The Artist is the Creator of Beautiful Things

ancientjewels: “ Roman engraved amethyst depicting the god Apollo dating to 30-20 BCE. Gold setting is modern(-ish. late 1700s or early 1800s). From the collection of the Getty Museum ”

ancientjewels:

Roman engraved amethyst depicting the god Apollo dating to 30-20 BCE. Gold setting is modern(-ish. late 1700s or early 1800s). From the collection of the Getty Museum

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pintoras: “ Louise Moillon (French, 1610 - 1696): Still Life with a Bowl of Apricots, Peaches and Plums on an Entablature (via Sotheby’s) ”

pintoras:

Louise Moillon (French, 1610 - 1696): Still Life with a Bowl of Apricots, Peaches and Plums on an Entablature (via Sotheby’s)

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myglyptothek:

Portrait of a woman, so called Julia Maesa. First half of III century AD. Greek Marble. Uffizi Gallery. Inv. 1914 n. 343

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‘The Love Potion’ by Mikhail Nesterov (1888)

‘The Love Potion’ by Mikhail Nesterov (1888)

‘The Adoration of the Magi’ (1475) by Sandro Botticelli

‘The Adoration of the Magi’ (1475) by Sandro Botticelli

Ivan Aivazovsky in Italian costume, painted in 1842 by Vasily Sternberg

Ivan Aivazovsky in Italian costume, painted in 1842 by Vasily Sternberg

With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some small way, if only in one small corner of the world, amongst the men and women I love, then I shall count myself blessed, and blessed, and blessed, and the work goes on.

—William Morris   (via huariqueje)

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