#el jaleo

[the-affluence-twins]

did maggie stiefvater just name blue after her fav painter john singer sargent and assume we wouldn't notice. like miss mag. you made sargent's painting el jaleo a key part of the dreamer trilogy. what are you trying to say. is blue his great great granddaughter or something. even weirder is she related to him on the tree side.

[ellefleurira]

can’t stop thinking about Her (the dancer in sargent’s el jaleo at the isabella stewart gardner museum)

[7pleiades7]

El Jaleo (1882) by John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), oil on canvas, 232 x 348 cm, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

[lemuseum]

[goodbyeandgoodbye]

Close-up of John Singer Sargent’s El Jaleo, 1882

[fanning-the-flames]

And now updated Sect Leader Jiang a la El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent. I’m glad you all liked this concept from when I posted the value study earlier (seriously I didn't expect that many people to like a simple value study but such is the genius of Sargent)…the enthusiasm made me more excited to finish the piece!

Sure he’s not gripping Zidian very well and I don’t see how he wouldn’t slice off his own leg with Sandu positioned like that, but it looks awesome so it all works out. Probably. Sargent has always been willing to make stuff up for the aesthetics.

Now for a detail view of Sandu Shengshou:

See under the cut for my head canons for the OG JC stans, the gremlin disciples.

Which disciple are you?

(1) Xichen?! He let himself in I had no say 2) Having a good time 3) Probably a Spider from Yu Sect. V proud of SLJ 4) Jiang Sect musician. San xian [a traditional Chinese instrument] which is made of snake skin 5) Always wants a glimpse of Sect Leader but is subtle about it 6) Wants a glimpse and is LOUD and PROUD about it 7) Hype squad! Particularly hypes feral JC even more 8) VP of SDSS fan club. Jin Ling is Prez obvs.)

[katiedora]

I’m just trying to be the best Declan Lynch that I can be tonight.

[honey-hymn]

El Jaleo (1882)

John Singer Sargent