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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ancient Greek gold bracelet with terminals of maned #Lions, dated to the 4th century BC. The bracelet was found in the Taman Necropoleis, near the village of Vyshesteblievskaya, #Russia #Archaeology #Art #Jewellery #History #artwork #FindsFriday

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For many years, it was assumed that the prehistoric cave paintings of people, mammoths and hunting scenes were created by men. Analysis of the handprints often used to "sign" these paintings now suggest that most of the artists were women. #CelebratingWomen

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today is National Book Lovers Day! What is your favourite book? Here we share a delicate embroidered book cover - the perfect accessory for any book lover in the 17th century. This cover was made in England in 1632 and originally contained the third part of the bible. 🪡 WA2010.19

17th century book cover delicately embroidered in floral motifs

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Embroidered bag, c.1878 by Jane Morris, English Arts & Crafts Movement embroiderer who was also an artists' model for the Pre-Raphaelites #WomensArt

Blue purse with embroidery floral details

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#InternationalCatDay: a marvellous Egyptian faience ring depicting a #cat and her kittens. 🐈 The ring is probably related to Bastet, the feline goddess of fertility and protection. 📷 Metropolitan Museum of Art

Turquoise-green ring with a sculpted cat perched on top and several small kitten figures grouped beside it, the band decorated with vertical ridges and floral-like raised ornamentation.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Ann Sotheran, contemporary UK Stained Glass artist #WomensArt

Stained glass artwork featuring a hare sitting among tall green grasses

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🚨 Don't miss your chance to see In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World, this major exhibition closes on 16 August. ★ ★ ★ ★ The Guardian ★ ★ ★ ★ The Times Plan your visit and book your tickets: www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/i...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, genius #WomensArt

Photographic portrait of an older woman clutching a kitten while smiling looking outwards

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a #Roman bracelet made of turquoise and dark blue glass beads. They are imitating beads made of the lapis lazuli and turquoise, semi-precious stones mined in Afghanistan and Egypt. Found in a burial in Augusta Raurica, Switzerland, 4th c. AD 📷️ me

A beaded bracelet made of alternating cube-shaped stones in turquoise green and deep blue, arranged in a circle on a dark textured surface.

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Immigrants. We get the job done.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Celtic chieftain’s bird helmet! An astounding military helmet from some 2,200 years ago! The bird’s wings are hinged so that they flapped when the wearer moved! From Ciumești, Satu Mare County, Romania 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a remarkable helmet of a Celtic warrior chieftain dated c. 250-175 BC. The helmet body is made of iron, now brown in colour, with some fragments missing. On top of the helmet perches a large bronze bird of prey, now greenish-grey in colour, with outstretched wings made of sheet bronze. The wings are attached to the bird’s body by hinges, allowing them to flap up and down when the wearer moved, likely suggesting flight. There are coral-red and white enamel inserts in the eyes. There is a modern blue support frame beneath the wings and a modern blue replica beak for display purposes.

It was found in a warrior’s grave at Ciumești in Romania, in 1961. Other military equipment amongst the grave goods of the Celtic warrior’s tomb included an iron coat of chainmail and two of its bronze appliques, two bronze greaves and an iron spearhead, as well as clothing accessories (an iron fibula and iron belt buckle) and two pottery vessels (a biconical vase and a bowl).

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The timeless appeal of ancient glass! 🤩 This Roman glass cup is about 1,700 years old, yet its bold blue and green dot decoration looks strikingly modern! It wouldn’t look out of place today! 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a Roman-era rounded glass cup, which shape-wise looks like half an egg! It has gently curving sides that narrow slightly toward a rounded base. The rim is straight. The museum record says the blown glass is colourless with a slight greenish tint. In my photo it is looks colourless with a frosted white appearance. Around the body are scattered raised dots of glass in rich turquoise and deep cobalt blue, giving it a simple but striking spotted decoration. Near the rim there are four incised concentric circles. Height 8 cm. The cup is displayed on a glass museum display shelf. In the background the slim neck of a glass vase can be seen.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Embroidered book covers, fashionable in the 16th and 17th century and saw a comeback in late 19th-century England, from the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe. #womensart

Photo of a book placed upright wirh a symmetrical embroidered design on the cover in gold against a dark background

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) French Post-Impressionist painter who often included her ginger tabby cat, Raminou, in her paintings #Womensart

Painting featuring a ginger cat lying down in the foreground looking outwards in front of a vase of flowers in an interior

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Kettle @kittenstrudel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Mary Fedden, Cat and Fish, lithograph, 2007 #caturday

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Paul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Individualized Altimetry of Stripes www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/indivi…

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Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This artwork is titled "A Buttercup with a Butterfly and an Insect", created by the 18th-century Bavarian artist and engraver Barbara Regina Dietzsch.

Signature Dark Ground: The composition is built on a rich, solid black background. Dietzsch painted this dark wash over the entire sheet of vellum first, allowing her bright subjects to vividly gleam forward with dramatic contrast.Intricate Medium: The original work was executed using bodycolour (gouache) and gum arabic on vellum. This combination enabled her to achieve an incredibly smooth texture, vibrant depth of color, and high precision in the details.Ecological Perspective: True to the traditions of the Nuremberg artistic circle, Dietzsch showcases a multi-petaled blue and coral buttercup alongside an accurate entomological study, highlighting a small green butterfly and a distinct insect perched among the lower leaves.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Very proud. 😊

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Made in early 17th century England, this lady’s cap features a beautifully detailed botanical design. The scrolling gold-work design forms compartments containing strawberries, honeysuckle, cowslips, a foxglove-like flower and the distinctive spiked blue borage flower.

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) #redpanda #wildlife #nature

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MyPet Health by Vetcation @vetcation.com · 26/06/2026

🤫 - Don't talk human, I'm making biscuits.

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Haven’t posted this in awhile… Feels right. #Caturday

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Christi Belcourt, contemporary Métis visual artist from Canada, known for her artworks which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art #WomensArt

Painting featuring a symmetrical and colourful floral design against a black background

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Quilt by Jen Kingwell, techer quilt designer and author #WomensArt

Photo featuring a quilt with repeated diamond pattern in many colours, the quilt is displayed vertically

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I can’t help but agree….. #BookSky

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Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Musician Paul McCartney alongside the artist David Hockney. The pair were longtime friends, with McCartney publicly commemorating Hockney following his passing in June 2026.

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The Temple of Flora was so ambitious it bankrupted its maker. Created by Robert J. Thornton between 1799 and 1807, it is considered one of the grandest flower books. This incredible book was realised by a team of artists, working across a range of techniques.

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Paul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Composition with the Yellow Half-Moon and the Y www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/se…

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Dr Anne E Bailey @anneebailey1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Panels from late-medieval rood screen at St Mary's, Hennock, Devon. (Restored 1977-83.) 📸2022

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Field of Flowers - Gustav Klimt

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Art Masterpieces @artprinteditions.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley, by Paul Cézanne #Cezanne

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Nicola Kantorowicz, contemporary stained glass artist #womensart

Circular stained glass artwork with stylised flowers

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Kettle @kittenstrudel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

J.E.H. MacDonald, The Tangled Garden, oil on beaverboard, 1916

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Kammer Castle on Lake Attersee Gustav Klimt

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

'Daphne' Oil on paper by Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart

Painting featuring a sitting tortoiseshell cat facing left looking outwards against a patterned background

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Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker) @truthseeker59.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This artwork, titled Moonshine (also known as Moonlight), was created by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee in 1919.

The image you've shared is a 1919 painting by Paul Klee titled Moonshine (also commonly referred to as Moonlight). This work is a classic example of Bauhaus abstraction, where Klee uses simple geometric shapes—squares and planes—to create a nocturnal atmosphere.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Happy #Caturday Book lovers 🐈📖 #BookSky

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What is your favourite spring flower? 🌷 In the 16th century, at the height of its political and economic power, the Ottoman empire forged a new artistic style which celebrated floral and vegetal motifs.

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Greater Blue-Eared Starling Bird Nature's living gem: sparkling sapphire feathers and bright eyes

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Lilies of the Valley, Albert Durer Lucas, 1888.

Lilies of the Valley, violets and forget me nots, ferns, small butterfly. Painting.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

East window, St. John, Honiley, Warks, UK 1924 by Theodora Salusbury, English artist in the Arts & Crafts style, the peacock was her signature #WomensArt

Stained glass window with image of a peacock with tail open facing forwards

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Shellymäk @shellymak.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This vigorous rose has double, cup-shaped flowers that bloom throughout the season. Its beautiful lavender color and light fragrance will draw you into the garden. Poseidon™ exhibits a high level of disease resistance compared to other varieties. Seng Liaw captures the detailed points of the petals.

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RachelWardbooks @rachelwardbooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A nice quiet Sunday morning. Yesterday B and I did our usual walk to Prior Park for the first time in about a month. It has gone much greener in that time - spring has definitely sprung! Have a good day! xx

A Palladian style bridge over a lake surrounded by green trees and sloping fields.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Peonies (1876) by French artist, Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), which exemplifies his virtuosic manipulation of paint - not only with brushes, but also with the butt of the brush and scrapers. Oil on canvas 52 x 45 cm Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage.
A woman answers the door.
We have come for the child, says the hooded figure
So soon? she asks
It is time, says the hooded figure.
The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card!
What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure
We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading!
For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness
Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman,
the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them.
Do not cry mother.
I am a writer now.

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