#preraphaelite
I had plans to go see wisterias, but I missed them again this year, so I went to see the May roses at Jindai botanical gardens. Since it was “on the way” (on my crazy walking standards), I also visited Coffee House Tom, a kissa that used to be in Yoyogi, but moved to Chofu, as well as all the very traditional Japanese area surrounding Jindaiji. See my Instagram for those pictures.
Outfit rundown
Dress: second-hand Mary Magdalene
Turtleneck: thrifted
Cardigan: old from Boutique 1861
Bag: second-hand Manifestange Métamorphose temps de fille (yes, it has the full name on it)
Shoes: second-hand Queen Bee
Socks: Old Grimoire
Cameo and umbrella+purse brooch: vintage
Lily of the valley corsage: Pauline Rose
Lavender roses corsages: Design Festa
Ring: thrifted Michal Negrin
Violet hair decoration: handmade by my cousin
Blue roses: Daiso assortment I pinned in
Blue+yellow hairpin: Axes Femme
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DRACULA - Today is the 125th anniversary of the publication of the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker (Irish, 1847-1912). To mark this, here is a vampire slaying kit (from c. 1890s) associated with Philip Burne-Jones, son of the famous Pre-Raphaelite artist.
We have to assume that Philip Burne-Jones had an interest in vampires – because here also is his painting The Vampire (1897). The model used was likely to have been his lover at the time, actress Mrs Patrick Campbell.
A Mermaid (1901) by John William Waterhouse (English, 1849–1917). From an Alfred Tennyson poem.
Athlete Wrestling with a Python (first cast in 1877) by Frederic Leighton (English, 1830-1896). Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (UK).
Very influential piece at the time. Likely inspired by Apollo slaying the Python of Delphi. The Python was one of the most fearsome creatures in Greek mythology, a serpent who lived in the centre of the earth near Delphi.
Flora (1894) by Evelyn De Morgan (English, 1855-1919). De Morgan Centre.
John William Waterhouse - Tristan and Isolde
1916 / oil on canvas / 109 cm x 81 cm / Private Collection
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Sir. Joseph Noel Paton - The Reconciliation of Oberon and Titania
1847 / oil on canvas / 76 cm x 123 cm / National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh, UK)
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Blessed Damozel
1871-1878 / oil on canvas / 136.8 cm × 96.5 cm / Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, USA)
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Wright Barker - Circe
1889 / oil on canvas / 138 cm × 188 cm / Cartwright Hall Art Gallery (Bradford, UK)
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Edward Burne-Jones - Perseus and the Graiae
1892 / oil on canvas / Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)
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Élisabeth Sonrel (1874-1953) was a French painter and illustrator in the Art Nouveau style. Her works included allegorical subjects, mysticism, symbolism, portraits and landscapes.
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Bright Eyes (1877) - Sir John Everett Millais - Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, Aberdeen, UK
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I never finished showing you here my #BrownNotebookProject, so here it is.
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This is a redraw I did of a Charles Perugini’s painting. The model is Kate Dickens Perugini, daughter of Charles Dickens, and an amazing artist herself!I love how interesting the family Dickens-Perugini is!
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Poiny a-voyage, and Lady Godiva by Waterhouse, found after 3 decades, amidst Mambas and Stories of Johnny
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