Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. - Oscar WildeTumblr (3.0; @curators)http://curators.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5c05643cfaf12dab89e2f0ff8429cdda/tumblr_mewvymSSYB1rf65p5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gandalf1202.tumblr.com/post/37779790740/jean-francois-de-troy-diana-and-her-nymphs">gandalf1202</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/8266808494/" title="Jean-François de Troy - Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing [1722-24]">Jean-François de Troy - Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing [1722-24]</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>In the Metamorphoses, the Roman poet Ovid described how nymphs bathed Diana, the goddess of the hunt, in a stream of clear water. Jean-François de Troy (Paris, 1679 - Rome, 1752) portrayed the moment after the bath when the nymphs are drying Diana’s body and refastening her tunic. To the left, a nymph attempts to shield Diana’s nudity from a lecherous satyr’s sight. De Troy’s choice of subject matter and the description of the women’s flesh, creamy white with a pink blush tint, give this painting an erotic charge. The satyr, watching the scene voyeuristically from the side, becomes a stand-in for the viewer. De Troy used a warm palette of autumnal and pastel colours to describe the surrounding foliage and sky. Layers of glazes intensify the glowing tones. <br/><br/> [Getty Centre, Los Angeles - Oil on canvas, 29.25 x 36.125 inches]<br/><br/><a href="http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/jean-francois-de-troy-diana-and-her.html" rel="nofollow">gandalfsgallery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/jean-francois-de-t…</a></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/38071184929http://curators.tumblr.com/post/38071184929Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:00:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehph9qKns1rxckino1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://zombienormal.tumblr.com/post/37259676915/edward-steichen-by-elfgoblin-on-flickr-in">zombienormal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49193133@N07/8186535846/" title="Edward Steichen">Edward Steichen</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49193133@N07/">ElfGoblin</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>In Exaltation Of Flowers . c. 1910-13<br/><br/> This is a postcard from the MOMA in New York</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/37794758400http://curators.tumblr.com/post/37794758400Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:00:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md2stxy9S41rkuk8lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em><strong>Romaine Brooks</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Peter</strong> <strong>(A Young English Girl)</strong></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/37118082613http://curators.tumblr.com/post/37118082613Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:00:17 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1slqOwce1r62cwuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fenouilaberrant.tumblr.com/post/35106914336/a-forgotten-giant-dali-painting-become-the">fenouilaberrant</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/visualarts/article/1283049--salvador-dali-painting-mad-tristan-not-seen-since-1944">A forgotten giant Dali painting become the centerpiece and backdrop <span class="topsCaption">of Company Finzi Pasca’s circus production of “La Verita”.</span></a></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/35164789276http://curators.tumblr.com/post/35164789276Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:51:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0r9rvFCFX1qbch85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://simonerein.tumblr.com/post/19344931226/john-duncan-tristan-and-isolde-1912">simonerein</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>John Duncan - Tristan and Isolde - 1912</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27263384444http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27263384444Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:00:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m50rrad5M21qc6wuio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artemisdreaming.tumblr.com/post/26683944412/la-valse-the-waltz-1893-felix-vallotton">artemisdreaming</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>La Valse (The Waltz), 1893</p> <p>Félix Vallotton </p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27197503993http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27197503993Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:44:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ng1wHnjF1qkpirfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://peira.tumblr.com/post/26508113132/edward-hopper-girl-at-a-sewing-machine-c-1921">peira</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Edward Hopper</strong>:  Girl at a Sewing Machine (c.1921) via <a href="http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/1059">El Museo de arte Thyssen-Bornemisza</a></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27128060778http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27128060778Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:56:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5rmeukimp1qmzd4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://acapareda.tumblr.com/post/25291855711/konstantin-korovin-paris-saint-denis-arc-c">acapareda</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Konstantin Korovin- Paris, Saint Denis Arc (c. 1930)</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27054809676http://curators.tumblr.com/post/27054809676Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:55:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5566yPeXN1qzu6ifo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theyearzero.tumblr.com/post/24465751206/rex-whistler-1940-self-portrait-by-mpt-1607">theyearzero</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rex Whistler 1940 self portrait (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28493949@N02/3914355171/in/photostream">mpt.1607</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26981843828http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26981843828Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:55:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5g6h7CObK1qa92mto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://asolitarycomfort.tumblr.com/post/24876991401">asolitarycomfort</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Egon Schiele “Field of Flowers”</em></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26766540365http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26766540365Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5000eXCw91qmusrao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thepowerofart.tumblr.com/post/24266968562/edgar-degas-a-grecian-dance-1890">thepowerofart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Edgar Degas,<em> A Grecian Dance</em>, 1890.</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26701413579http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26701413579Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:58:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3l4h77B6M1qmusrao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thepowerofart.tumblr.com/post/22860683468/salvador-dali-geological-destiny-1933">thepowerofart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Salvador Dali, <em>Geological Destiny,</em> 1933.</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26633173564http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26633173564Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:52:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5jwxpGCdI1rrjjh6o1_r3_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pre-raphaelites.tumblr.com/post/25015456492/apollo-in-his-chariot-with-the-hours-by-john">pre-raphaelites</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours by John Singer Sargent, 1925.</em></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26561743575http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26561743575Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:56:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48yyrlNgU1r1d9tqo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scotts5thavenue.tumblr.com/post/23324776875/the-divine-in-blue-giovanni-boldini">scotts5thavenue</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Divine In Blue - Giovanni Boldini</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26495850370http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26495850370Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:52:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00nsfShaG1rnc79qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lacitedesdames.tumblr.com/post/18332221492">lacitedesdames</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, <em>The Pale Complexion of True Love</em>, 1899</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26424147136http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26424147136Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:57:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltvinf6ezf1qz6bpro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blogut.tumblr.com/post/12240352527/view-of-tiflis-by-ivan-aivazovsky">blogut</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>View of <span class="mw-redirect">Tiflis by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Aivazovsky">Ivan Aivazovsky</a><br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26350581563http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26350581563Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:00:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5blmgeFeU1qzqju7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wandrlust.tumblr.com/post/24820777056/le-blanc-seing-1965-rene-magritte">wandrlust</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Le Blanc-Seing, 1965 — René Magritte </p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26279830818http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26279830818Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:53:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2x11xeUBv1qhzjxio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artsyrabbits.tumblr.com/post/21631651757/paul-signac-1863-1935-la-corne-dor">artsyrabbits</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1>Paul Signac (1863-1935)</h1> <h2><em>La Corne d’or (Constantinople)</em></h2> <p><em>1907</em></p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26214521725http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26214521725Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:54:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwci81tp7i1r888j5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://russianarthistory.tumblr.com/post/14349977025/ivan-kramskoi-maria-feodorovna-1880s">russianarthistory</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading">Ivan Kramskoi</h1> <p>Maria Feodorovna, 1880s</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26146087989http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26146087989Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:00:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4p5xvEWzZ1rsjut5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://histoire-de-lart.tumblr.com/post/23880460582/gustav-klimt-allegory-of-scultpure-1889-pencil">histoire-de-lart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>gustav klimt, allegory of scultpure, 1889, pencil and watercolor on cardboard</p> </blockquote>http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26075260951http://curators.tumblr.com/post/26075260951Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:58:02 -0400