Royal aesthetics

Mel's aesthetic side blog, not associated with a particular time period (This blog is purely for aesthetic purposes, I do not support the actual monarchy) 

[antoniettabrandeisova]

Marcus Curtius (detail), Johann Georg Platzer (Austrian, 1704–1761)

[myrcella]

mary tudor’s butter-yellow dress & french hood ❖ THE TUDORS 3.08

[theacademicromantic-deactivated]

oh, to wear a beautiful dress to a masquerade ball on a secret mission and dance with my attractive enemy only to press a dagger to his throat later

[stingrayextraordinaire]

Barbie Movie Moodboards // Anneliese

Love is like a melody, one that I will always treasure.

[ancientsstudies]

Schloss Herrenchiemsee by maik.wtf.

[illustratus]

The Roman Ruins in Schönbrunn, by Friedrich Frank

[ivashkovadrian]

KATE SHARMA’s sunset ball gown with flower embroideries

Worn in Bridgerton 2x08 (2022) Costume design by Sophie Canale

[dailyborgia]

LUCREZIA BORGIA AND CESARE BORGIA (THE BORGIAS 1.06)

[periodedits]

You know, centuries from now, when everyone’s telling this story, you think you and I will even be mentioned?  Honesty, I couldn’t care less. Me neither.

ROSALINE (2022) dir. Karen Maine

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[silvernwillow-deactivated202602]

“The Sensitive Plant” by Frank Dicksee (English, 1853-1928)

[without-ado]

Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the year over Ely Cathedral in the morning

l VeronicaJoPo l Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

[treasures-and-beauty]

16th century engraved breastplate, Photo by Arutemu

[jaeausten]

Milla Jovovich as Milady de Winter in The Musketeers.

[infected]

Marienburg Castle, Hanover, Germany, photos by Dejan Saulic

[carloskaplan]

Frédéric Soulacroix:  Afternoon Tea (1900)

[amdd1990]

Artist: Eugène Rémy Maes (Detail).