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Battle of Cesme at Night (1848) by Ivan Aivazovsky (Russia, 1817-1900). #Art #MarineArt #Fire #Ottoman
In the Sea (1883) by Arnold Böcklin (Switzerland, 1827-1901). The Art Institute of Chicago. Three mermaids and a harp playing triton. #Myth #Victorian #ClassicalWorld
Saturn Devouring His Son (1823) by Francisco Goya (Spain, 1746-1828). Inspired by the Greek myth of the Titan, Cronus (Romanised to 'Saturn'). #SpanishArt #Victorian
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