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February 2025 Artwork
Inspiration
The Kiss, or Der Kuss, is an oil painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, completed around 1907. Enriched with gold, silver, and platinum leaf, this artwork depicts an embracing couple enveloped in intricate robes. Influenced by the Art Nouveau movement and Byzantine mosaics, it remains one of Klimt’s most celebrated works.
Homage
Suleiman and Roxelana portrays the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent embracing Roxelana, his chief consort, wife, and one of the most influential women in Ottoman history. Extra History’s six-episode series on Suleiman the Magnificent originally premiered in March of 2016. Art by David Hueso.
February 2025 Videos
February 3rd
Dutch tulip prices reach highest point before crash, 1637
February 6th
Adam Weishaupt's Birthday, 1748
February 8th
Red Army retakes Kursk, 1943
February 12th
Charles Darwin's Birthday, 1809
February 18th
Emperor Amda Seyon I begins southern campaigns, 1332
February 22nd
George Washington's Birthday, 1732
February 24th
Ibn Battuta's Birthday, 1304
February 26th
February 26th Incident: Army officers in Tokyo attempt a major coup, 1936