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From 'Dollar Princess' to 'The Four Hundred,' Decoding the Gilded Age's High-Society Slang

Ever wondered what Gilded Age high society meant by "dollar princess" or "the alum"? Decode the 19th-century slang used in HBO’s 'The Gilded Age.'

Mental Floss · EN

Wikipedia picture of the day for November 5

One Hundred Horses is a 1728 painting by the Italian artist Giuseppe Castiglione , who served as a court painter during China's Qing dynasty . It is a 7.76-metre-long (25.5 ft) silk handscroll that depicts one hundred horses resting, galloping and crossing a river in a wooded landscape. Castiglione combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with European approaches to perspective and shading, creating a sense of depth and movement. One Hundred Horses was created for the Yongzheng Emperor , and it was declared a masterpiece in 1735 by his successor, the Qianlong Emperor . The painting is

Wikipedia Picture of the Day · EN

A 'Poor Man’s Rembrandt' for a Few Hundred Bucks? At Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum, a Pop-Up Tattoo Studio Is Inking 17th-Century Masterpieces on Human Canvases

Visitors can choose from dozens of designs pulled from Rembrandt's works, including lions, windmills and even his self-portraits. One participant was selected for a full-back tattoo of "The Descent from the Cross"

Smithsonian Magazine · EN