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Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and Fritz Zuber-Bühler (1486, 1879,1887)

Teodor Axentowicz (1859-1938), Corka Jadzia

Teodor Axentowicz

Teodor Axentowicz - Lirnik i dziewczyna

Kolomyjkas are still danced in Ukraine, as a tradition on certain holidays, during festivities, or simply for fun. In Ukraine’s rural west, they are popular dances for weddings. In North America, the kolomyjka is primarily a social dance. Participants form a circle, joining hands. The dance begins with the participants turning the circle, usually counter clockwise, then clockwise. Further into the dance, soloists will perform in the centre of the circle.

Zdsislaw bekinski

Under the Burden of Misery - Teodor Axentowicz

Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie

My favorite!

Not sure what this piece is called, but it is by Franciszek Starowieyski, a rather talented 19th-century Polish artist. Gosh, those Poles do produce a lot of talented people, do they not?

Aleksander Gierymski - Piaskarze (1887)