Collecting Aesthetics

[tikattu]

fix your hearts or die

/ prints

[theinternetarchive]

two porcelain plates, 'storm,' and 'battle,' by félix bracquemond, french c. 1876.

[darkandstormyranger]

finally some relatable content on ig

[eddysonline]

The original flag, by Gilbert Baker, June 25, 1978.

[herpsandbirds]

Coastal Rosy Boa or Northern Rosy Boa (Lichanura orcutti), family Boidae, Kern County CA, USA

I want to make a note that Rosy Boa taxonomy has been in flux, and the different species have been combined into this one species by many herpetologists now…

Photographs by Ryan Sikola

[evan-collins90]

The Green Tulip & Ice Cream Corner restaurants in the Plaza Hotel, NYC, NY (1971)

Designed by Sally Dryden, AID of Chandler Cudlipp Associates

Scanned from the December 1971 issue of Interior Design magazine

I love that Victorian-style/Gay Nineties Revival ice cream parlor, they were so popular back then! Also of note is the Art Nouveau revival touches in the Green Tulip restaurant, particularly the stained glass entry, lighting, curtains, and 'gazebo' structures.

[fictionalgod]

[smsomah]

Scanned from the book Regards sur le Niger; 1978; Michel Renaudeau & Ide Oumarou

[driflloon]

kavita shetty styled by astrid chu

[sandmandaddy69]

Patty Carroll

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Waldinneres (In the Forest), 1933 painting by Hans Emmenegger

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Thank you @nuka-rockit I was actually going to ask if anyone spoke German and if that translation, which came from Wikipedia, was any sort of accurate. Fascinating. Titles are so important.

[classicalcanvas]

Pear Tree in Blossom (1888) by Vincent van Gogh

[7pleiades7]

Reclining Naiad, (Detail), (1819-1824), by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757 – 1822), Carrara marble, 35 × 75 × 32 1/2 in., 2558 lb. (88.9 × 190.5 × 82.6 cm, 1160.3 kg, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

[dinindourden]

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) dir. David Lean

[dynasoar5]

posting to share that you will be able to see my art along with other anthro/furry artworks, video, and more at I LOVE FURRY at Bunker Projects in Pittsburgh

full info:

I LOVE FURRY: an Exhibition of Furry Community Ephemera

Bunker Projects June 5th-July 19th, 2026

5106 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

Opening reception: June 5th, 6-9pm

Welcome reception during Anthrocon 2026: Friday, July 3rd, 6-9pm

[minotaurfemme]

y'all ever think about how insane the sauropods were

[minotaurfemme]

this is a leg off of Argentinosaurus and its already the size of a two story house like LOOK at the size of these fuckers

the fact that any land animal ever got to be as large as this is insane. this shit is only beat by fucking whales, creatures that dont have to support their weight on legs

[medievalpoc]

Peter Paul Rubens

Four Studies of a Male Head

Netherlands (c. 1617-19)

Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 51 x 66 cm.

Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.

These are by far the best photographs I have seen on this work, and we all owe a debt to the photographer. Four Studies is one of Ruben’s most popular pieces, despite the fact that it’s not one of his monumental works (some of which I have had the delight of seeing in person, and they are distinctively massive).

Studies like this one were usually meant to serve as reference in the creation those larger compositions, which would usually depict scenes from the Christian bible, Greek or roman mythology, or historical scenes of battles, monarchs, or other notable events.