#urns

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Aqua and Orange ~

[charnel-grounds]

George Cruikshank (1792–1878)

illustration to “The Glass and the New Crystal Palace”

woodcut, 1853 — source

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[thesilicontribesman]

Prehistoric Pottery Design, Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow

[artemlegere]

Gretchen in Front of the Statue of the Virgin Mary

Artist: Adam Vogler (Austrian, 1822–1856

Date: 1856

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private Collection

Description

In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Gretchen (short for Margarete) is the innocent village maiden whom Faust seduces with the help of the devil, Mephistopheles. Her tragic story line - involving accidental matricide, infanticide, and ultimate divine salvation - forms the emotional core of Part One and a foundational pillar of Western literature.

The painting depicts “Gretchen in Front of the Statue of the Virgin Mary” depicts a pivotal, tragic moment from Goethe’s Faust, where the seduced, pregnant Gretchen prays to the Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowful Mother) for help, identifying with Mary’s suffering as she faces shame, potential death, and losing her child.

[royalty-nobility]

Maria Eufrosyne (1625–1687), Princess Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–1686), Count, Councillor of the Realm, Marshal of the Realm, Lord High Chancellor and Lord High Steward

Artist: Hendrik Munnichhoven (Dutch, 1622–1664)

Date: 1653

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Museum / Gripsholm Castle, Stockholm, Sweden

Description

Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie has to take a step down, as he is outranked by his wife, Princess Maria Eufrosyne, the sister of the future Charles X Gustav. The difference between them is also underlined by the fact that the whole of her gown is of gold cloth, while her husband’s costume is black with gold trim. The plants allude to fertility and the little dog to fidelity. The artist Münnichhofen came from the Netherlands and entered De la Gardie’s service.

[20thcenturyartgallery]

The House Maid

Artist: William McGregor Paxton (American, 1869-1941)

Date: 1910

Medium: Oil on canvas

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

[picknmixsims]

Forceable Urns

Forceable Urns

Adds menu options to tombstones/urns to enable them to remain as urns when placed outside.

Additionally, permits urns to be placed on shelves.