var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-17916022-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); don’t forget to liveTumblr (3.0; @jenniferliou)http://www.jenniferliou.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljmqtkVVuw1qczunzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24143415411http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24143415411Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2e5b9Xy7L1r6scm0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24143298101http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24143298101Thu, 31 May 2012 15:47:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jacd3jfC1qa42jro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.terrysdiary.com/post/24130348716/peonies-2" target="_blank">terrysdiary</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Peonies #2</p> </blockquote>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24139956511http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24139956511Thu, 31 May 2012 14:47:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4vl8krYHE1r96utdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24139815462http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24139815462Thu, 31 May 2012 14:44:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwomp9kugK1qz7lxdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24139696229http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24139696229Thu, 31 May 2012 14:41:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h7vj8QR21rpis0so1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24116456430http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24116456430Thu, 31 May 2012 02:07:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lefxt488sN1qby53lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24116425635http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24116425635Thu, 31 May 2012 02:06:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzk6bPt9B1qe422no1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzk6bPt9B1qe422no2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lauriejuspeczyk.tumblr.com/post/18507484215/ivan-the-terrible-and-his-son-ivan-1885-ugh-i" target="_blank">lauriejuspeczyk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan, 1885</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Ugh, I love this painting so much.<br/><br/>Just some background stuff, Ivan the Terrible was the Tsar of Russia for most of the 16th Century. In I think 1581, he caught his daughter-in-law wearing ‘immodest clothing in front of everyone’ and struck her. She was apparently pregnant and she may or may not have had a miscarriage because of it. <br/><br/>Ivan’s son and the girl’s husband, also named Ivan after his father, hears about it and gets into a really heated argument with his father that ends with Ivan the Terrible taking a swing at his son with his pointed staff. It’s said that he immediately fell down and kissed his son’s face, pressing his hands against his left temple to try to stop the bleeding. He famously screamed <span>“May I be damned! I’ve killed my son! I’ve killed my son!” His son briefly regained consciousness and his last words were “I die as a devoted son and most humble servant.”<br/></span><br/>I love all the details. I love the pointed staff lying on the ground and the signs of a fight with the tossed over chair, disturbed carpet, and the door wide open. I love the single tear on Ivan’s face and their position on the floor. This is a really gorgeous but raw depiction of one of the darkest moments in an incredible man’s life. I wish there were more historical paintings like this.</p> </blockquote>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24111775301http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24111775301Thu, 31 May 2012 00:15:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz352pYwRo1qh015to1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24111704608http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/24111704608Thu, 31 May 2012 00:13:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3gfh5n3j1qzkgllo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23724896806http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23724896806Fri, 25 May 2012 04:19:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dtrgzCWg1rpldxpo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23601377698http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23601377698Wed, 23 May 2012 05:18:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e3r9jrGn1rt4o8go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>YESSSSSS</p>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23601350440http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23601350440Wed, 23 May 2012 05:17:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4em3o1BHa1qlxziho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23527205759http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23527205759Tue, 22 May 2012 00:03:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46sgkDA621r20c1ao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46sgkDA621r20c1ao2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23472021891http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23472021891Mon, 21 May 2012 04:36:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m055oj6aI01qj0m9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23459923171http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23459923171Sun, 20 May 2012 23:02:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydl4p8WHB1qze65vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23459655180http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23459655180Sun, 20 May 2012 22:58:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2usxlv62S1r9vdv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23459384538http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23459384538Sun, 20 May 2012 22:53:53 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4953iqOtf1r096l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://n-a-s-a.tumblr.com/post/23332414015/annular-solar-eclipse-image-credit-copyright" target="_blank">n-a-s-a</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Annular Solar Eclipse </strong></p> <p>Image Credit & Copyright: Mikael Svalgaard </p> </blockquote>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23454809602http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23454809602Sun, 20 May 2012 21:43:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp2wmunWOk1qhrfvvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23384697033http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23384697033Sat, 19 May 2012 21:22:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3idck0k2P1r2gk1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23382992350http://www.jenniferliou.com/post/23382992350Sat, 19 May 2012 20:51:15 -0400