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A Golden Thread (exhib. 1885) by John Melhuish Strudwick (GB, 1849-1937). Bottom level: The three Fates are spinning the thread of life. Pre-Raphaelite style, Strudwick was a pupil of Edward Burne-Jones. #EnglishArt
The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (England, 1849-1917). Two versions of the same painting - can you spot the difference? An early owner asked for the change. #PreRaphaelite
Finis [The end of all things] (1887) by Maximilian Pirner (Czech, 1853-1924). National Gallery in Prague. #apocalypse #mythology
Battle of Çesme at Night (1848) by Ivan Aivazovsky (Russian, 1817-1900). Aivazovsky National Art Gallery. The destruction of the Ottoman fleet on 7 July, 1770. #MarineArt #Navalbattle
Miranda (1916) by John William Waterhouse (GB, 1849-1917). From 'The Tempest'. #PreRaphaelite #ShakespeareSunday
Les Halles (1895) by Léon Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925). The main market in Paris. Haggling, browsing and general human interaction in one of the world's great cities. #FrenchArt
Milton Dictating to His Daughter (1794) by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825). Art Institute of Chicago. The blind John Milton dictates his epic poem. #ParadiseLost #SwissArt
Memory of a wooded island in the Baltic Sea (Oak trees by the Sea) (1834-35) Carl Gustav Carus (Germany, 1789–1869). The artist studied under Caspar David Friedrich.
A Golden Thread (exhib. 1885) by John Melhuish Strudwick (England, 1849-1937). ABOVE: A girl and her lover are talking. Their happiness is being determined by the Fates. BELOW: The three Fates are spinning the thread of life. #PreRaphaelite
A Mother Depositing Her Child at the Foundling Hospital in Paris (1855) by Henry Nelson O'Neil (1817–1880). The Foundling Museum. #Childhood