beau

a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs

[glistikkk]

Bark bark bark

[classicalcanvas]

The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (1795) by William Blake

[neddomosed]

The Odyssey

[carart-draws]

The Picture of Dorian Gray🖼️

One of my new favourite books of all time. Oscar Wilde's writing is wild LOL

[reynisxxsimart]

— On a night of wint'ry fog, the rune of Death was stolen. And the demigods began to fall, starting with Godwyn the Golden —

[rephaeim]

🫀🏹

[rosary-enthusiast]

Details of “Apollo & Dionysus” by Leonid Ilyukhin

In some psychological & artistic disciplines, Apollonian & Dionysian are words used to describe opposite impulses- artistic, controlled, skillful, vs hedonistic, emotional & wild.

However, anyone who knows the details of Apollo & Dionysus’ history knows they are very intertwined. They share a reputation of youth & beauty, & Dionysus was said to take domain over Delphi, Apollo’s most holy site, during the winter months. Art & music are key elements of Dionysus’ worship, representing pleasure & luxury. They’re not even two sides of the same coin, they’re puzzle pieces fitting together side by side.

[horsefigureoftheday]

Horse figure of the day: Freeman McFarlin #139 Unicorn Foal

[fairytopea]

sword dividers ⋱ by fairytopea

[auroradiation]

print

[s-c-r-ee-ch]

Four Seasons by William Hamilton (1751 - 1801)

Triumph of Venus (spring)

Triumph of Apollo (summer)

Triumph of Bacchus (autumn)

Triumph of Aeolus (winter)

[karroana]

gouache study of beautiful ancient artifacts !

[closeupofpaintings]

Carel Fabritius - The Goldfinch, 1654 (detail), oil on panel

[bloodbroox]

piranesi 🏛️🪈📚

[advancedlawnmowingtechniques-de]

[korrioak]

Helen of Sparta

[iktend]

i see no point in avoiding it now.

[ prometheus and the eagle. ]