The viol, the violet, and the vine

An art historian's collection of ancient to contemporary art, fin-de-siècle symbolism, and eclectic curiosities.

[thecollectibles]

Let the Waves Carry Them by Annie Stegg Gerard

[nobrashfestivity]

Maurice Prendergast America, 19th century Bastille Day 1892

[enchantedbook]

"Hermia and Lysander" (1870) by John Simmons, from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream

[urgetocreate]

Yamaguchi Kayō (Japanese 1899-1984), Foxes, Watercolor, Nihonga style

[cryptic-forge]

no leaves, but plenty of eyes.

inspired by me spacing out on a long drive & staring at trees. this happened earlier this year, and birches ended up growing leaves before i finished the doll.

all branches & roots are made of metal wire + hot glue, which makes them poseable and also keeps them from snapping.

[spacewonder19]

June's Strawberry Moon ©

[armthearmour]

A pair of beautifully etched and pierced gauntlets which belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid,

Length: 15.9 in/40.5 cm

Width: 3.9 in/10 cm

Weight (each): 1.1 lbs/520 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1480-1510, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

[1five1two]

'Love's Testament'. Phoebe Anna Traquair. 1898.

[centuriespast]

Poetry Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

[nocnitsa]

Helen Warner Photography

[enchantedbook]

"Comet Donati", colour lithograph by Philippe Benoist, from Amédée Guillemin's Le Ciel (1877).

[chivalry-on-canvas]

Isabella and the Pot of Basil by George Henry Grenville Manton

[frogteethblogteeth]

Witch or Sorceress masquerade ball dress by Leon Sault, Paris, 1860s

[die-rosastrasse]

Vintage Magical and Fantasy Costumes

Illustrations by Léon Sault, Charles Bétout and Alfred Albert

[escapismsworld]

Strawberry Hill House. A Gothic Revival villa that was built in Twickenham, London 1749

[nodeberianpecar]

(vía El arte de lo efímero en las nubes interiores de Berndnaut Smilde)

[rosieandthemoon]

Edward Burne-Jones for "The Wood Beyond the World" (1894)