our liszt was born 200 years ago

young liszt by jean-august dominique ingres

at the piano, 1840

liszt by miklós barabás

liszt a few months before his death, by nadar
(i think this is such a great portrait)

i feel somewhat ashamed that i don't know much (or anything) about
ferenc liszt (1811-1886). and even though i'm almost illiterate when
it comes to music i feel that maybe i should get to know him a bit more
because he might have things to teach me.

he was a legend in his own time already, portrayed by the likes of

ingres, nadar or barabás (some people i know a bit more of than him).

as far as i know, austria tries to claim him as her own,
but who cares... :P i know he was hungarian.

all pics from wikipedia.

space _ casa morandi

i like all kinds of interiors, but i think i enjoy

homes and studios of artists and architects the most.

that's because they are usually so unpretentious.

the are not about showing off anything.

they are all about the work.

the former home of giorgio morandi is now a house-museum. it's in bologna.

i was once in bologna, but only for a few hours... maybe next time.

more info here.

found on the ever amazing wo and wé.

you might also like the home of alexander calder.
or you might also like this pinterest board of mine.

a little this and that

i love both of these.

1 _ from the latest collection of sollis. via ecco eco.

2 _ from tutankhamun's embalming cache (it's made of flowers and seeds, things like that)

(i think it's small wonder that it did stay with us)... even more here at abigail dolan's blog.

this ain't no disco

some amazing shots of the hindu religious festival of holi.

1, 6 _ © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

2 _ © Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press

3, 5 _ © Kevin Frayer/Associated Press

4 _ © Amit Dave/Reuters

7 _ © Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

8 _ © K.K. Arora/Reuters

a lot, lot more amazing pics here at boston.com's big picture.

heavenly architecture

i very much hope to visit india one time.

these images are from the book living architecture: india (published in 1969) by Andreas Volwahsen.

via but does it float, found at doppelganger.

click images for a closer look.

aces of spades

vintage aces collected by amie karp, daughter of marilynn gelfman karp, author of the book in flagrante collecto (published in 2006).

 via vintage for kids.

forms on the body

foam costumes for dance performances made by maria blaisse (b.1944, amsterdam) in 1996.

found via tandansse.

artifacts

at south of market _ via hallready

square

photos _ lynn amelie rage by paul james hay in paris, via anyonegirl and fgr

letter _ found on squareamerica

dreamcatchers

"Luscious dreams pass through the center hole to the sleeping person. The bad dreams are trapped in the web, where they perish in the light of dawn."

1 _ a print a day, via mismatcherie

2 _ via stilbild

3, 4 _ available at silvermocassin

5 _ via studded hearts

6 _ via wikipedia