Gustave Moreau "Galatea" c1896

Sea nymph Galatea, the fairest of all, loved mortal Acis. Cyclops Polyphemus had his lecherous eye on her, so crushed Acis' head with a stone. Galatea immortalised her beloved as a water sprite, whose blood would flow as a river forever more

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Gustave Caillebotte (1848 – 1894)

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Perseus and Andromeda
Gustave Moreau 1826-1898 French Symbolist Painter

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Dream of the Orient
Gustave Moreau 1826-1898 French Symbolist Painter

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"You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, fuck it." -M. Gustave

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[oc] trying to stave off artblock with some self-duplicating bunny himbos

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A little doodle to stave off the stress ~ ---

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"O Delion king, whose light-producing eye views all within, and all beneath the sky; whose locks are gold, whose oracles are sure, who omens good revealest, and precepts pure" --Orphic Hymn 34 to Apollo

The Chariot of Apollo, or Phoebus Apollo (c.1880), Gustave Moreau

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Galatea, “ she who is milk-white “.

Galatea is also the name of Polyphemus's object

of desire in Theocritus's Idylls VI and XI

and is linked with Polyphemus again in the myth

of Acis and Galatea in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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Galatea (circa 1880) by Gustave Moreau

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Illustrator Nicolas Delort uses a scratchboard in a manner which evokes the engravings of Here's his take on the classic Éowyn vs Witch-king encounter - A Woman's Courage. Yes, there are uncanonical details, but look at that dismount from the Witch-king...

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Think I found my new favourite 17th c. painter.
Gustave Moreau

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The Calm Sea by Gustave Courbet

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Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)

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thanks for following! Gustave Courbet might strike your fancy 😉. Cheers,

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Les marines de Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)

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For a very hot morning, the Queen of the Night fan, painted by Gustave-François Lasellaz (1848-1910) and scattered with rose diamonds.

The tortoiseshell sticks are particularly lovely, delicately carved and pieced to evoke rays of moonlight.

From the Fan Museum.

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