Sans titre

[schoonheid-1229]

Escalera Momo - Vatican

[vintage-treasures]

The Abduction of Psyche, oil on canvas (1895) The Abduction of Psyche is a masterpiece of Academic Realism by French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905). It depicts a pivotal scene from Apuleius' Metamorphoses where the mortal princess Psyche is carried away by Cupid to a celestial realm.

Psyche is portrayed with butterfly wings, a classical iconographic symbol representing the human soul's transformation and its achievement of immortality. The painting uses a vertical format to emphasize the upward movement of the figures. Bouguereau employs a palette of delicate pinks, creams, and a striking dark purple for the cloth to contrast against a shaded, ethereal background. Loc. Private collection. Dim. 209 cm H x 120 cm W (82 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.).

[phhfineart]

William & His Silhouette (Martha’s Vineyard) 1993 by Eric Rhein (William Weichert 1968 - 1996) from an online exhibition curated by Andrew Blakely

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[valentineua]

Self-Portrait (1890-1900) - Alina Bondy-Glassowa (1865–1935)

[vintage-treasures]

Stacked Food Box (Jūbako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums, lacquer (mid-19th century) Japanese artist Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891) designed this tiered food box for celebratory meals like the New Year feast. The exterior features taro plants and chrysanthemum flowers rendered in various gold and silver lacquer techniques. Zeshin combined traditional Edo period methods with modern sensibilities to create a detailed composition inspired by nature. Loc. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Dim. 41.9 x 22.9 x 24.4 cm (16 1/2 x 9 x 9 5/8 in.)

[vintage-treasures]

Book of Painted Kosode Patterns, hand-painted album (17th century) During the 17th century in Japan, artists created hand-painted fashion catalogs to show off trendy designs for traditional Japanese robes, called kosode.

Each page showed a colorful pattern for the back of a robe, using popular seasonal symbols. These stylish layouts were uneven and decorated with shiny gold and silver. Tailors and customers used these books as guides to choose new clothing styles. Loc. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Dim. 31.1 cm H x 22.9 cm W (12 1/4 x 9 in.).

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[timeless-brushstrokes]

Roofs under Snow (1878) by Gustave Caillebotte

[chantssecrets]

Le grand arbre dans la campagne (ou Arbres et plaines), 1947, Oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm, 🎨 by Jean-René Bazaine.

[chantssecrets]

Trigourrec, 1972, Oil on canvas, 146 x 97 cm, 🎨 by Maurice Estève.

[artist-schiele]

Self Portrait with Hands on Chest, 1910, Egon Schiele

Medium: watercolor,paper

[newloverofbeauty]

Jacques-Emile Blanche: André Gide at 21

[chantssecrets]

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 🎨 by Henri Rachou

[worldsandemanations]

Simon Palmer, b. 1956, British

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