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Moonlight (1819) by Washington Allston (USA, 1779-1843). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. #AmericanArt
The Boat of Charon (1919) by José Benlliure y Gil (1858-1937). Charon is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased to the world of the dead. #SpanishArt #GreekMythology #Gothic #Death #Styx #Acheron
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
La Ghirlandata (1873) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (UK, 1828-1882). Guildhall Art Gallery, London. The model who sat for the painting was Alexa Wilding. #PreRaphaelite #1800s #VictorianArt
Road from Market (c.1767-8) by Thomas Gainsborough (UK, 1727-1788). #BritishArt #Horses #Cows #Rural #Countryside
Windflowers [aka, Windswept] (1903) by John William Waterhouse (1849–1917). #Art #Edwardian
The Bard (1774) by Thomas Jones (Wales, 1742–1803). Today is Saint David's Day (patron saint of Wales). #happystdavidsday #dyddgwyldewisant #daffodils #welsh #wales #storyteller
Moonlight (1819) by Washington Allston (USA, 1779-1843). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. #Art #Landscape #Moon