#ashmolean museum

[lionofchaeronea]

Studies of the Heads of Two Apostles and Their Hands (auxiliary cartoon for The Transfiguration), Raphael, ca. 1516-20

[taf-art]

La toilette (1889). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#FishFriday :

Skate Vase, c.1867

Christopher Dresser (British, 1834-1904) (designer), for Wedgwood, Staffordshire (manufacturer)

earthenware; moulded, enameled, gilded; H 16.5cm

Ashmolean Museum WA2015.47

https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/793918

[cupofmeat]

Green-glazed jar, 701–800 CE, China. Earthenware with green glaze.

[barbucomedie]

Armour from Japan dated to the Early 18th Century on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England

This suit of armour would have been worn by Samurai and dates to the Edo period, a relatively peaceful time following the civil wars and attempted invasions of China and Korea. During this time armour became more ceremonial and ornate for higher ranking nobility with lacquered metal laced together with silk cords. The helmet of this ensemble is much older though, dating to 1560.

The armour was a gift from Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu as part of a goodwill mission from the Empire of Japan to the United Kingdom. The second son of Emperor Taishō, Chichibu and his wife, Setsuko, Princess Chichibu, attempted to foster good relations with the UK and were on good terms with the British royal family.

Photographs taken by myself 2019

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Pinkie Pie with the Ballon Venus (pink) by Jeff Koons.

At the Ashmolean Museum, in Oxford, England.

[doctorwookie]

The Sluggard

by Lord Frederick Leighton (c. 1890)

Photographed by me at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, U.K., July 2025.

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Convent Thoughts

Artist: Charles Allston Collins (British, 1828-1873) Date: ca. 1850-1851 Medium: Oil on canvas Collection: Ashmolean Museum Oxford, England

Description

A nun looks at a Passion flower, symbolizing the crucifixion of Christ. In her left hand, she holds a religious book open at an image of the Virgin Mary.

The flowers in the painting symbolize various traits of a nun including remembrance (Forget-me-nots), purity (Madonna liliesn), constancy (Evergreen trumpet honeysuckle) and most of all passion for Christ (the Passion flower she holds in her hand).

Collins painted the background while staying in Oxford; the flowers were painted in the garden of the Clarendon Press, where he was a guest of the Combes. The painting is executed in the minutely detailed style of the early Pre-Raphaelites, though Collins was never a member of the Brotherhood. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1851 and was one of the works which inspired Ruskin's defense of young artists.