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Passage of the Jews through the Red Sea (1891) by Ivan Aivazovsky (Russian, 1817–1900). #MaritimeArt

Tamara and Demon (1889) by Konstantin Makovsky (Russian, 1839-1915). This is Tamara - the Demon has fallen in love and promised to make her “the queen of peace.” #gothicstyle #darkness

The Premature Burial (1854) by Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865). Wiertz Museum. Belgian romantic painter and sculptor. Here is a new Scrabble word for you - "taphophobia". #death #gothic

The Siren (1900) by John William Waterhouse (English, 1849-1917). Captured here - an eerie and silent moment between the seductress and her prey. #Sailor

A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach (1884-5) by Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947). Plymouth Art Gallery. The men are wearing sou'wester hats, rough jumpers, oilskin trousers & heavy leather boots. The women, heavy aprons known as a "towser" & woollen shawls. #VictorianEra

Springtime (1873) by Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883). Met Museum of Art. #FrenchArt

Fog Riders [Nobelreiter] (1896) by Albert Welti (1862-1912). Swiss painter and etcher. #Sky #Myth

The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (England, 1849-1917). Now restored to include the skull in the original painting. What is she up to? Pre-Raphaelite style.

The end of all things [Finis] (1887) by Maximilian Pirner (Czech, 1853-1924). #Macabre #GothicArt

Battle of Çesme at Night (1848) by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900). Aivazovsky National Art Gallery. A sea battle during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774. #MaritimeArt