The Great Wazoo

November 27, 2011

magnolius:

High Soceity Walrus by Deyampt

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November 1, 2011

galaxiesofgrace:

I don’t know what it is about this painting but it gives me the feeling that I’m standing right where the person is.

(via enigmaticdrama)

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Filed under: damn yo art and shit painting or somethin

July 3, 2011

lightninglarryluciano:

Florinda - Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1853)

This painting depicts an episode from the legend of Roderick, the last king of the Spanish Visigoths. After spying on his maids of honor to determine the fairest among them, the king chose Florinda (at center left), who became the object of his love. In revenge, Florinda’s father called the Arabs into Spain and brought about the conquest. This painting, which was shown at the Salon of 1853, is a replica of a version of the same size given by Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1852.

Winterhalter used a similar composition for Empress Eugénie Surrounded by Her Ladies-in-Waiting (1855; Musée National du Château, Compiègne).

Source:Franz Xaver Winterhalter: Florinda (01.21) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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