#aesthecism

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Demeter Mourning for Persephone

Artist: Evelyn de Morgan (English, 1855-1919)

Date: 1906

Medium: OIl on canvas

Collection: The De Morgan Foundation, London

Description

Demeter was the Greek goddess of the earth, particularly the fruits of the fields, and as normal she is represented here as the corn-goddess. Her hair is covered with ears of corn, from which poppies drop around her. Her daughter, Persephone was kidnapped by Hades and taken beneath the earth to his kingdom. Inconsolable at the loss of her daughter, Demeter refused to allow the earth to be fruitful.

[20thcenturyartgallery]

A Reading (or Woman in Windsor Chair)

Artist: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851–1938)

Date: ca. 1909

Medium: Oil on linen

Collection: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, United States

[galleryofart]

Lux in Tenebris

Artist: Evelyn De Morgan (English, 1855-1919)

Date: 1895

Medium: Oil on canvas

Description:

After Evelyn and WIlliam were married in 1887 she became particularly close to her mother-in-law Sophia De Morgan. Sophia was heavily involved with Spiritualism and her interests influenced both of the artistic couple. One particular theme in Evelyn’s work which developed from this new found involvement in religion was the competing cosmic forces of good and evil as illustrated by this painting.

The title of the painting which translates as light in darkness comes from the Latin Gospel of St. John, which refers to Christ as the light of men; "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" (Chapter 1, verse 5). The central figure of light in the painting is the personification of light, goodness hope and peace as signified by her halo of light and laurel branch. Her light shines into the dark corners of the earth and at the edge of the light is the darkness, replete with dimly visible evil monsters and crocodiles which in Evelyn’s symbolic lexicon signify evil

The model for the painting is Evelyn De Morgan’s maid and muse Jane Hales.

[ohhdarxling]

Bosie: the gnome with anger issues (daddy issues too!)

yes.

I’m talking about Lord Alfred Douglas

I wanted to see one of his random hysterical moments with Oscar just to rub his shitty temper in his face and I don’t care about his victim face, I’d just punch him in the nose without thinking too much about it.

But he also had flaws

I swear I’ll talk about his good sides too <33 

[gekkakoukaori]

Versailles wallpaper tumblr style

[gekkakoukaori]

Kamijo-Inside cellphone