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"Hermia and Lysander, a Midsummer Night’s Dream" (Detail), John Simmons (1823–1876), a British miniature painter and illustrator

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Slavi deities by Viktor Korolkov: Yarilo, Svetovit, Veles, Morana

The Rising & Setting of the Sun, François Boucher (29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770), French

They were both private commissions for Madame de Pompadour as full-scale models for the Gobelins Manufactory.

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All but the flames, and deep on deep.
Throne over throne where in half sleep.
Their swords upon their iron knees,
Brood her high lonely mysteries.

"I've caused you
so much grief."
- "Farewell My Concubine" (1993) // Directed by Chen Kaige

Portrait of Natalia F. Matveeva, Vasily Surikov (24 January 1848 – 19 March 1916), Russian

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in “Chokher Bali” (2003) & “The Temptress” by Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906)

Let no cloud cast a tall shadow
On the gleaming light of my moon
Whose fullness must never grow dim
From earth to sky its glimmer sprays
From the heart's solitary cell
Its glitter drives out the darkness
How could that gloom be squeezed into
The same cell with the piercing rays?