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Paintings from 'The Poem of the Soul' series by Louis Janmot (1814–1892). French painter and poet. There are 18 in total. #Art #Spirituality
Sleep and his Half-brother Death (1874) by John William Waterhouse (1849–1917). A reference to the Greek gods Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (death) who, in Greek mythology, were brothers. Poppies are symbolic of dreamlike-states. #1800s #BritishArt
Windflowers [aka, Windswept] (1903) by John William Waterhouse (1849–1917). #EdwardianArt #BritishArt
Helen of Troy (1898) by Evelyn de Morgan (England, 1855-1919). De Morgan Centre. #PreRaphaelite style. #Victorian
The Roll of Fate (1882) by Walter Crane (1845-1915). English artist and book illustrator. #Art #Victorian
Perseus and the Graiae (1892) by Edward Burne-Jones (UK, 1833-1898). The Grey Sisters were three siblings who shared one eye and one tooth among them. #PreRaphaelite #Romanticism #GreekMythology
Moonlight (1819) by Washington Allston (USA, 1779-1843). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. #AmericanArt
In the Sea (1883) by Arnold Böcklin (Switzerland, 1827-1901). The Art Institute of Chicago. "Mermaids and tritons frolic in the water with a lusty energy and abandon verging on coarseness." #Mythology #folklorethursday
Dreams (1857-58) by John Anster Fitzgerald (England, 1819–1906). The Artist's Dream, The Nightmare, The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of (1 & 2). #worldsleepday2019 #WorldSleepDay #Dreaming #slumber #sopor #nap #rest #fortywinks #shuteye #beautysleep #nodoff #doze #siesta #catnap
A Dead Poet Borne by Centaur (c.1890) by Gustave Moreau (France, 1826-1898). #Art #Victorian #Symbolism