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Vitrealis

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Post anything that you consider beautiful. Images, ideas, text, video, audio.
I haven't seen any threads dedicated exclusively to beautiful things.
Post cute stuff if you want, but only if you also consider them truly beautiful. Avoid posting memes or AI generated brainrot, as there are already plenty of threads with an abundance of those.




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Even if it's quite fantastical, this is a future I would consider very beautiful:

Human cities all around the planet have become gardens. There are fruit trees everywhere. No buildings are built without serious consideration to beauty and how the new building will fit with the rest of the city. There are fountains and aqueducts and pools and small ponds all over the place. Clean, fresh water is present everywhere you go.
Cities and towns are places of healing and recharging. All human endeavor takes place in a nurturing environment, an environment that enriches soul and spirit. Since cities are human hubs, they are beacons of beauty and light. This is also the case with towns and villages.

Even though cities are larger, there isn't much noise in them. Vehicles are powered by free energy, and flying from place to place is the norm. There aren't roads anymore, just paths. Everything's part of a garden. Commerce relies mostly on trains, and some slow flying vehicles. No one is in a rush anymore. Life is tranquil. There are many parties and festivities, but many of the ailments that plagued humanity during the early 21st century, like generalized stress, social anxiety and depression, are long gone. To the point that most people have never even heard of these terms.

Goods aren't mass produced. Human society places an enormous value on artisanal trades. No one bothers trying to make something cheaper at the cost of compromising on quality. There is no demand for such things. Human beings are wealthy. The zero-sum game of hoarding riches in predatory ways at the expense of others ceased long ago. The Earth is an abundant place, it always has been. Humans have learned to prioritize quality over velocity and efficiency, so agriculture is conducted in complete symbiosis with the Earth, which ensures what is basically a plentiful cornucopia at all times of the year. Humans treat animals in a similar manner as they would small children, and no one thinks of harming them in any way, for any purpose.

People dress in a great variety of ways, and dress is no small matter. The beauty of humans' garments is a feast for the eyes. Even the smallest village has several tailors and dressmakers, and clothing the human body is a very highly esteemed profession. There are an infinitude of styles, from simple to very elaborate, but you will never encounter someone who is carelessly dressed. No one dresses provocatively in an intentional way. No one feels the need to. With the disappearance of pornography, the human mind and human tastes suffered radical changes. The evolution has been drastic.

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Something about Religious Iconagraphy, specifically Christian, has always spoken to me as beautiful. Especially when I think about how old some of these structures are. It took time and dedication to build, and sitting in a structure built without modern tools feels so surreal, knowing that it outdates me and will outlive me.
 

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Ooh, if we can post music...

Franz Liszt, Trois études de concert, Nr. 3 in D-flat major. (Unofficially - "Un sospiro," or "a sigh.")

From Wikipedia:
The étude is a study in crossing hands, playing a simple melody with alternating hands, and arpeggios. It is also a study in the way hands should affect the melody with its many accentuations, or phrasing with alternating hands.

In this video, the pianist gives us a view over the keyboard and the interplay between the hands evokes a feeling of two people - possibly lovers? - dancing the night away.

It's also considered one of the most-beautiful piano pieces ever written. One listen, and you'd be hard-pressed to argue otherwise. ❤️

 
My favorite piece of paleolithic art! The Lortet Cave Antler (doesn't really narrow it down, there are a few of these) but this one in particular featuring reindeer crossing water with salmon. This was etched sometime 12-17k years ago in southern France (Magdalenian period, they had a lot of incredible art) during the last glacial maximum on reindeer antler though other engravings were found on mammoth tusk and bones. They're considered mobiliary art - it's likely these were no different than carrying around a sketchbook.
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It's assumed the etching was incomplete. Not just broken into pieces but actually not entirely finished given less amount of detail on the broken pieces. Here's what it looks like unrolled.
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And with the missing pieces
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The two little diamonds above the larger stag? That's a signature! They signed their art :) This level of skill was rare so it's assumed the artist did this to denote their work from others found in the area as no other engravings bear it. I like to think they made them as gifts or to trade with due to their expertise.
 
I went to a beautiful lagoon yesterday, the water was transparent and crystalline, I swam in it. The journey to this lagoon, which I had never seen before, was an absolute delight. There were very old trees along the way (there were many linden trees with roots twisting out of the ground) and the road went through gorges and forests. The air smelled so fresh. We stopped at two different fountains, coming straight out of the mountain rock. I don't know if I've ever tasted water that was this delicious. I took some photos but I won't share them here. In other trips I'm not really there, like I'm numb, but yesterday I was able to truly take it all in, it felt healing.

I recently found this video and even though the landscape is quite different, it evokes a similar feeling for me. When I watch it I feel a similar energy to what I felt yesterday.




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it all felt alive and enchanted. I'm sure there were fairies all around.
 
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I have the locket necklace from Kendra Scott (lowest pink oval necklace) that the model is wearing. I find it really beautiful and dainty, it is probably one of my favorite pieces from Kendra Scott, its slightly bigger than you'd think in person actually and has well made material. I keep a small heart of my papillon that passed inside of the locket.
 
Did you know that true beauty is definitely due to genetics, BUT even if you have two good looking parents, it doesn’t mean you will resultingly have true beauty. Not all of the genes required for beauty get transferred to their offspring.

 
My favorite piece of paleolithic art! The Lortet Cave Antler (doesn't really narrow it down, there are a few of these) but this one in particular featuring reindeer crossing water with salmon. This was etched sometime 12-17k years ago in southern France (Magdalenian period, they had a lot of incredible art) during the last glacial maximum on reindeer antler though other engravings were found on mammoth tusk and bones. They're considered mobiliary art - it's likely these were no different than carrying around a sketchbook.
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It's assumed the etching was incomplete. Not just broken into pieces but actually not entirely finished given less amount of detail on the broken pieces. Here's what it looks like unrolled.
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And with the missing pieces
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The two little diamonds above the larger stag? That's a signature! They signed their art :) This level of skill was rare so it's assumed the artist did this to denote their work from others found in the area as no other engravings bear it. I like to think they made them as gifts or to trade with due to their expertise.
Paleolithic art is really underappreciated, it shows that the desire to create goes way back! It's a real shame that you don't really see anything like it in our current century. I've always had a soft spot for ocean ecology, with jellyfish being among some favorites of mine.
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