sufjan + art

hey sorry i didn’t see this, yeah go ahead! just credit this blog, if u don’t mind!!!!!

sufjan stevens, “djohariah” (2010) / michelangelo, the creation of adam (c. 1512)

sufjan stevens, “romulus” (2003) /  francisco masriera y manovens, young woman smoking (1894)

sufjan stevens, “john my beloved” (2015) / joseph lorusso, longing  

im gonna get back on it soon! there’s just one of me and im in college and super busy. if anyone has any suggestions or lyrics they wanna see or whatever let me know!!!

sufjan stevens, “come on! feel the illinoise!” (2005) / thomas cole, the course of empire: the consummation of empire (1835-6)

yeah sure!  

yeah, there's a lot of blogs similar to this! I'm not sure how active they all are, but off the top of my head there's @modern-vampires-of-art-history, @beatlesarthistory, & @artcadefire (I think the vamp weekend blog has a link to a bunch of others, but I'm on mobile rn so I can't check)

sufjan stevens, “drawn to the blood” (2015) / henryk siemiradzki, following the example of the gods (1879)

sufjan stevens, “casimir pulaski day” (2005) / rene magritte, the lovers (1928)

sufjan stevens, “no shade in the shadow of the cross” (2015) /  william-adolphe bouguereau, dante and virgil in hell (1850)

sufjan stevens, “romulus” (2003) / ben jaroslaw, oldsmobile (c. 1950)

sufjan stevens, “all delighted people” (2010) / henri matisse, joy of life (1905)