"Art ennobles the human spirit, and presents us with a justifying vision of ourselves, as something higher than nature and apart from it. It does this, not as a religion does, by demanding belief and worship. For it engages our sympathies without compelling any doctrine"
The front side of the Ottonian Cross of Lothair (1000 AD), with a 1st century AD, three-layered sardonyx cameo of Augustus holding an eagle-tipped sceptre.
The cross is a famous part of the Aachen Cathedral Treasury, Germany.
🏆 One of these teams are GUARANTEED to be in the #WorldCup Final:
🇷🇺 Russia
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇨🇴 Colombia
🏴 England
😱 Wow.
The #Pantheon of #Rome, completed in c. 125 CE under the reign of Hadrian. The exact function of the building in antiquity is not known, but it was likely built as a building or temple for a ruler cult.
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#History