An Endless World Filled With Starless Nights

J. 27. --- And your world will burn. --- All art posted here are not my own. If any work is unsourced please let me know and I will attempt to properly source it. I try my best to pay attention if something is sourced but sometimes I forget to check.

[dagerlin]

Michelangelo Miani

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🌊 Atlas des zoophytes: . Paris: Roret, libraire rue Hautefeuille, au coin de celle du battoir, [18–]. Original source Image description: Historical scientific illustration titled “Atlas des zoophytes,” showing two elongated eel-like segmented creatures labeled 1 and 4, coiled and straightened to reveal body structure with detailed striping. Insets numbered 2, 3, and 5 depict close-up views of anatomical features, including head and tail segments. The illustration is labeled “Zoophytes Pl. 8” and includes French captions identifying the species as “Le Tenia cucurbitain” and “Le Tenia des brebis.” The artwork uses fine lines and muted earth tones on a pale background, reflecting 18th-century natural history style.

[berensreverie]

Paleo art inspired by Minoan frescoes

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🍤 Senryūdō gafu Asakusa-ku: Matsuzaki Hanzō, Meiji 13 [1880] Original source Image description: Two-page spread from an 1880 Japanese illustration book showing detailed black-and-white line drawings of various fish and seafood. The left page features a large shrimp prominently in the center, surrounded by different fish species and sea creatures, each labeled with Japanese text. The right page continues with more fish illustrations, including one with a spiny head and others with distinct scales and fins. The artwork is precise and naturalistic, typical of Meiji-era scientific and artistic studies of marine life. The shrimp is notably large and curved, with visible segmented body and multiple legs.

[swanngalleries]

H. BOYLSTON DUMMER

The Robin Book, circa 1925.

Featured in Art, Press & Illustrated Books.

[corrodedparadox]

Who translated my gar onto a 2d plane when I wasn’t looking

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🏝 A history of the fishes of the British Islands London: G. Bell, 1877-1878. Original source Image description: Illustration of a single fish from the 1877-1878 book “A History of the Fishes of the British Islands.” The fish is shown in profile with detailed scales, a large round eye, and a slightly open mouth. Its body is elongated, with fins along the sides and a forked tail. The coloration includes shades of gray with subtle hints of brown and pink. The image is labeled “Rays Bream XCII,” indicating the species and plate number. The illustration is precise and scientific, reflecting 19th-century natural history artwork related to marine life around the British Isles.

[grimdarkacademia]

Edward Gorey, “The Object Lesson”

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🐻 Les papillons dans la nature Neuchâtel ;à 30ditions Delachaux and Niestlé, s.a., 1934. Original source Image description: Illustration titled “Le dé-a-jouer” from 1934 depicting two butterflies on a flowering plant. The main subject is a large grizzled skipper butterfly with dark brown wings featuring white and orange markings, resting on pink and red clustered flowers with green leaves. Above it is a smaller, pale butterfly with light brown and cream patterns. The detailed, vintage style highlights the texture of butterfly wings and delicate flowers, capturing a natural scene of pollinators in their habitat.

[pmamtraveller]

Through the Window by Arthur Wasse

[ducissatenebrarum]

“Human Skeleton,” by James Ward, ca 1810. Medium: graphite, brown ink, brown and gray wash.

[ateazure]

"and the universe said i love you."

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🪳 Natuurlijke en naar het leven nauwkeurige gekleurde afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen der spoken, wandelende bladen, zabelspringhanen, krekels, trekspringhanen en kakkerlakken: Amsterdam: J.C. Sepp, 1813. Original source Image description: Historical scientific illustration depicting four detailed, color-accurate cockroach-like insects labeled 38, 38A, 39, and 40. The largest specimen (39) shows a brown, elongated body with long antennae and spiny legs. The insect labeled 38 has green-patterned forewings spread open, revealing translucent hind wings underneath. The smaller figures 38A and 40 show different side and top views, highlighting various leg and wing positions. Each insect displays segmented bodies and fine texture details, emphasizing anatomical accuracy typical of early 19th-century entomological art. The image is from an 1813 Amsterdam publication on insects including cockroaches.

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🌅 Choix des plus belles fleurs: . Paris: Ernest Panckoucke, [1833?].. Original source Image description: Illustration of a botanical specimen featuring four morning glory flowers with trumpet-shaped blooms—three are deep purple with red star-like patterns and one is blue with similar markings. The flowers are attached to thin, curling green stems with several heart-shaped green leaves. Two flower buds are shown, indicating different stages of blooming. The detailed watercolor style reflects 19th-century botanical art, labeled “Ipomoea Quamoclit,” highlighting the plant’s delicate structure and vibrant colors typical of morning flowers.

[gothredy]

[passionpeachy]

music taste

(acrylic markers on panel)

[taylornprice]

mandarin oranges