#clasped hands

[portrait-paintings]

Edith Reynolds

Artist: Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929)

Date: 1908

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States

[blondebrainpowered]

Clasped Hands of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1853

Artist: Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

“Harriet Hosmer, an expatriate artist living in Rome, was one of the first American women sculptors to achieve an international reputation. Shortly after meeting the English poets Robert Browning (1812-1889) and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) in 1853, she suggested making a cast of the couple’s interlocked right hands. Elizabeth Browning consented, provided Hosmer complete the process herself rather than delegate it to studio assistants. The result is an intimate expression of the love between the Brownings, who had eloped to Italy seven years earlier, and of the warm friendship they shared with Hosmer. The identity of each clasped hand is discernible by the differences in size as well as by the treatment of the cuff at each wrist. Novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne characterized the sculpture, which was cast in both plaster and bronze, as ‘symbolizing the individuality and heroic union of two high, poetic lives!’” From The MET

[artandthebible]

The Sacrifice at Lystra

Artist: Sir James Thornhill (English, 1675/1676-1734), After Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Date: 1729-1731

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom

Description

The Sacrifice at Lystra is a biblical event described in Acts 14: 8-18. After the apostles Paul and Barnabas miraculously healed a crippled man, the pagan citizens of Lystra mistook them for the gods Hermes (Mercury) and Zeus (Jupiter), and attempted to offer ritual sacrifices to them.

[asgardiannarnian]

We all know that Mabel would IMMEDIATELY be crushin' hard on ALL the Saja Boys. First in line to join the Pride. Buying up truckloads of merch. Texting Candy and Grenda at the speed of light. Would probably have to be physically stopped from buying tickets to Korea.

Meanwhile, Dipper would be clicking his pen so fast it breaks the sound barrier, analyzing the Soda Pop performance, and scribbling in his journal. He eventually concludes that the Saja Boys are demons, outside of any influences from other sources.

[benjhawkins]

Tattoo flash by Danish artist W. Christiansen, 1897

Courtesy, The Winterthur Library

[datographie]

the quiet strength and weathered grace of clasped hands

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[snootyfoxfashion]

Victorian Hands Belt from La Femme En Noir

The Victorian Hands Belt exudes the timeless sophistication of a bygone era. The clasped hands was originally created in the Victorian era and later adopted by Elsa Schiaparelli in her 1934 Fall/Winter show as a nod to the surrealism art movement. This belt had a resurgence of popularity in the 70's proving how timeless this belt truly is. Antique Brass // Silver // Gunmetal

[erinptah]

Marc and Jake are full of insecurities; Steven and Layla are full of love