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Farmer's peony with narcissus, as studied by Johanna Helena Herolt, daughter of Maria Sibylla Merian. Ran in the family, this natural talent!

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It is said that the nymph Echo fell hopelessly in love with Narcissus, but he was so enamoured with his own reflection he rejected her. Echo retreated to a cave and pined away until all that remained in the darkness was her ‘echo’, the ghost of her voice calling.

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Salvador Dalí brought his recently completed work Metamorphosis of Narcissus, & his recently published paper on Paranoia to Freud in 1938, hoping to impress him. Freud found the painting contrived, and “continued to stare at me without paying the slightest attention to my paper.”

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Jules-Cyrille Cavé, Narcissus, 1890,

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Narcissus, tanzanite, turquoise
The brooch is based on a real design.

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John William Waterhouse, Echo and Narcissus, 1903. Narcissus looks at his image, Echo looks at Narcissus, the viewer looks at the painting.

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Love asks not
for sacrificial offerings
appeasing false gods



Echo And Narcissus, John William Waterhouse

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Ren Xun, Narcissus, Plum Blossom, Bamboo, and Bird, 1880 https://t.co/hHeJvJJSXc

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Echo and Narcissus, 1903, by John William Waterhouse

It illustrates the myth of Echo and Narcissus from Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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Lin Chang, Peony and Narcissus, late 19th century - early 20th century https://t.co/wphTxW9Ge1

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👤 John William Waterhouse
🎨 Echo and Narcissus, 1903.
📍 , Liverpool.

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Happy May!

Arrangement EMPERIOR'S CORTEGE
ORIBANA CHARM collection
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60 cm (24") h
Frittilaria Imperalis, Narcissus, Campanula 'Cup & Saucer', Chinese Dogwood,Tubby Vase.


Happy folding!

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This week's is the story of Echo & Narcissus, depicted here by Waterhouse (1903 ). Devastated by rejection Echo wasted away until all that was left was a whisper; Narcissus then fell in love with his own reflection & a namesake flower grew where he died

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Narcissus, by Hungarian painter Gyula Benczúr (1881). Hungarian National Gallery.

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Farmer's peony with narcissus, as studied by Johanna Helena Herolt, daughter of Maria Sibylla Merian. Ran in the family, this natural talent!

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Black Narcissus, 1947

Cinematography in this film is insane for its era.

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