The viol, the violet, and the vine

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

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Comet at Dunstanburgh Castle

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'Water' (1888-1890) by Frederick G. Smith.

Stained glass window made by Campbell, Smith & Co.

Image and text information courtesy MIA.

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Adolphe Cossard, Salammbo

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Reliquary Bust of Saint Yrieix, ca. 1220–40, with later grill. Limoges, France. Silver and gilded silver with rock crystal, gems, and glass. Metropolitan Museum of Art (source)

Saint Yrieix, whose skull was once contained in this reliquary, was the sixth-century founder of a monastery in the town south of Limoges that now bears his name.

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Keith's Tower in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Built c. 1824

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Yoshitaka Amano

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Dawn and Twilight bed by Emile Galle

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Sensenmann (Grim Reaper). Melaten cemetery in Cologne, Germany.

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Septmonts Castle, Septmonts, Aisne department, France,

Courtesy: Chateaux & Histoire

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Copia de la escultura del angel caido de Ricardo Bellver en la academia de bellas artes de San Fernando , Madrid.

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Le Sphinx mystérieux / The Mysterious Sphinx – Charles Van der Stappen (1897)

Musée Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles.

[thecollectibles]

Let the Waves Carry Them by Annie Stegg Gerard

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Maurice Prendergast America, 19th century Bastille Day 1892

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

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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.

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June's Strawberry Moon ©