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tendenciasdelvaiveneo:

Las palabras hermosamente dibujadas.

tendenciasdelvaiveneo:

Las palabras hermosamente dibujadas.

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16 hours ago
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The Forget-Me-Not
1886
Gabriel Schachinger

The Forget-Me-Not

1886

Gabriel Schachinger

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2 days ago
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23silence:

Giovanni Battista Carpanetto (1863-1928) - Fiora de vita, 1902

23silence:

Giovanni Battista Carpanetto (1863-1928) - Fiora de vita, 1902

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4 days ago
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peira:

Gari Melchers:  Marriage (1893)

peira:

Gari Melchers:  Marriage (1893)

6 days ago
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cottonandgongandsnowlikesong:

I love this sculpture.  Especially because she’s sitting on one of the staircases in the library, engrossed in her book and totally oblivious to the bustle of passers-by.

cottonandgongandsnowlikesong:

I love this sculpture.  Especially because she’s sitting on one of the staircases in the library, engrossed in her book and totally oblivious to the bustle of passers-by.

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1 week ago
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calantheandthenightingale:

Before the War by Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

calantheandthenightingale:

Before the War by Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)

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1 day ago
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setyourcompass:

 The Pasha’s Sorrow or Dead Tiger, 1885, by Jean-Leon Gerome, French, 1824-1904. This official of Turkey has lost a favorite tiger and has scattered rose petals around him while he sits in sad contemplation.
 Gerome’s oil on canvas is in a private collection. He was considered an Academic painter of historical and mythological scenes as well as portraits.

setyourcompass:

 The Pasha’s Sorrow or Dead Tiger, 1885, by Jean-Leon Gerome, French, 1824-1904. This official of Turkey has lost a favorite tiger and has scattered rose petals around him while he sits in sad contemplation.

 Gerome’s oil on canvas is in a private collection. He was considered an Academic painter of historical and mythological scenes as well as portraits.

1 week ago
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