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Memory of a wooded island in the Baltic Sea (Oak trees by the Sea) (1834-35) by Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869). #GermanArt #Woodland
The Wild Hunt of Odin [Asgårdsreien] (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831–1892). Norse mythology. #NorwegianArt #Myths
Christ Leaving the Court (1867-72) by Gustave Doré (France, 1832–1883). Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. This is a massive painting of 20 x 30 ft (6 x 9m) and shows Christ leaving his trial.
The Thames (1876) by James Tissot (1836-1902). Hepworth Wakefield Art Gallery. The River Thames, London. #Victorian #MaritimeArt
The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (England, 1849–1917). Now restored to show the skull which had been covered by a previous owner. #PreRaphaelite #Victorian
The Voyage of Life (1842) by Thomas Cole (USA, 1801-48). Childhood, Youth, Manhood, Old age. 'All the world's a stage - And all the men and women merely players - They have their exits and entrances - And one man in his time plays many parts ..' [As You Like It, Shakespeare]
Perseus and Andromeda (1720) by Hendrick Jacob Hoet (c. 1693–1733) The Bowes Museum. Andromeda is shackled to the rocks - Perseus rides to the rescue on the winged horse, Pegasus. #Ovid #Metamorphoses #Mythology