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Lieke Smits
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Medievalist killjoy: ā€œDark Agesā€ = report & block. She/her. Trut met pronouns in haar bio (Geenstijl); zeer goed, maar niet excellent (NWO).
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Too many of my latent obsessions have been activated lately. I donā€™t have time for this.

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I still get excited every time I see a rainbow, even if there are multiple on a day, but alas I couldnā€™t match the energy of the children who began cheering and jumping when spotting the rainbow.

Beginning of a rainbow over the Hamburg harbour area
Rainbow
Rainbow over a building
Rainbow disappearing behind a very tall building
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If you're upset by art not being damaged in protest against climate change, I can only imagine how furious you'll be at the actual damage to art caused by climate change.

Rothko Chapel Closes Indefinitely After Hurricane Damage | Artnet News
Rothko Chapel Closes Indefinitely After Hurricane Damage | Artnet News

The Rothko Chapel, which features murals by painter Mark Rothko, will close after sustaining damage during Hurricane Beryl.

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According to Medieval lore, Aristotle, the father of Western philosophy, had a mistress named Phyllis who liked to ride him around like a horse. (Also popular subject in art, for obvious reasons)

Hans Baldung Grien
Aristotle and Phyllis
1513
Woodcut, 330 x 236 mm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Jan de Beer
Aristotle and Phyllis
1515-20
Pen and brown ink, 275 x 191 mm
British Museum, London
Master of the Housebook
Aristotle and Phyllis
c. 1485
Dry point, diameter 155 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Unknown Flemish artist
Acquamanile
c. 1400
Bronze, height 33 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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LSelckerlieke.bsky.social

See you later, ā€¦

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I might have gotten over my fear of public speaking? Quite nice to not have panic attacks, severe insomnia, nausea etc. over something that is part of my job

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LSelckerlieke.bsky.social

ah ja okƩ super

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LSelckerlieke.bsky.social

dat had ik toen mijn promotor (neerlandicus) mijn proefschrift ā€˜Amerikaansā€™ noemde

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Got an automated email from the university library helpdesk, my out of office is on and now I got another automated email saying my out of office message has been received and assigned a helpdesk number

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Lieke Smits
@elckerlieke.bsky.social
Medievalist killjoy: ā€œDark Agesā€ = report & block. She/her. Trut met pronouns in haar bio (Geenstijl); zeer goed, maar niet excellent (NWO).
475 followers323 following901 posts