[shadesandshadows]

  Scene of Sorcery, oil on copper by Leonaert Bramer, Dutch, 1596-1674. Musée des Beaux Arts, Bordeaux, France.

  Bramer was an artist of genre, history and religious topics. His work was distinguished by nocturnal scenes and he was noted for his attention to details of costume and setting.  

[theartofmoviestills]

Morocco | Josef von Sternberg | 1930

[moonbunnie7]

[haleyincarnate]

I’m not searching for love; I love, love, but maybe I’m just trying to discover how to love myself.

[expressionism-art]

Self-Portrait in Hell, 1903, Edvard Munch

Size: 82x65.5 cm Medium: oil on canvas

[caravaggista]

October 9 is the feast day of St. Denis, bishop of Paris, who was martyred around 275 AD alongside his deacons Rusticus and Eleutherius.

[ducissatenebrarum]

[artfreyparis]

Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo, Greek 2-4 AD

[immafuster]

Antoni Tàpies - Spanish Square or Rectangle (1959). Oil and mixed media on thick cardboard, laid down on canvas. 75 x 100 cm.

[colin-vian]

 Manuel Maqueda Merino   

[orbsonly]

powerful orb clusters?

[danskjavlarna]

From The Elf Maiden and Other Stories by Andrew Lang, 1914.

My Strange & Unusual Site | Books | Videos | Music | Etsy

[thunderstruck9]

Abe Odedina (Nigerian, b. 1960), Gold Star Champions of Love, 2016. Acrylic on plywood, 81 x 122 cm.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Fragment with Eve. Place of origin: Roman Empire Date: A.D. 300-399

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Mantle. Period: Early Intermediate Period, Phase Date: 0–A.D. 100 Place of origin: Perú, South Coast

[naive-art-love]

The Awakenings via Oskar Kokoschka

[shelesteniye]

[just-art5]

Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Cristofano Allori, 1613