colleen

she/her

[exhausted-undead]

happy pride! have some lesbian phantom for the occasion

also I realised my perisan erik and black christine headcanons hadn't been given art yet so. two birds one stone

[prunsel]

oh my god

[amygdalae]

If I was some lil farmer townsfolk guy in skyrim and I heard one of the guards say "been too long since we had a good bandit raid" I'd be so fucking mad

[molabuddy]

*stumbles out of a building covered in blood* i failed a social interaction .

[parme-tan]

[storiomaniac1]

RIP phantom of the opera you would have loved The Real Housewives

[storiomaniac1]

RIP phantom of the opera and lady whistledown you would have loved each other

[skypevevo]

[landmineblogging]

[napstachill]

his ass is not getting out of apocrypha

[guinevereslancelot]

[cuties-in-codices]

reflection of a horse on a fallen soldier's armor

detail of a miniature from the "anciennes chroniques d'angleterre" (vol. 1) by jean de wavrin, flanders, c. 1470-90

source: Paris, BnF, Français 74, fol. 161v

[polartss]

Haircut

Rin from The Poppy War by RF Kuang

[knighthelm]

Next two of Henry VIII's wives: Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves!

Putting a little explanation for these designs under the break:

Both of these women were painted by Hans Holbien, and their portraits by that artist played a pretty vital role in how I wanted to depict these women. For Jane, I decided to stick as close as I could, because I think Jane gets the most artistic interpretation than any of the other wives. She's a blank slate to a lot of directors in Tudor adaptations. This is brought on by the very scant records we have of what she was really like in life. We do know she loved quail while she was pregnant, and encouraged Henry to treat his daughter Mary better, which ultimately ended in her being welcomed back at court. Her family has kept samples of her embroidery through history, so it's fun to imagine her working on something in between breaks for her portrait.

For Anne, I went the complete opposite. Her Holbien portrait is extremely famous, but I feel like it creates the misconception that Anne never changed during the rest of her life in England. The portrait also has been used to cast doubts on her appearance (and whether or not her looks are exagerrated). In reality, Anne was dressed in typical English court digs when she arrived in England, and was noted to be very pretty. It wasn't until after Henry cast doubts on her appearrance, and even her chastity, in order to get out of the marriage as quickly as possible. I wanted to give these back to her, as white symbolised purity and chastity in this period. Anne lived a good life as Henry's sister, and outlived all the other of Henry's wives. She was known for being kind to her staff, and loving to pair cards with a good drink.

[cinemaocd]

Please check your Halloween candy! I found Hans Holbein's portrait of Thomas Cromwell in this Kit Kat...

[the-evil-clergyman]

Sappho by Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1884)

[thoodleoo]

there are very few ancient artifacts that make me more emotional than roman tombstones that thank the reader for stopping by and wish them well. there's simply something so sweet and gentle to me about imagining a traveler stopping along the road to read someone's final dedication and being sent away with the blessings of a thankful ghost

[thoodleoo]

marcus caecilius: good luck and good health to you. sleep without a care.

me:

[katharinepar]

‘It’s not every day that new Tudor artifacts are discovered. Earlier this morning, researchers at the British Museum announced the discovery of a heart-shaped gold pendant, attached to a gold chain, dated to around 1521. Perhaps the most significant part of this discovery is the interwoven ‘H’ and 'K’ initials, confidently linking this find back to Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. It is possible that this pendant was part of the Tudor court’s famed pageantry. It may have been presented to Queen Katherine by Henry himself at a jousting tourney at Westminster, intended to celebrate the birth of their son, Prince Henry, Duke of Cornwall. However, that would place the pendant’s origins to January of 1511 at the latest. At the tournament, King Henry proudly wore symbols of the heart, Katherine’s initials, and Katherine’s emblem – a pomegranate – woven throughout his clothes and resplendent caparisons. He spared no expense for the celebrations, although sadly, his son Henry, would breathe his last less than a month later. Little of the object’s provenance has been revealed. It was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in the Midlands, who 'shrieked like a school girl’ upon unearthing the pendant. Hopefully in the coming months, more information about this enigmatic object will be released.’

Source: TudorExtra on Instagram