A personification of winter by Alphonse Mucha. Mucha's elegant female figures are synonymous with Art Nouveau even today.
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Gargoyle of the Day: St. Vitus, Prague
The rooster is one of early Italian St. Vitus's attributes, so it's quite fitting that a rooster gargoyle can be found on his beautiful Gothic church in Prague. Some people think that this figure depicts an eagle. I disagree, but I can understand how one might come to that conclusion without knowing about the saint's association to the rooster.… Continue reading Gargoyle of the Day: St. Vitus, Prague