Old Glory 3

Posted in art | Leave a comment

Happy Easter!

Sculpture by ANTHCO

Posted in art, Seasonal | Leave a comment

Path Dependence 2

Posted in art | Leave a comment

Nereid

 Neptune Fountain, Library of Congress in Washington, Roland Hinton Perry 1898

Tempestuous gaiety of the Nereids bare,

Wide flinging foam, and dancing among the waves;

Whiteness which makes sailors muse afar…

— Victor Hugo

Posted in Poetry and Art | Leave a comment

Bride (Douce’s Countess),

Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607-1677)
after Hans Holbein the younger (German, c.1497-1543)

 1651

Art Institute of Chicago

Posted in art | Leave a comment

The Bride

Edward Calvert
English, 1799-1883

Engraving on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Posted in art | Leave a comment

Hag

Katsukawa Shunshô
Japanese, 1726-1792

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as the Old Hag Karashi Baba, Wife of Sanshodayu, and Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III as Shirotae, Wife of Sano Genzaemon, in a Scene from Part Two of the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki (The Ever-Blooming Potted Tree), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1769, c. 1769

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Posted in art | Leave a comment

Side View

Posted in Photography | Leave a comment

Count me in, Count!

Posted in Archie, Comics | 1 Comment

Snake jug


ca. 1875–90
Anna Pottery

Krannert Art Museum

Posted in art | Leave a comment