Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
Girl luring quicksilver from a mine with her beauty
Mughal, mid-18th century
In Mughal India to a greater extent than Safavid Iran or Ottoman Turkey, women were portrayed in active, even heroic roles. Here, although the woman’s beauty is what draws out the quicksilver, her pose and gesture are dynamic and assertive.
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La cupola del Brunelleschi con la neve da lucesucarta
Tramite Flickr:
Firenze 19/12/09
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Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1949, Oil on canvas
