statue-porn:

|| Resting Sappho, Heinrich Dannecker, c. 1797 / 1802.

purposetomelody:

One day, I’ll own an engraved colt as breathtaking as this one. It was engraved by Leonard Francolini. You can find more of his work here. Every piece absolutely stunning.

tierradentro:

“The Darmstadt Madonna” (detail), c.1526, Hans Holbein.

statue-porn:

|| The Three Graces with Cupid, Berthel Thorvaldsen, 1817 / 1818.

breastplate; the only signed work of Giovan Paolo Negroli (Italian, ca. 1513-1569) (x)

centuriespast:

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

French, 1825 - 1905

Young Priestess

Memorial Art Gallery

centuriespast:

Saint Helen

Main Work: Saint Peter’s Basilica

Date: 1635

Image View Description: View of Statue Installation

Creator: Bolgi, Andrea

Creator Nationality: Italian

Creator Dates: 1605-1656

 

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

centuriespast:

Unknown, Roman

Mosaic Floor Panel with Head of Tethys, 3rd century

Roman Mosaic; Made in Antioch

This mosaic depicting the head of Tethys, a Greek goddess of the sea, was discovered in 1939 in the ruins of Daphne, a wealthy suburb of Antioch.  Tethys may have been a special patron of Antioch, a wealthy and diverse seaside city located in Syria but founded by settlers from a variety of nations. Antioch’s central location on the coast of the Mediterranean, easily reached from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, made it a crossroads of cultures, religions, and languages. 

he goddess Tethys, a figure from Greek legend, was also revered by the Roman citizens of Antioch. Born of Gaea, the earth deity, and Uranus, the god of the sky, Tethys was the wife of the sea god Oceanus, whose mythical river encircled the earth. She controlled the distribution of water throughout the streams of the world. She is often depicted with wings on her brow, possibly representing the winds that drove rainclouds. 

In 1939, an archaeological excavation in the area of Antioch uncovered the Tethys mosaic. It had been part of a floor in an opulent Roman-era villa in the luxurious resort town of Daphne. This mosaic was one of more than three hundred pavements discovered in the vicinity. They featured scenes of the gods, animals including fish and birds, and repeating decorative ornament.  The Memorial Art Gallery purchased the Tethys mosaic from Princeton University, one of seven institutions participating in the project. The excavations ended soon thereafter, as World War II destabilized the region. The province of Hatay, which includes Antioch and Daphne, is now part of northern Turkey. 

[Gallery label text, 2009]

Memorial Art Gallery

centuriespast:

School of Fontainebleau
French, 16th century

Portrait of a Woman, 16th Century
French Painting

Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

centuriespast:

Paul César Helleu
French, 1859 - 1927

Reclining Woman

Memorial Art Gallery

centuriespast:

John Everett Millais, Mariana, 1850-1851

Tate

art-of-swords:

Dagger of the Grand Masters of the Order of Malta 

• Dated: mid-16th century
• Culture: southern Germany 

Photo copyright: © R.M.N./J.G. Berizzi

Source: © Louvre Museum

buffalo-divine-eden-no7:

Colosso dell’Appennino, 1580
sculptor: Giambologna (1529-1608)
Villa Demidoff Park, Tuscany, Italy

centuriespast:

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)
Odalisque and Slave, 1839

the Morgan Library

centuriespast:

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)
Portrait of Mlle Joséphine Nicaise-Lacroix, 1813

The Morgan Library