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Hero Holding the Beacon for Leander (c. 1885) by Evelyn de Morgan (England, 1855-1919). Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite - and lived in a tower. #GreekMyth #femaleartists #PreRaphaelite
The Colossus (1808-12) by Francisco de Goya (1746–1828). Museo del Prado. #SpanishArt
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs (1864) by Frederic William Burton (Ireland, 1816-1900). Chosen as ‘Ireland’s Favourite Painting’ in 2012. #Victorian
The Flight of the Swallows (1906) by John Henry Lorimer (1856–1936). City of Edinburgh Council. #Edwardian #ScottishArt
Mermaids (1879) by Konstantin Makovsky (Russia, 1839-1915). According to some folktales, girls who died before marriage - and - unbaptised babies, sometimes became mermaids. #FolkloreThursday #Mermaid #VictorianArt
The Colossus [aka, The Giant] (1808-12) by Francisco de Goya (Spain, 1746–1828). Museo del Prado.
The Ninth Wave (1850) by Ivan Aivazovsky (Russia, 1817-1900). State Russian Museum. The worst is to come, yet dawn breaks and brings hope. #MarineArt #Victorian #Shipwreck #Humanity
Witches going to their Sabbath [The departure of the witches] (1878) by Luis Falero (Spain, 1851-1896). #ItalianArt #Witchcraft #paganism
Battle of Cesme at Night (1848) by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900). The battle painted took place July 1770. #SailingShips #MaritimeArt #RussianArt
The Flight of the Swallows (1906) by John Henry Lorimer (Scotland, 1856–1936). City of Edinburgh Council. #EdwardianArt #Interior #Birds