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Kaze to Ki no Uta ('The Poem of Wind and Trees') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. It was serialized in two shōjo manga (girls' manga) magazines: Shūkan Shōjo Comic from 1976 to 1980, and Petit Flower from 1981 to 1984. One of the earliest works in the shōnen-ai (male–male romance) genre, Kaze to Ki no Uta follows the tragic romance between two students at an all-boys boarding school in France during the late 19th century. The series was developed and published amid a significant transitional period for shōjo manga, as the medium shifted from an audience composed primarily of children to an audience of adolescents and young adults. It attracted controversy for its mature themes of sadomasochism, incest, and rape, but nevertheless achieved significant critical and commercial success, winning the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category. Kaze to Ki no Uta is regarded as a pioneering work of shōnen-ai, and is credited by critics with widely popularizing the genre. (Full article...)
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The Goldfinch is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius of a life-sized chained goldfinch. Signed and dated 1654, it is now in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands. The work is a trompe-l'œil painting that was once part of a larger structure, perhaps a window jamb or a protective cover. It is possible that the work was in Fabritius's studio in Delft at the time of a large gunpowder explosion on 12 October 1654 that killed him and destroyed much of the city. A common and colourful bird with a pleasant song, the goldfinch was a popular pet, and could be taught simple tricks including lifting a thimble-sized bucket of water. It was reputedly a bringer of good health, and was used in Italian Renaissance painting as a symbol of Christian redemption and the Passion of Jesus. The Goldfinch is unusual for the Dutch Golden Age painting period in the simplicity of its composition and use of illusionary techniques. Following the death of its creator, it was lost for more than two centuries before its rediscovery in Brussels.

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