Ezio Anichini (1886-1948) Was A Florentine Artist And Illustrator Who Had A Real Knack For Doing Images

Demon and Angel (1832-1883) by Gustave Doré.

Charge of the Mamelukes at the Battle of Austerlitz by Felician Myrbach

21st of May is Circassian genocide remembrance day, the day of mourning. on the 21st of May 1864 was the last battle between the Russian army and Circassians in Kbaada, nowadays called Krasnaya Polyana (which Russians had turned into a resort). Circassians were killed and deported from Russia to the Ottoman Empire, some tribes were eradicated completely, namely the Ubykhs, the natives of Sochi. every year there is a procession and events dedicated to commemorate the victims in every Circassian republic: in Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Circassia.

This year the officials in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, banned the procession. I wonder why... :)

Circassian(Adyghe)priest 1812-1813 Адыг. 1812-1813

from "llustrations de Les peuples de la Russie". Karl Rechberg "Народы России. Описание нравов, обычаев, костюмов и др". Карл Рехберг. Художник Емельян Корнеев

Ilya Nikolaevich Zankovsky “Encampment”

John Singer Sargent (detail)

And Then We Danced (2019)

Amazing vintage photographs capture Victorian women climbing high mountains in long skirts.