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Maybe it's naive of me, but whenever I see portraits like this, with just a father and daughter, it restores my faith in humanity a little. Because people seem to love this idea that fathers never loved their daughters in the past and only saw them as bargaining chips for marriage or whatever, but look at the guy in the first portrait on the left, he loves that little girl! And the dad trying to do his work while his daughter bothers him with an Old Timey Barbie. The man teaching his daughter geography, his expression is so soft! The way the man in the last portrait holds the little girl's hand! And none of these are incidental, these aren't photographs, someone (probably the father) paid good money and sat down for hours so that they could have a painting of themselves and their daughter. Probably because they loved their daughter.

From left to right: 1795 Michał Jerzy Mniszech with his daughter Elżbieta - Marcello Bacciarelli; Christopher Anstey and his daughter Mary Ann by William Hoare 1776; A Musician and His Daughter by Thomas de Keyser 1629; The Geography Lesson (Portrait of Monsieur G. and His Daughter), 1812; Jean-baptiste Isabey And His Daughter; Portrait of a Young Girl and Older Man by William Harrison Scarborough

(this is probably somewhat related to my other favourite genre of painting, Husband With Multiple Kids Making Come Hither Eyes At His Wife)

My specific criteria for this genre: cannot have the mom (then it's a family portrait, not a father/daughter), cannot have any male children included (see family portrait), and it's cuter if the girl is younger

thoodleoo

finding a new favorite kind of art, that being 18th-19th century paintings of socrates dragging alcibiades away from beautiful women

warmfigure

i am massively overdue for a very very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

unlettered-heathen

reblog to give prev a very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

irreplaceable-spark

“You know, O friend, any meeting is surely more than a parting. There is emptiness before meeting someone, just nothing, but there is no longer emptiness after parting. After having met someone once, it is impossible to part completely. A person remains in the memory, as a part of the memory. The person created that part and that part lives, sometimes coming into contact with its creator. Otherwise, how would we sense those dear to us from a distance?”

— Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin, page 258

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Wallpapers of the Revolution

I recently discovered this collection of wallpapers on Gallica ; I think they are very interesting in terms of revolutionary symbolism & imagery, and as they are actual papiers peints that covered the walls of ordinary citizens, they can offer a valuable insight into popular culture during the Revolution.

Unité, indivisibilité de la République […] // Unité. indivisibilité ou de. la République […] // Unité et indivisibilité de la République […]

Joseph Chalier // Le Geova des Français // Agricola Viala age de 11 ans // Le cauchemar de l'aristocratie

Liberté égalité // Liberté // République française

What do you think, citizens? Have a nice day!

amor-ascetico

Isabelle Adjani (ph. Richard Avedon)

prettycoolgoodthings

by Helena Minginowicz

airplaner

The Great Male Renunciation- when the fops turned into dandies

lisaeldritch

Fell down the rabbit hole of "swedish folk art depicting biblical scenes but everyone is dressed like a late 18th- early 19th century peasant" for some reason.

I'm particularly fond of länsman Longinus and one magi rocking the stovepipe hats. Also, the disciples dressed as hussars.

pmamtraveller

by Niall Grant

thoodleoo

funniest thing about getting into an obscure historical figure is that finding any mention of them in primary sources feels like you've spotted a rare bird in the wild. i have mutuals who talk about roman senators like they're making a report on inaturalist and it's awesome