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THE TWO KOREAS MUST ONE DAY BE REUNITED

One day, for sure (taken in New York)

Wish a great weekend to all my friends

Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012

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THE POET WHO MADE A JEWEL

This is the Custódia (monstrance) de Belém, probably the most important Portuguese metalwork from the Golden Age. It might have been made [in gothic style], by the playwright, actor, and poet Gil Vicente in 1506 for Belém Monastery in Lisbon. According to an inscription on the monstrance, it was created out of some of the first gold brought back to Portugal from India by the famous navigator and explorer Vasco da Gama. Before I robbed it, this beauty belonged to the MNAA (National Museum of Ancient Art) collection

Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012

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