darksilenceinsuburbia:
“ Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
” darksilenceinsuburbia:
“ Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
” darksilenceinsuburbia:
“ Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
” darksilenceinsuburbia:
“ Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
” darksilenceinsuburbia:
“ Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
” darksilenceinsuburbia:
“ Barbara Holmes // Untitled nº5
”

brassmanticore:

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.

In the British Museum

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La cupola del Brunelleschi con la neve

eccellenze-italiane:

La cupola del Brunelleschi con la neve da lucesucarta
Tramite Flickr:
Firenze 19/12/09

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jimlovesart:

Odilon Redon - Mystery, 1910. 

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dailyrothko:

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1949, Oil on canvas

kateoplis:
“ Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and her ‘Stateless’ state of mind
” kateoplis:
“ Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and her ‘Stateless’ state of mind
” kateoplis:
“ Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and her ‘Stateless’ state of mind
” kateoplis:
“ Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and her ‘Stateless’ state of mind
” kateoplis:
“ Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and her ‘Stateless’ state of mind
” kateoplis:
“ Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and her ‘Stateless’ state of mind
”
dappledwithshadow:
“ Lin Fengmian (Chinese, 1900-1991)
” dappledwithshadow:
“ Lin Fengmian (Chinese, 1900-1991)
”

lionofchaeronea:

Palm Sunday, Alfred Stevens, ca. 1862

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