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Ophelia by Frances MacDonald, 1898

A Paradox by Frances MacDonald, 1905

This painting illustrates Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poem The Lady of Shallot, based on the legend of King Arthur. The story tells of a cursed woman trapped in a tower who is only allowed to watch the world through reflections in a mirror. The scene captures the moment when the knight Lancelot appears. The Lady of Shallot looks out of the window and is then condemned to die.

An Offering to Venus (detail), by John William Godward, 1912. Oil on canvas.

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Flowers with Aphrodite Florine Stettheimer - circa 1915

J.J. Grandville, Illustration for Un Autre Monde

Illustration from ‘Un Autre Monde’ (1844). Artwork by J.J. Grandville.

Young Pensive Woman Turned to the Left, Edgar Maxence

Pavel Tchelitchew, Design for backdrop for the ballet Apollon Musagète, 1942

STIMULATION OVERLOAD, Tumblr x Superchief Gallery production at Juxtapoz Clubhouse, Photos by Tiffany Sage/BFA. 

Abandoned Church [1600x1067] by kiekmal

The Rabari are pastoralists from Gujarat, India 

Glass art by Kaja Upelj for the Royal College of Art Ceramics & Glass Program (2018)

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