Bouguereau’s Hell
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Dante and Virgil, 1850, oil on canvas. Musée d’Orsay, Paris
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painting art
May 25, 2012
May 24, 2012
A woman teaching geometry, from a 14th century illustration attributed to Abelard of Bath
In this 14th century illustration from a copy of Euclid’s Elements, a woman is shown holding a compass and square, teaching geometry to a group of monks.
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art geometry drawing illuminated manuscript
May 22, 2012
Dancer adjusting her shoulder strap (Edgar Degas)
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photography black and white degas ballet ballerina
May 16, 2012
(via Yesterday’s Papers: Charles Henry Bennett (1829-1867), known as Cheerful Charlie)
The Nine Lives of a Cat, c. 1866.
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illustration cat graphic design
May 15, 2012
Illustrations by Jules Guerin, published in 1908.
Alla Nazimova in Oscar Wilde’s Salomé, 1923
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