The Unknown Friend

Old-School Muppets, 1968.

"An Orchid." 1941

Brünnhilde, LXV – Sir Christopher Le Brun (1994)

Circe by Wright Barker, 1889

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'Death of the Fairy Queen' by John Anster Fitzgerald, 1860

Hygiene was a mark of purity and status for women in the ancient world, and bathing was not only a practical activity but often a ritual in itself. This mirror shows two nude women bathing at a basin in a sanctuary of Venus, as a statue of the goddess sits atop a column in the background-a common means of identifying sacred space in Classical art. The early worship of Aphrodite, as Venus was known to the Greeks, centered on personal rituals for women, and preparation for love and marriage, bathing, and beautification were cult activities that endured for centuries. (MFABoston)

Vejra Scepter Tibet; 16th century Metalwork

“The retreat” (1973) by Belgian artist Paul Delvaux (1897-1994).

“Odysseus and the Sirens” Graphite drawing by Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi.

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Sorcery or Troll Magic by Theodor Kittelsen, 1892

Royal Regent Jubilee Dress Series Acrylic on canvas 1400x1060

“Bathers” by New Zealand artist John Buckland Wright (1897-1954).

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Francisco de Goya. ' The Charge of Mamelukes ', ca. 1814.