Poder

Jamie Wyeth, Wolf Dog (1976)

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Lord Varys: Power is a curious thing, my lord. Are you fond of riddles? 

Tyrion Lannister: Why? Am I about to hear one? 

Lord Varys: Three great men sit in a room: a king, a priest, and a rich man. Between them stands a common sellsword. Each great man bids the sellsword kill the other two. Who lives, who dies?

Tyrion Lannister: Depends on the sellsword. 

Lord Varys: Does it? He has neither crown, nor gold, nor favor with the gods. 

Tyrion Lannister: He has a sword, the power of life and death. 

Lord Varys: But if it’s swordsmen who rule, why do we pretend kings hold all the power? (...)

Tyrion Lannister: I’ve decided I don’t like riddles. 

Lord Varys: Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick. A shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

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Game of Thrones, Temporada 2, Episódio 3 (2012).

Íris - Flor de Fevereiro

Albrecht Dürer, Iris Troiana

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Katsushika Hokusai, Irises and Grasshopper (Guimet Museum, Paris)

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Maison Edouard Honoré, Prato "Iris" (1824-1840, Palácio Nacional da Ajuda)

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Henri Fantin-Latour, Bouquet of Peonies and Iris (1884)

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Vincent van Gogh, The Iris (1889, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa)

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Claude Monet, The Iris Garden at Giverny (1899-1900) 

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John Ferguson Weir, Japanese Iris - Six Varieties

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Pyotr Konchalovsky, Irises (1911)

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Ohara Koson, Flowering iris (1934)

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Georgia O'Keeffe, Iris 7

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Jamie Wyeth, Iris at Sea (1994)

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Aaron Shikler, Iris (Alizes) (2004)

Natureza

Jamie Wyeth, Steps (aguarela, 1972)

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«A grande natureza preservará o mundo.»

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Henry David Thoreau,

citado por Iria de Fátima Rodrigues Amado Vaz, As Origens do Ambientalismo em Portugal. A Liga para a Protecção da Natureza. 1948-1974, Lisboa, 2000. Dissertação de Mestrado, FCT-UNL., p. 38.