Lucid Madness

[solcattus]

A Falconer in the 16th Century, 1859

By Tranquillo Cremona

[dailyclassicart]

John Singer Sargent - "Light and Shade" (1883)

[michaeloliverlove]

Two Forms by Henry Moore

[fravery]

Jim Holland (b. 1955) The Green Room

[fravery]

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890. Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, June 1888

[beammeupplease]

The open window

Bonnard

[reality-nihilism]

"The Vision of the Cross"

Gustave Doré, 1832.

[miamaimania]

"The Holy Family, with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, a Cat, and Two Donors" ✣ Dosso Dossi — oil on canvas

[mckendrickslove]

Claude Monet- Water Lilies, 1899

[detournementsmineurs]

“Portes de l'Armoire à Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche" par Leonora Carrington et Max Ernst (1938) à l'exposition “Leonora Carrington” au Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, juillet 2026.

[antonio-m]

Charles Gleyre (Swiss, 1806-1874). “Gaius Mucius Scaevola”, c.1858. Private collection. oil on canvas

[paintingsandhistory]

Agrippina and Germanicus

Artist: Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Date: ca. 1614

Medium: Oil on panel

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States

Description

Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder were Rome's ultimate power couple in the early 1st century AD, serving as a vital bridge in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was a beloved military hero, while she was a fiercely independent granddaughter of Emperor Augustus who boldly accompanied him on military campaigns .

Germanicus Julius Caesar (15 BC – AD 19): He was an immensely popular Roman general, statesman, and the presumed heir to the empire. Celebrated for his successful campaigns in Germania and the East, his sudden death in Antioch at age 33 sparked widespread outrage and rumors that he had been poisoned by rivals.

Agrippina the Elder (14 BC – AD 33): The granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, she was highly influential and publicly visible. After her husband's death, she became the outspoken leader of a political faction opposing Emperor Tiberius, which ultimately led to her banishment and death by starvation in AD 33.

Their Legacy: They had nine children, solidifying their lineage at the center of Roman history. Their descendants included their son, the Emperor Caligula, and their grandson, the Emperor Nero. Their daughter, Agrippina the Younger, would go on to become one of the most powerful women in Rome.

[chantssecrets]

Marianne von Werefkin, self portrait

[granstromjulius]

Diego Velázquez

[worldsandemanations]

Christopher Smith

[hadrian6]

The Architect, 1885. Jules Elie Delaunay. French 1828-1891. drawing in pencil and heightened with white chalk on paper.    http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

[antonio-m]

“Warrior with Lance and Shield”. c.1808 by Joannes Echarius Carolus Alberti (1777–1832).

“Warrior with Drawn Sword”, c.1808 by Joannes Echarius Carolus Alberti (1777–1832). Dutch painter of Italian descent who work most of his life in Paris. oil on canvas