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Gogol burning the manuscript of the second part of "Dead Souls" (1909) by Ilya Repin (Russia, 1844-1930). Tretyakov Gallery. The novel ends in mid-sentence: ".. before us the future looms dark, and that we can scarcely....”
Cain's first crime (1893) by Charles Napier Kennedy (GB, 1852–1898). #Genesis
Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World (1886) by Edward Moran (1829-1901). The artist was born in (old) England, died in the US. The statue is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess.
Time Chasing Love Away [Le Temps chasse l'Amour Toile] (1895) by Pierre-Charles Comte (1823–1895). #FrenchArt
Sarah Campbell (1777-78) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). #EnglishArt
Hope in a Prison of Despair (1887) by Evelyn de Morgan (England, 1855-1919). Pre-Raphaelite style. #WomensArt
Gogol burning the manuscript of the second part of "Dead Souls" (1909) by Ilya Repin (Russia, 1844-1930). Tretyakov Gallery. Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death. #Novel #RussianLiterature
Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World (1886) by Edward Moran (1829-1901). Born in Bolton, England, died New York USA. The statue was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel.
Le Temps chasse l'Amour Toile [Time Chasing Love Away] (1895) by Pierre-Charles Comte (France, 1823–1895). #Time
Norwegian Fjord by Moonlight (1855) by Knud Baade (1808-1879). #MaritimeArt #NorwegianArt