#academic classicism

[7pleiades7]

The Dew (La Rosée), (Detail), (19th century), by Fritz Zuber-Bühler (Swiss, 1822 - 1896)

[fromtheheather]

God's Creatures (1913) - Eugene de Blaas

[vintage-treasures]

A Water Baby. Oil on Canvas (ca. 1900) Herbert James Draper (British, 1863–1920) brings to life a popular Victorian fairy tale, inspired by Charles Kingsley’s 1863 novel The Water-Babies.

"No one can say that no water babies exist until they have seen no water babies existing."

In the scene, a sea nymph on a rocky shoreline pries open a giant oyster shell to find the newborn child of the deep asleep inside. By framing the scene within a tondo, or circular canvas, Draper creates a pearlescent window that draws the eye inward, tightens the composition, and mirrors organic curves such as the oyster shell and the human body. Loc. Manchester Art Gallery. Dim. 68.5 cm (26.9 in.) in diameter.

[valentineua]

A beauty undressing - Circle of Charles-Edouard Boutibonne (1816-1897)

[photos-of-the-day]

Artist of the Day: Pierre Auguste Cot

(February 17th, 1837 – August 2nd, 1883)

French - Academic Classicism

[pompeianred]

Portrait of a Young Woman | 1869 Pierre Auguste Cot

[from-a-spiders-web]

The Awakening (detail), 1893 Eugene de Blaas

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Rosalind by James Sant (1820–1916)