Konstantin Yuon (1875-1958). The new planet. Tempera. 1921.

Palestinian freedom fighter with a slingshot

Oh, and this one, back from 7th October of 2023:

I do love this one

I always love how reactionaries point to in this photo the one ussr officer has two watches, because he obviously stole them off a german troop (who were good and heavenly little angel babies following orders).

Not a photograph, but this really has to be up there

It is so powerful that it even has an equal and opposite reaction

Just a buncha queers hanging out over a century ago and I think that's pretty cool

Always loved this picture, has been an inspiration for a few art projects

"La Miliciana", Alberto Korda

Hard to pick a specific favorite, but photos of Marsha P. Johnson candid just being happy always make me feel happy

Bank of America on Fire (1970) | Credit: Courtesy KCSB.org

The First Nations dude staring down the little canadien troop. The Chileans in the street sitting on couch drinking beer in front of a burning building during the student protests.

I took the picture... in Nicaragua, which had been ruled by the Somoza family since before World War II. The FSLN, popularly known as the Sandinistas, had opposed that regime since the early Sixties. ... I made the image in question on July 16, 1979, the eve of the day that Somoza would flee Nicaragua forever. What is happening is anything but a "riot". In fact, the man is throwing his bomb at a Somoza national guard garrison, one of the last such garrisons remaining in Somoza's hands. It was an important moment in the history of Nicaragua—the Sandinistas would soon take power and hold that power for another decade—and this image ended up representing that moment for a long time to come

• Susan Meiselas

Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi [CW: gore]

maybe not so much inspiring but an amazing picture none the less