• @ZombiepirateM
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      286 months ago

      Thanks for contributing both to this community and to the academic study of art.

      Beautiful selection to highlight on your post.

      • @steeznsonOP
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        146 months ago

        Thanks! It was fun to write at the time. I was doing a double major of History of Art and Philosophy but the HoA was definitely inflating my grade average!

    • @PlantDadManGuy
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      156 months ago

      What if this was the equivalent of like a 17th century shit post?

      • @steeznsonOP
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        Cano did a good job of convincing the church he was being sincere! Probably would have been excommunicated or executed if they suspected him of herasy.

        Edit: he personally described his work as being “edifying” lol

  • @Iheartcheese
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    646 months ago

    We’ve always been weird, huh?

    • Optional
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      336 months ago

      Sexual repression’s a helluva drug

    • @steeznsonOP
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      They were definitely geeking out on something! I had this piece of visionary poetry in my dissertation:

      I entered - where - I did not know,

      Yet when I found that I was there,

      Though where I was I did not know,

      Profound and subtle things I learned;

      Nor can I say what I discerned,

      For I remained uncomprehending,

      All knowledge transcending.

      • John of the Cross, Verses Written on an Ecstasy.

      NB “ecstasy” as we know it did not exist in the 16th Century 😂

      • @[email protected]
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        Iirc ecstasy originally meant being fucked up. Blackout drunk or so high you aren’t present anymore, so it checks out

        • @steeznsonOP
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          I think it refers to a state of religious fervor here. Like people speaking in tongues in modern day evangelical churches.

          In terms of drugs they have been used throughout history but in this era it would need to be mushrooms or potentially in a highly rare cases ergot affecting communal grain supplies. Should emphasise that there is no evidence whatsoever that these writers/artists were using psychoactive substances.

          • @dustyData
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            There’s neuropsychology studies on states of religious ecstasy and euphoria. The theory is that essentially the brain fucks itself up on an excess of dopamine and our own endogenic version of DMT. Certain religious sects actually train for and aim at producing such states. Fasting, meditation and music are facilitators of the state, and it is not casual that all three are part of most religious practices.

  • @HowManyNimons
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    386 months ago

    She has a very good aim. Was that one of her miracles?

    • @neuroneiro
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      26 months ago

      The most underrated movie ever.

      • @[email protected]
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        I can’t remember if I stumbled across it at a video store or caught it on cable or something, but even though I was a KitH fan I had no idea they were making a movie. Absolutely love it though and even with familiar elements and some returning characters it didn’t feel like just a rehash of the show. I was bummed to learn (from the 2022 “Comedy Punks” documentary) that they were totally miserable making it and there was bad blood between Dave and everyone else.

  • @[email protected]
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    256 months ago

    Curious what the christ - child’s face looks like in this situation.

    I’m imagining something like:

    • @thallamabond
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      26 months ago

      how does this baby look like its 50?

      • @[email protected]
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        Apropos since 17th century babies looked like tiny adults from what we can tell from paintings from the time at least.

  • Mister Neon
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    186 months ago

    This is why Art History is entertaining.

  • @[email protected]
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    166 months ago

    I kind of want to fit a parabola to that stream of milk to check if the physics is correct.

  • @petersr
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    86 months ago

    What velocity does the milk exit the nipple with to be able to have that trajectory?

    • @petersr
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      From ChatGPT:

      Me: Water exits a nozzle at coordinate (0, 1.7m) and hits the ground at (2m, 0). Assume the water exits the nozzle at 90 degree (i.e. straight to the right). How can we determine the speed of the water?

      (here I made some rough assumptions based on the image, and assumed that her feet were at (0, 0)

      Answer: The speed of the water exiting the nozzle can be determined using the principles of projectile motion.

      1. Determine the time of flight:

        The water is projected horizontally from a height of 1.7 meters and hits the ground at 2 meters horizontally. The vertical motion is governed by the equation: [ y = y_0 + v_{y0} t - \frac{1}{2} g t^2 ] Here, ( y_0 = 1.7 ) meters, ( v_{y0} = 0 ) m/s (since there is no initial vertical velocity), and ( g = 9.8 ) m/s² (acceleration due to gravity).

        The water hits the ground when ( y = 0 ): [ 0 = 1.7 - \frac{1}{2} \times 9.8 \times t^2 ] Solving for ( t ): [ 1.7 = 4.9 t^2 ] [ t^2 = \frac{1.7}{4.9} ] [ t = \sqrt{\frac{1.7}{4.9}} \approx 0.59 \text{ seconds} ]

      2. Determine the horizontal velocity:

        The horizontal distance covered is 2 meters. Since horizontal velocity ( v_x ) is constant (there is no horizontal acceleration), the distance can be given by: [ x = v_x t ] Here, ( x = 2 ) meters and ( t \approx 0.59 ) seconds: [ v_x = \frac{2}{0.59} \approx 3.39 \text{ m/s} ]

      Therefore, the speed of the water exiting the nozzle is approximately 3.39 m/s.