Alien Explorations

Pompeii Roman Sea Life Mosaic Row

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a)  Roman sea life mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, (perhaps created as late as 60AD, initially excavated in 1830)
 
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  • Liberty Leading the People, (Autumn 1830) by Eugène Delacroix  (to come)
  • Guernica (painted from the beginning of May until 4th June 1937) by Pablo Picasso.  (to come)
  • "Life on other worlds" beginning page from "Planet Comics" #30 (1944)  (to come)
     







b) Liberty leading the People, (Autumn 1830) by Eugène Delacroix

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  • Roman sea life mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii (perhaps created as late as 60AD, initially excavated in 1830) (to come)
  • References Raft of Medusa (1818-1819) by Géricault (to come)
 
 
 
 
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  • References Old Woman Frying Eggs (1618) by Diego Velázquez (to come)
  • A food riot in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland, during the famine. Published in 'The Pictorial Times' on 10 Oct 1846 (to come)
  • llustration of the Duchess from Alice In Wonderland (1865) by John Tenniel (to come)
  • Sudden Mania to Become Pianists created upon hearing Steinway’s Piano at the Paris Exposition ». D’après une lithographie de « Cham », Amédée de Noé. Tiré de : Harper’s Weekly, Août 1867.(to come)
  • Cover of Astounding Stories, with first part of "At the Mountains of Madness" (Published February 1936) by Howard V. Brown (to come)
  • Snob Party at the Princess's (1944) by Joan Miro (to come)
  • The Last Symphony (1946) by Joshua Meador (to come)
  • Panel from "Explorers In The Unknown The Graveyard of Space" from "Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea" comic #9 (Published August 1967) (to come)
  • Tintin - Carte de vœux 1969 (1968) (to come)
  • Cover for The Inspector #6 (October 1975) (to come)
  • Annunciation (2001) by Robert Venosa  (to come)
  • Lithograph from "A TRIBUTE TO FELLINI: The 8 ½ Suite" (2018) by David Lynch (Yes, this is actually based upon a photo from a scene in the movie, so I don't know what to say about that other than I have to present it) (to come)
     


 

 

c) Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso

References?

  • Roman sea life mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii (perhaps created as late as 60AD, initially excavated in 1830) ( to come) (to come)
  • 'A surrealist family has the neighbors in to tea' (Cartoon from The New Yorker 2nd January 1937) by Carl Rose (to come) 

 

Referenced in?
  • La Sommeil (Sleep) (1937) by Salvador Dali (as noticed by Paul Chimera) (to come)  
  • "Debris of an automobile giving birth to a blind horse biting a telephone" (1938) by Salvador Dali
  • Plane filling II (1957) by MC Escher (to come)
  • Anima Mia (1980/81) by HR Giger (to come)
  • "Baltimore Uproar "(Unveiled December 15, 1982 in the Upton Metro Station) by Romare Bearden (to come)
  • "Des Visiteurs Du Cosmos" illustration from Sputnik magazine #1 (Published June, 1967) by A. Brusilov
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d) See: Plane filling II (1957) by MC Escher

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