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Wax mannequins melting during a London heatwave, 1929
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The Picard Maneuver lemmy.world The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world
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S_H_K lemmy.dbzer0.com S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-10-09
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Given without context it would be some nightmare fuel...
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Klear piefed.world Klear@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-05-14
#3 · Quote Reply

Mood
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ChicoSuave lemmy.world ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-12
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"heat wave" probably 23C
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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
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Looks like a Renaissance painting.
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Wirlocke lemmy.blahaj.zone Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-01
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AeronMelon wrote:
Looks like a Renaissance painting.

I'd say pre-renaissance, they look like medieval peasants.
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kingofras lemmy.world kingofras@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-13
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Where was the Hawk that day?
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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
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Wirlocke wrote:
I'd say pre-renaissance, they look like medieval peasants.

I’m certainly no expert on the subject, but it seems that particular style may have began in the Late Middle Ages but carried over into the Renaissance. TIL the art of both ages are broken down into several sub-ages.
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rockSlayer lemmy.blahaj.zone rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-02-24
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Girl same
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username_1 discuss.tchncs.de username_1@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2026-06-01
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S_H_K wrote:
Given without context it would be some nightmare fuel...

Wax burns well
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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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What a world!
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atomicbocks sh.itjust.works atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-16
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ChicoSuave wrote:
"heat wave" probably 23C

I mean you can just look it up…

It was 33°C in September of that year.
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trashman feddit.org trashman@feddit.org
Joined: 2026-08-21
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rockSlayer wrote:
Girl same

Me after falling asleep on the couch
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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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sleep now
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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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username_1 wrote:
Wax burns well

We all burn down here.
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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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AeronMelon wrote:
Looks like a Renaissance painting.

Are you thinking of Hieronymus Bosch?
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GalacticGrapefruit lemmy.world GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-01-30
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Involuntarily reminded of an old Goosebumps book. "Night of the Living Wax Museum."
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