ChristmasTree #NorthernEurope
#Christmas #ChristmasTree #NorthernEurope
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Christmas Tree in #Kaunas, #Lithuania🇱🇹️. It was very crowded and freezing cold. And now start to snowing.
#Christmas #ChristmasTree #NorthernEurope
#Christmas #ChristmasTree #NorthernEurope
My first part of Birthday's present. (Although, my birthday is only after 2 weeks 😎).
#books #history #culture #heritage #lithuanianhistory #Palestine #MiddleEast
#books #history #culture #heritage #lithuanianhistory #Palestine #MiddleEast
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
My first part of Birthday's present. (Although, my birthday is only after 2 weeks 😎).
#books #history #culture #heritage #lithuanianhistory #Palestine #MiddleEast
#books #history #culture #heritage #lithuanianhistory #Palestine #MiddleEast
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (1668-1676), Vilnius. #Lithuania🇱🇹️
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (1668-1676), Vilnius. #Lithuania🇱🇹️
Reposted by Marius Lituanus
Jacob Maris painted this so-called bluff-bowed ship on the beach in Scheveningen. Coastal villages didn’t have a harbour, so ships had to set sail straight from the beach and return there again. Horses helped them get in and out of the water. 🐴⛵
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Jacob Maris painted this so-called bluff-bowed ship on the beach in Scheveningen. Coastal villages didn’t have a harbour, so ships had to set sail straight from the beach and return there again. Horses helped them get in and out of the water. 🐴⛵
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028264
Christmas is coming to #Kaunas, #Lithuania🇱🇹️
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Christmas is coming to #Kaunas, #Lithuania🇱🇹️
The exhibition "Between the threads of time. The tapestry Abduction of the Sabine Women and the story of its restoration" in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of #Lithuania, Vilnius.
The tapestry created at the Royal Aubusson Manufactory (?) (#France🇫🇷) in the mid-18th century.
The tapestry created at the Royal Aubusson Manufactory (?) (#France🇫🇷) in the mid-18th century.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The exhibition "Between the threads of time. The tapestry Abduction of the Sabine Women and the story of its restoration" in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of #Lithuania, Vilnius.
The tapestry created at the Royal Aubusson Manufactory (?) (#France🇫🇷) in the mid-18th century.
The tapestry created at the Royal Aubusson Manufactory (?) (#France🇫🇷) in the mid-18th century.
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Most notably, Wanstead House (Its gardens now form the municipal Wanstead Park) influenced the design of the #WhiteHouse in Washington DC, where an exact copy of the portico at Wanstead was reproducing for official residence of the president of #US.
October 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Most notably, Wanstead House (Its gardens now form the municipal Wanstead Park) influenced the design of the #WhiteHouse in Washington DC, where an exact copy of the portico at Wanstead was reproducing for official residence of the president of #US.
October 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Altar of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral Basilica of #Kaunas. after restoration.
It is the oldest wooden altar in the church, which was erected in 1503 by the Blessed Virgin Mary litterateurs brotherhood. It was redecorated in XVII c.
#Lithuania🇱🇹️.
It is the oldest wooden altar in the church, which was erected in 1503 by the Blessed Virgin Mary litterateurs brotherhood. It was redecorated in XVII c.
#Lithuania🇱🇹️.
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Altar of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral Basilica of #Kaunas. after restoration.
It is the oldest wooden altar in the church, which was erected in 1503 by the Blessed Virgin Mary litterateurs brotherhood. It was redecorated in XVII c.
#Lithuania🇱🇹️.
It is the oldest wooden altar in the church, which was erected in 1503 by the Blessed Virgin Mary litterateurs brotherhood. It was redecorated in XVII c.
#Lithuania🇱🇹️.
In the middle of #Kaunas' Oak Grove, the largest urban stand of mature oaks in Europe, you can find an athlete sculpture, which was built during the First Lithuanian National Olympiad. This event was held in Kaunas on July 17-31, 1938.
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In the middle of #Kaunas' Oak Grove, the largest urban stand of mature oaks in Europe, you can find an athlete sculpture, which was built during the First Lithuanian National Olympiad. This event was held in Kaunas on July 17-31, 1938.
The fragment of XIX c. paving in #Kaunas, #Lithuania🇱🇹️
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The fragment of XIX c. paving in #Kaunas, #Lithuania🇱🇹️
It is #Kaunas' Pompeii. XVII c. ruins, where archeologists found not only prison with chains, potteries, but also parts of Antique statues etc. The rich merchants lived here, who properties were demolished by Russian and Swedish armies in 1655. #Lithuania🇱🇹️.
October 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It is #Kaunas' Pompeii. XVII c. ruins, where archeologists found not only prison with chains, potteries, but also parts of Antique statues etc. The rich merchants lived here, who properties were demolished by Russian and Swedish armies in 1655. #Lithuania🇱🇹️.
The grave of Lithuanian doctor Jokūbas Šimkevičius (1775-1818) in the old cemetery of Taukeliai. He was a pioneer in pediatric medicine and an advocate for the temperance movement in #Lithuania🇱🇹️, as well as a prominent figure in society, a philanthropist, and a Freemason.
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The grave of Lithuanian doctor Jokūbas Šimkevičius (1775-1818) in the old cemetery of Taukeliai. He was a pioneer in pediatric medicine and an advocate for the temperance movement in #Lithuania🇱🇹️, as well as a prominent figure in society, a philanthropist, and a Freemason.