QUEST FOR BEAUTY

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THIS COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS IS MY "QUEST FOR BEAUTY" FROM THE MARBLES OF ANTIQUITY - OLD MASTER PAINTINGS - SCULPTURE - Objet d'Art - ARCHITECTURE TO THE MOST STUNNING INTERIORS - ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE INTOXICATED BY THEIR BEAUTY. If there are any problems with copyrights they will be removed at your request.

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The Laocoön and His Sons.” 1817 Auguste-Jean Marie Carbonneaux French 1790-1843. bronze. sold at Sotheby's for $18.1 million. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Portrait of Alexander, on a modern bust, 1st.-2nd. century AD. Roman, pentelic marble. Galleria Borghese. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Drawing of the Wounded Achilles (Achille ferito) by the Italian sculptor Innocenzo Fraccaroli (1805 - 1882), sculpture made in 1842. graphite on paper. Galleria d’Arte Moderna Milan. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Dionysus. God of wine. Roman statue. 2nd century AD. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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"Satyr's Head with Antlers," 17th-century sculpture by Christof Angermair German 1580-1633. ivory. Bavarian National Museum. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Study of an Angel from Paradise Lost. 1867. Alexandre Cabanel French 1823-1889. drawing. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Detail : Venus Healing Aeneas.1825. Merry Joseph Blondel French 1781-1853. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Hercules and Antaeus. 1690s. Gregorio De Ferrari Italian 1647-1726. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Saint Sebastian. 17th.century. Bolognese School. oil/canvas. Sotheby's April 2026. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis. 19th.century. circle of Baron Pierre Guerin French 1774-1833. oil/canvas. Christie's April 2021. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Morpheus. 1771. Jean-Bernard Restout French 1732-1797. oil/canvas. Cleveland Museum of Art. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Phanes Emerging from the Cosmic Egg. 1711.Jean-Bernard Restout French 1732-1797. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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The helmet-mask comes from the funerary tumulus of Roshava Dragana, southwest of present-day Stara Zagora, and can be dated to the 1st century AD, at the height of the Roman period. We are in the heart of Thrace, a border region where local traditions, Hellenistic culture, and Roman influence are deeply intertwined. The Thracian elites adopted forms and models of Roman military equipment, reinterpreting them according to their own vision of power and death. Placing such an object in a burial meant asserting status, warrior identity, and continuity beyond life. It was not merely a weapon or a piece of protection, but a true face of eternity, destined to accompany the deceased on his journey into the afterlife.

Death of Orion. 1756-58. Nicolas Guy Brenet French 1728-1792. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Icarus Fallen. 1920. Alfred Schwarzschild German | 1874 - 1948. oil/canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Seated Male Nude. 19th.century. Rafal Hadziewicz Polish 1803-1886. pencil and crayon on paper. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Male Nude. 19th.century. anonymous. pencil & white chalk on paper. http;//hadrian6.tumblr.com

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