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Flora Borsi's self-portraits are quite unusual. Rather than making them all about her, she shares the spotlight with a variety of animals. https://t.co/LCmUApmHU3

Excuse us while we judge these books exclusively by their covers.📚 Peruse #WatsonLibrary's collection of fine bindings—and endpapers!—to your heart’s content through its extensive digital collections. ↓ https://t.co/mrsku9jM5Z

Ever wondered what makes a building Gothic? While Gothic buildings vary in size, location, and age, there are 5 key elements you can use to identify them: 1. Large stained glass windows 2. Pointed arches 3. Ribbed vaults 4. Flying buttresses 5. Ornate decoration https://t.co/ykavpkQgEJ

'Christie’s really bungled it badly:' An expert calls the NFT auction of Andy Warhol’s computer-based works 'embarrassing:' https://t.co/Edb5WVZUPL https://t.co/evm78VHuqG

Today is #NationalMaritimeDay! The arrival of the British steamship "Britannia" in Boston Harbor in 1840 (🛳️: Fitz Henry Lane, 1848) established a commercial link with Great Britain and made Boston the major American port for the transmission of mail and cargo to and from Europe. https://t.co/2DhIC6Dslj

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Happy #WorldGothDay! Why do we refer to some art and architecture of the Middle Ages as Gothic? https://t.co/R3v9UbsmV5

Art industry news: World’s busiest artist JR just created a vast canyon beneath the Eiffel Tower overnight + other stories: https://t.co/QdKQoLEBCv https://t.co/yv25xR0iBw

Zemer Peled's ceramic sculptures of plant-like organisms are formed with thousands of porcelain shards. https://t.co/XhDDrTsFmR

Meticulous Papercut Creations by Kanako Abe https://t.co/uDrVVyNKzO https://t.co/O5buPT7R3B

The term “goth” had a negative connotation because it referred to the nomadic Germanic peoples that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. https://t.co/BkqsrAUWq0

Finally an answer to the age-old question: how did they do that?? ✍ Tune in for this week’s episode of Insider Insights as Met curators explore the materials and techniques featured in the latest exhibition from our Department of Drawings and Prints. https://t.co/LU93DUO5V6

André Gide kicked off the journey of autofiction, mischievously fusing process to product in ways that later authors would rather elide. https://t.co/eTiBlBNDKN

Suspended World on Mural Paintings https://t.co/l0eLQvi4td https://t.co/WLTbVmemFR https://t.co/pDdM9JQvdh

10 Gravity-defying structures by Santiago Calatrava, legendary architect and engineer. https://t.co/mpnXO75WYs