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[sictransitgloriamvndi]

Army of Darkness over Montmartre (1885, Oil on canvas) - Cristobal de Antonio

[dailyclassicart]

Aleksander Gierymski - "Louvre at night" (1892)

[vintage-treasures]

Pandora, oil on canvas (1896) Pandora was the mythical first human woman, created by Hephaestus on Zeus's orders as punishment for humanity after Prometheus stole fire. Molded from earth, she was gifted beauty, curiosity, and cunning by the gods. John William Waterhouse (British, 1849–1917) captured Pandora releasing evil, misery, and sickness into the world, leaving only hope inside the box.

This work marks the artist's transition into the Pre-Raphaelite style. The composition uses the deep blue of her drapery to contrast with the forest's shadows and the golden casket. It follows the traditional narrative of curiosity and its risky consequences. Loc. Private collection. Dim. 152 x 91 cm (59.8 x 35.8 in).

[oldpaintings]

Albert Moulton Foweraker (English, 1873-1942)

[dailyclassicart]

Ludwig Rösch - "The Pilgram's Pulpit in St. Stephan"

[oathtoblood]

Hercules and his son Telephus

1st Century AD

(Found in Tivoli, Italy)

[dailyclassicart]

Sydney Laurence - "Northern Lights" (1921)

[bebs-art-gallery]

A Nightmare to Remember by Omar Samy

[samuelburgess-johnson]

Samuel Burgess-Johnson

[stealingpotatoes]

and here's a closeup of the legend himself banging out the tunes <3

[flirtingwithselfdestruction]

kristen ritter in vivienne westwood f/w 2005

[enchantedbook]

"Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods" by Arthur Rackham, 1911

[vintage-treasures]

Mamluk Gilded and Enamelled Glass Footed Bowl, glass (ca. 1325–1350) This bowl represents the pinnacle of 14th-century Islamic glassmaking from Mamluk Syria. Mamluk craftsmen (1250–1517) pioneered sophisticated techniques for applying gilding and polychrome enamels, creating intricate zoomorphic arabesques and animal combat scenes.

Highly prized as luxury items, such vessels were often commissioned for state banquets to signal the owner's status and refined taste. The thuluth inscription on the foot repeats the epithet al alim ("the learned"), suggesting the patron was a scholarly ruler or official. Although the foot is a 19th-century replacement, its addition demonstrates the enduring value collectors place on these rare pieces. Loc. The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, US, is selling this piece at Christie’s London on April 30, 2026, to benefit its acquisitions fund. Dim. 32.7 cm H x 20.5 cm Diam (12 7/8 x 8 in.).

[inspirationpainting]

Eduardo Leon Garrido (1856-1906)

[fernicenty]

stay whimsical, forest creature

[saraphimshpatar]

The Scottish Chiefs

By: Newell Convers Wyeth

[vintage-treasures]

Apollo with Urania, oil on canvas (1798) Charles Meynier (1768–1832) depicted the god of the sun and the muse of astronomy. Urania leans against a celestial globe to symbolize her domain over the stars. Apollo stands with his lyre in a composition that emphasizes the harmony between the arts and sciences.

Meynier created this work for a cycle of five paintings commissioned by François Boyer-Fonfrède. The series decorated a private townhouse in Toulouse during the French Revolution. It serves as an example of the balanced figures and monumental scale of the Neoclassical style. Loc. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Dim. 275 cm H x 235 cm W (108 1/4 x 92 1/2 in.)