#aestheric

[softwaring]

this was heaven on earth frfr

[willowitcher]

[wonllitz]

every hour every minute

night after night ~

[nicohockstetter]

Bro please, I can't be the only one who sees this image and thinks they are doing something obscene 😭

[blackcoffeedreams]

[red-melancolie]

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[damioctober]

𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐞𝐤 2023

[allegorypaintings]

The Sense of Sight

Artist: Annie Louisa Swynnerton (British, 1844–1933)

Date: 1895

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Description

The senses were a favorite subject for 17th century artists, represented in a fairly literal manner. Following this tradition, Swynnerton's angel, who appears on earth, relies on her sight to find heaven. The subject of the 'Sense of Sight', an angel overwhelmed at the wonder of what they can see, perhaps relates to the importance of sight to an artist and the joy of the visual work. Her rapturous expression suggests not merely sight but also a spiritual vision and the realistic painting of flesh and face contrast with the figure's spirituality.