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Dans la Bibliotheque (1872). Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890). Oil on canvas.
Toulmouche specialized in paintings depicting beautiful women within interior scenes (Directoire/Costume paintings). He first exhibited in the Salon of 1848.
At the height of his career, Costume painting came into the forefront. Patrons reveled in depictions of sentimental, romantic daily life. Success depended on the expressiveness of the characters, a quality directly derived from history painting.

Dans la Bibliotheque (1872). Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890). Oil on canvas.

Toulmouche specialized in paintings depicting beautiful women within interior scenes (Directoire/Costume paintings). He first exhibited in the Salon of 1848.

At the height of his career, Costume painting came into the forefront. Patrons reveled in depictions of sentimental, romantic daily life. Success depended on the expressiveness of the characters, a quality directly derived from history painting.

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Liz Huston. The Slumber of Ondine, 2011.

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vickyveiled:

Residuum Erucae Comedit Lucusta (by seriykotik1970)

“The Grasshopper lies Heavy” (Joel 1:4)

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"It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all. We should long ago have become angels had we been capable of paying attention to the experience of art, and allowing ourselves to be changed in accordance with the ideals it expresses. Art only has the capacity, through shock and catharsis, to make the human soul receptive to good. It’s ridiculous to imagine that people can be taught to be good…Art can only give food – a jolt – the occasion – for psychical experience."

— Andrei Tarkovsky (via forgottencityiram)

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kickstarter:

Love the FAQ on What is Conceptual Art? (A conceptual art project.)

(HT Helen Rittelmeyer)

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ianbrooks:

Real Life Flemish Portraits by Sacha Goldberger

Taking a cue from Rembrandt, Sacha enlisted a small army of costume, hair, and make-up designers to assist his human and live animal models. My personal photo would have been with a mongoose. Aint no cobras coming after me.

Artist: website (via: mymodernmet)

Now this is ~art~. AMAZING.

"…in an age of pestilence like our own there is little but the great art of the past to convince one that the human species deserves to continue…"

—

Ezra Pound (1885-1972), “Hudson: Poet Strayed into Science,” The Little Review (May-June, 1920), rpt. in Selected Prose 1909-1965, ed. William Cookson (New York: New Directions, 1975), pp. 429-432 (at 430)

(HT Laudator Temporis Acti)

(Source: laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com.au)

lostsplendor:

Happy Birthday Peter Carl Fabergé [1846-1920]

“Peter Carl Fabergé also known as Karl Gustavovich Fabergé in Russia was a Russian jeweller, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. Wikipedia”

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"‎Anarchism adjures us to be bold creative artists, and care for no laws or limits. But it is impossible to be an artist and not care for laws and limits. Art is limitation; the essence of every picture is the frame. … The artist loves his limitations: they constitute the thing he is doing. The painter is glad that the canvas is flat. The sculptor is glad that the clay is colourless."

— G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (via movinggrowingbeing)

oldbookillustrations:

Front cover from Principles of decorative design, by Christopher Dresser, London, New York, 1873.

(Source: archive.org)

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