art – Page 22 – mysong5

alongtimealone:

Harold Gilman, Girl Combing Her Hair, 1911

ymutate:

“The Eye of Mrs. Fitzherbert”, R. Cosway, 1786

promemorie:

Terracotta pomegranate vessel from Corinth

promemorie:

Figurine of Astarte with a horned headdress, Louvre Museum

milanesic:

Milan Nesic _ Yellow hand. 2017

Oil on canvas. 100 x 80 cm

moonandwomb:

17th c. posy ring bearing the inscription, “I long to have but blush to crave.”

“Posy rings, their name deriving from the term poesie or poetry, are rings with mottoes or inscriptions on a plain gold band, either in prose or verse. They were customarily exchanged between friends, relatives and lovers, and at betrothals and wedding ceremonies. The secret message was concealed inside the hoop and its content only known to the wearer and giver; it was believed that the ring’s closeness to the skin increased the emotional impact of the inscription. Here the message is poignantly strengthened by the hands holding a heart on the exterior of the band.” – Les Enluminures

met-ancient-art:

Seal ring and modern impression: horned animal, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1932
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Bronze

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322888

promemorie:

Ellsworth Kelly

Austin

promemorie:

source: Mirka Mora, one of Melbourne’s best-known and most-loved artists whose distinctive works have adorned the city like no other, has died at the age of 90.

met-egyptian-art:

Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I, Egyptian Art

Rogers Fund, 1923
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Shell

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/556016