Francis Hunter

Beyond the reeds, I'm free to wander.

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The Invitation of the Varangians: Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at Ladoga by Viktor Vasnetsov

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“…. e con feroce Piglio di scherno a contemplar si stava Il desolato loco e il elei sereno”

Gino De' Bini (1856–1918) - Lucifero, 1887

illustration for the poem by Mario Rapisardi

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'God's Idea' by Da Loria Norman, 1931.

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Andreas Achenbach (German, 1815–1910), "Beach by Scheveningen" (details), 1850

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George the Victorious (Valentin Serov, 1885)

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“Pensieroso si assise. Alto a l'intorno Spaziava il silenzio, e in larghi giri un'aquila le azzurre aure fendea. . . . . ”

Gino De' Bini (1856–1918) - Lucifero, 1887

illustration for the poem by Mario Rapisardi

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Mabel Dawson (Scottish, 1887-1965) - A grey dove

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Endymion (George Frederic Watts, 1872)

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Baroque corset by Joyce Spakman.

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Mythological scenery with nymphs in golden light among classical temples in a mountainous region (Arcadia) (William Etty, 1787 - 1849)

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Claude Monet Fishing Boats at Honfleur

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Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (German, 1851–1913), "Stormy Sea Bay" (detail), ca. 1912

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KENT ROGOWSKI

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Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (German, 1851–1913), "Seagulls in a Stormy Bay" (details), 1912

[illustratus]

Florine of Burgundy (First Crusade) by Gustave Doré

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Play of the Nereides by Arnold Böcklin

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Carl Locher (Danish, 1851–1915), "Seascape with a Fishing Boat on the Open Sea"