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Lamia
John William Waterhouse
oil on canvas, 1905

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2019-08-09

Hero Holding the Beacon for Leander (c. 1885) by Evelyn de Morgan (England, 1855-1919). Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite - and lived in a tower.

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2019-07-27

Celebrate with John William Waterhouse's 'Lamia', based on poem about a mythological serpent-woman. Note she is draped in moulted snakeskin.

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2019-07-16

I've gotten a chance to add some more paint to my freshly-started It is inspired by the works of the painters. I'm going to like its moodiness. If anyone has a great title for this piece, please let me know in the comments. Thanks!

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2019-06-24

Helen of Troy (1898) by Evelyn de Morgan (UK, 1855-1919). De Morgan Centre. "Helen of Sparta" was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world, the daughter of Zeus & Leda.

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2019-05-08

Perseus and the Graiae (1892) by Edward Burne-Jones (England, 1833-1898). Three sisters sharing one eye & one tooth. From the version of the Perseus legend that appears in William Morris's "The Doom of King Acrisius".

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2019-05-03

Helen of Troy (1898) by Evelyn de Morgan (England, 1855-1919). De Morgan Centre. style.

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2019-04-07

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.

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2019-04-02

Reading around John Ruskin and feeling a bit like a journalist trying to get at the heart of a story. Will share in a blog soon via https://t.co/n6EbGalHwZ

‘Spray of Dead Oak leaves’ Ruskin

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2019-03-19

La Ghirlandata (1873) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (UK, 1828-1882). Guildhall Art Gallery, London. The model who sat for the painting was Alexa Wilding.

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2019-03-15

[ENG] Inspiration of the Day: Edward Robert Hughes (14 September 1832 - 14 May 1908)
He is one of my favorite Pre-Raphaelite / Symbolist painters.

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2019-03-15

‘She is so beautiful that I want to sit down and cry.’
(Swinburne)

Marie Spartali Stillman born Day 1844

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2019-03-11