Thread of beautiful art details 🧵

1. "I can't read or write, but with these two tools, I can create poetry," Canova used to say, as he held his hammer and chisel. 2. Giuseppe Sanmartino's Veiled Christ is so incredibly lifelike that he was accused of using alchemy to turn fabric into stone.

Antonio Canova was so impressed by this sculpture that he claimed he would sacrifice 10 years of his life to create such a masterpiece.

Thread of positive stories that will restore your faith in humanity 🧵

1. Man posing with photo of forest he revived 2. Kevin Briggs, a former California highway patrol officer, has stopped more than two hundred people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay.

It took Briggs 92 minutes to convince Kevin Berthia that life was worth living. Berthia went on to marry, have multiple children, and work as a suicide prevention advocate.

Ten years later, they met on the same bridge under much better circumstances.

Briggs has earned the nickname "Guardian of the Golden Gate" for having saved the lives of over 200 people.

Thread of before and after photos 🧵

1. Chichen Itza in 1892 and now 2. Old London Bridge vs London Bridge today

The current bridge, opened in 1973, replaced a 19th-century stone-arched bridge, which had been built after the demolition of the glorious medieval stone bridge constructed between 1176 and 1209.

Thread of must-see photos from the past 🧵

1. Boy receives new shoes during WWII 2. The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together because of their differing faiths. Netherlands, 1888.

Here's what the world looked like a century ago - thread 🧵

1. Kids on the streets of England in 1901 2. Snowball fight in Lyon, France, in 1896. Some things are timeless.

Thread on alternative views of iconic landmarks you (probably) haven’t seen before 🧵

1. The worn steps of the Tower of Pisa 2. A backside view of the Great Sphinx that features its giant tail.

Thread of photos that could be album covers

1. Oko by Marko Popadic 2. Flying Cat by Don Calzone

The most breathtaking church from every region in Italy 🧵

1. Umbria: Orvieto Cathedral 2. Tuscany: Florence Cathedral

People matching artworks by Stefan Draschan - a thread 🧵 "We admire what we are."

Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵

1. Leonardo Sens (3 years) After three years of observing celestial patterns and tracking the satellite’s position, Brazilian photographer Leonardo Sens was finally able to take this breathtaking photo of Christ the Redeemer "holding" the Moon.

Thread of cities photographed from above 🧵

1. Barcelona (day and night) 2. Prague, Czech Republic

The palettes of famous artists - a thread 🧵

1. Vincent van Gogh Van Gogh defined a painter as "someone who knows how to find the greys of nature on the palette."

Through Matthias Schaller's lens, the palettes in this thread come to life, reflecting the unique style of each artist through their use of color and brushstroke.

Thread of amazing underwater sculptures you (probably) didn't know existed 🧵

1. Ocean Atlas At 18 feet tall and 60 tonnes, "Ocean Atlas" is the world's largest underwater sculpture.

Located off the western shores of New Providence in Nassau, Bahamas, this artwork by Jason deCaires Taylor depicts a local Bahamian girl bearing the ocean's weight on her shoulders, in reference to the Ancient Greek myth of Atlas, the Titan who held up the heavens.

Thread of fashion designs inspired by art 🧵

1. Palladium Dress by Gianfranco Ferré 2. Zuhair Murad (2013) - The Tree of Crows by Caspar David Friedrich (1822)

Thread of movie scenes inspired by art 🧵

1. Shutter Island - Klimt's Kiss 2. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (George Lucas) - The Fallen Angel (Alexandre Cabanel)

Thread of surreal painting details 🧵

1. Light reflection in the eye 2. Napoleon Bonaparte studying at the military academy.

Notice how this lithograph by Jacques de Bréville depicts the young French emperor devouring books, while the shadow of his future self looms over Europe, blending seamlessly with the city's silhouette outside the window.

The coolest movie posters of all time - a thread 🧵

1. Star Wars: Episode I (1999) 2. Jaws (1975)

To create this iconic image, Roger Kastel used a combination of photography and illustration, resulting in the artwork that was used for both the cover of Peter Benchley's book and Steven Spielberg's film.

Thread of childhood artworks by famous artists 🧵

1. Edward Hopper, 9 years old 2. Pablo Picasso began drawing and painting at three. When he was eight years old, inspired by a bullfight he attended with his father, he created a small oil painting of a Picador.

"At eight, I was Raphael", he used to say. "It took me a whole lifetime to paint like a child."

Thread of historical photos you've (probably) never seen before 🧵

1. "A few seconds before happiness" 2. The Kiss of Life

Randall Champion accidentally touched a high-voltage line, electrifying himself & stopping his heart. A fellow linemen J.D. Thompson performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived and lived until 2002. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968.

Thread of amazing sculptures you (probably) didn't know existed 🧵

1. Statue of King Arthur, England 2. Melancholy, a sculpture created by Albert Gyorgy, portrays the void that grief leaves us with.

"We may look as if we carry on with our lives as before. We may even have times of joy and happiness. Everything may seem normal. But this emptiness is how we all feel… all the time." (John Maddox)

The most beautiful and unusual bus stops on Earth - a thread 🧵

1. Naples, Italy 2. Gagra, Georgia

This stunning wave-shaped bus stop, located in a resort town on the Black Sea coast, is adorned with vibrant blue and yellow mosaics, evoking the style of Antoni Gaudí's works.