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"My son Göran, three months, discovers the candle's flame for the first time", a painting by Hanna Hirsch-Pauli, 1891.
Illustrations by Ivan Bilibin for a Russian edition of "The Little Mermaid", 1937.
Studio Ghibli has released on their website over 1000 high-res images from their films for "reasonable" personal use. The website isn't in English but it's easy to navigate—click on a movie poster and you'll be taken to that film's gallery page.
Link: https://t.co/lTo1WbDDZ0
Illustrations of tomten and Julbocken by Swedish illustrator John Bauer. Tomten are mischievous creatures who bring gifts at Christmas if you leave out some Christmas porridge for them. The gifts are carried by the Yule goat.
A Christmas card from Victorian-era England featuring a hand-colored photograph of a bride and groom, circa 1860-1880.
A year ago I finished up what was my first painting commission. Hopefully I'll have time soon to get back to painting again.