The Peacock Skirt - Aubrey Beardsley, 1893

The Kiss of Judas - Aubrey Beardsley, 1893

Enter Herodias - Aubrey Beardsley, 1893

The Climax - Aubrey Beardsley, 1893

Virgilius the Sorcerer - Aubrey Beardsley, 1893

missfolly:

Untitled (aka Great Horned Owl with Harvest Moon), by Joseph Cornell, ca. 1942

touba:

Folio from a Qur’an in Maghribi script, c. 1560.

The verses are divided by motifs in gold, while the diacriticals and vocalizations are highlighted with color. 

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toomuchart:

Edward J. Steichen (1879-1973), The Black Vase, 1901-1902.

peril:

Retribution (1858), Leeds City Art Gallery | artwork by Edward Armitage

womenartists:

Linda Lighton
(Kansas City, Missouri, 1948 - )

Mapped Flower, 1995
white earthenware, glaze, china paint
11.25 in. x 31 in. x 22 in. (28.58 cm x 78.74 cm x 55.88 cm)

theancientworld:

Prancing Horse, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18, probably reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1391–1353 b.c.
Egyptian
Ivory, garnet inlay

toomuchart:

Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822-1913), [La Comtesse at Table with Bottle on Either Side], 1861-67.

centuriespast:

BERCHEM, Nicolaes (b. 1620, Haarlem, d. 1683, Amsterdam)

Jupiter Notices Callisto
1656
Oil on canvas, 129 x 168 cm
Private collection

thecabinet:

Jean Dubuffet by Bill Brandt, 1960

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