art!

just a blog to post art that i want to be able to post to a community in a way that people can reblog if they want. i do my absolute best to research but feel free to let me know if i missed something! main @lilybee / / / avatar is from Two Women at a Window by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo; header is from Snow on Lake by Kawase Hasui

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The Bard by Thomas Jones (1742–1803) Oil on canvas, 45 x 66 in (114.5 x 168.0 cm), painted in 1774 Located at the National Cardiff Museum

"Poised on the edge of cliff clutching a harp, the last surviving bard places a curse on the English invaders before leaping to his death. This dramatic history painting has become iconic for Wales. Based on Thomas Gray’s poem The Bard, it recounts the tale of Edward I’s legendary massacre of the Welsh bards." (Excerpt of description from Amgueddfa Cymru item listing)

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Cardos by Bibi Zogbé (1890-1973) Oil on canvas, 34 x 26 in (86.4 x 66 cm), painted 1938 Currently privately owned

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Roses Still Life by Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821-1872) Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 in (61.0 x 48.3 cm), painted ca. 1842-1848 Located at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC