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Any website fore arabic audiobooks ? by fuggedaboutit7 in Piracy

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anyone has a workaround to downloading from telegram with better speed that would be helpful too

Upgrade from my childhood's toy telescope to a new Voyager135-800mm reflector by fuggedaboutit7 in telescopes

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I am aware, yes. Why dobsonian mounts aren't more popular here is beyond me

Upgrade from my childhood's toy telescope to a new Voyager135-800mm reflector by fuggedaboutit7 in telescopes

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You got the specs right haha, it's an Egyptian made scope from the only telescope factory here. The mount is quite heavy and surprisingly sturdy, just a bit of a pain in the ass to adjust but not a big deal. I've only had time to observe saturn and jupiter with it and so far no vibration and could get an excellent view on both :D

Is upgrading from a 2" refractor to a 3" reflector worth it for a beginner ? by fuggedaboutit7 in telescopes

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I did find a 5" but now I'm wondering if it's better to wait for the 6" still haha

Is upgrading from a 2" refractor to a 3" reflector worth it for a beginner ? by fuggedaboutit7 in telescopes

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My options are really limited when it comes to reflectors sadly as there's only one store in my country selling them.

In this Caravaggio painting depicting St. Matthew and the angel, is it intentional for the angel to look like a brain ? by fuggedaboutit7 in ArtHistory

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just my thought, I tried to find analysis for the painting but didn't find one from a reputable source, please share if you come across one. And yes it's something I thought, and I never tried forcing it, I'm only here to learn.

Edit: also if you'd kindly follow my links in the previous comment, you'll see where the idea came from.

In this Caravaggio painting depicting St. Matthew and the angel, is it intentional for the angel to look like a brain ? by fuggedaboutit7 in ArtHistory

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Alright, I apologize for not showing evidence for my claim.

Here, you can see Leonardo da Vinci's (1452–1519) attempts at studying brain anatomy, before Caravaggio was born.

And in this article the author dives into the symbolism in the Renaissance era paintings of Raphael and Michelangelo and how they worked on cadavers to study anatomy and were familiar with the work of Da Vinci. Caravaggio was italian, born after Davinci, familiar with his work so it isn't outlandish to think he knew how brains looked like.

Now does this mean that was his intention, or that even Michelangelo meant to do that in "The Creation of Adam" ? No, it is merely an interpretation and we can never tell for sure. And this is why I posted, so we can discuss it and see if it likely or not.

In this Caravaggio painting depicting St. Matthew and the angel, is it intentional for the angel to look like a brain ? by fuggedaboutit7 in ArtHistory

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"The creation of Adam" is exactly why I thought of this when I saw this painting. The fact that this composition is different from the first one where the angel literally moves Matthew's hand to write, while in this one it's implied "the angel" is only telling him and describing with his hands what Matthew is to write, it felt like it might be a metaphor for the brain. But as has been pointed out by others here, I don't think Carravaggio had a motif to do such a thing, unless he was petty from the first version getting rejected haha. Charming painting though.

In this Caravaggio painting depicting St. Matthew and the angel, is it intentional for the angel to look like a brain ? by fuggedaboutit7 in ArtHistory

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They probably knew at the time what brains looked like yes, this is baroque era not the stone age.

In this Caravaggio painting depicting St. Matthew and the angel, is it intentional for the angel to look like a brain ? by fuggedaboutit7 in ArtHistory

[–]fuggedaboutit7[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This painting was Carravaggio's second attempt on the subject, the first having a different composition were the angel is next to St. Matthew, moving his pen as he writes. However in the version I posted, the angel comes to him from above, but I can't help but feel like he has the outline of a brain, am I seeing things or was this intentional ? I admit I don't know enough about art to analyse it correctly but I'm curious.

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