sparrow of the dawn

|| Anna ||

[cair--paravel]

Opal and glass gold-mounted pendant by René Lalique, c. 1900.

[pointnclick]

the only way to tell if a man is truly gentle is if he has green moss and algae all over him from sleeping quietly, motionlessly, at the bottom of a crystal clear riverbed

[sandpontiff]

On a trip

[dailyclassicart]

Felice Casorati - "Girl on a Red Carpet" (1920)

[muddyswirls]

[bardskull]

[thestolencaryatid-deactivated20]

Iranian brass amulet that renders its bearer more attractive and helps her capture and subdue a lover. The lover is symbolized as beast of burden.

[barcarole]

Detail from Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford, Anthony van Dyck, 1638.

[moonandtrees]

[furtho]

Abandoned cottage, Norway (via niume.com)

[the-crow-in-the-blooming-tree]

[zemestoun]

sandro botticelli, dante and beatrice in stars

[7pleiades7]

Ophelia, (Detail), (1889) by John William Waterhouse RA (English, 1849 – 1917), oil on canvas, 98 cm x 158 cm, Private Collection

[cryptidclub]

i rewatched the wicker man again and i keep thinking about it

[postcardaday]

View of Oyster Bay (detail), c. 1908 Tiffany Studios, New York

[lamignonette]

[20thcenturystarlet]

New York City ballet production of Midsummer Nights Dream

[thepeelingrenoir]

The fact this isn't a painting is a testament to one of the greatest feats of set design and production I've ever seen.

[thepeelingrenoir]

My god just look at this! The lighting, set design, photography... I've just never seen anything like it.

[sisaloofafump]

This is from 1966 and you can see over a hundred photos on the NYPL digital collections website. It is absolutely gorgeous. These are just a few of my favourites.

Plus Puck's face here: