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Antonio CORRADINI
(Italia, 1668 -1752).
“Pudicizia”, 1752
Capella Sansevero, Napoli
#sculpture #marble
Plates from William Smellie's 'Theory and Practice of Midwifery' (1752). Smellie, a Lanarkshire-born 'man-midwife' was known for pioneering a scientific approach to midwifery and developing safer obstetrical forceps #InternationalDayoftheMidwife #IDM2019 #18thcentury
Daily #Art - Day 04-06-19
A 2nd tribute to surrealist #LeonoraCarrington (Apr 6th, 1917 - May 25th, 2011), with a portrait of her in her youth, plus elements from #InnoftheDawnHorse (1936), and #UlusPants (1952).
(#15,563 / #153 / #54)
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#dailyart #illustration #surrealart
Nymph and Satyr『ニュンペーとサテュロス』
Watercolor by French artist Julien Pavil (1897-1952).
"Adventures Into Darkness" combined traditional pre-code horror motifs (creatures, demons, etc.) with psychological horror that, even today, evokes real discomfort in the reader (or at least me, maybe I'm just a wimp). They were going for the jugular. From #6 (1952)...
#UnDiaUnaArtista
👩🏻🎨📖Anne Anderson (Escocia 1874—26 Mayo 1952). Famosa por sus ilustraciones para cuentos infantiles, tarjetas y postales.
@HistoriumU @FolkloreThurs @SirenTV Sirens got better looking over time, or learned to camouflage their figure flaws with feathers. Left: Siren and Beaver (Bestiary of Anne Walshe, c. 1452). Right: Siren from Waterhouse Sirens and Ulysses.
'The Golden Cup' by Italian artist Emilio Rizzi (1881-1952). #art #artoftheday #cupoftea #emiliorizzi