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The Voyage of Life is a series of four paintings created by the American artist Thomas Cole in 1840 and reproduced with minor alterations in 1842, representing an allegory of the four stages of human life. The paintings, Childhood, Youth, Manhood, and Old Age, depict a voyager who travels in a boat on a river through the mid-19th-century American wilderness. In each painting the voyager rides the boat on the River of Life accompanied by a guardian angel. The landscape, each reflecting one of the four seasons of the year, plays a major role in conveying the story. With each installment the boat's direction of travel is reversed from the previous picture. In childhood, the infant glides from a dark cave into a rich, green landscape. As a youth, the boy takes control of the boat and aims for a shining castle in the sky. In manhood, the adult relies on prayer and religious faith to sustain him through rough waters and a threatening landscape. Finally, the man becomes old and the angel guides him to heaven across the waters of eternity.

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The Course of Empire is a series of five paintings created by the English-born American painter Thomas Cole between 1833 and 1836. It is notable in part for reflecting popular American sentiments of the times, when many saw pastoralism as the ideal phase of human civilization, fearing that empire would lead to gluttony and inevitable decay. The theme of cycles is one that Cole returned to frequently, such as in his The Voyage of Life series. The Course of Empire comprises the following works: The Course of Empire – The Savage State; The Arcadian or Pastoral State; The Consummation of Empire; Destruction; and Desolation. All the paintings are oil on canvas, and all are 39.5 inches by 63.5 inches (100 cm by 161 cm) except The Consummation of Empire which is 51″ by 76″ (130 cm by 193 cm). All five paintings are currently in the collection of the New York Historical Society.

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Painting titled "Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI" (1908–14) by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877–1958); crafted using oil paint on canvas backed with wood. The dimensions are 2210 × 1537 mm.

This is a re-creation of an obscure and scandalous incident from the history of the Popes. In 1501 the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, took his place at a meeting. Frank Cowper has invented this suggestive moment in which two noblemen part Lucrezia’s dress so that a Francisan friar can kiss her shoe.The room in the Vatican in which Lucrezia Borgia appeared still exists. It was decorated by the Italian Renaissance artist Pinturrichio. Cowper went there to copy it and painted the faces of the Cardinals from their original portraits.

The picture was begun in Rome in the Borgia Apartments of the Vatican. These had been occupied by Cardinal Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, and were not open to the public, but had been vacated just before the artist first came to Rome in 1908, so he was able to paint there. The rooms were decorated by Pinturicchio and the frescoes of the Annunication and the Nativity appear on either side of the throne. The subject was suggested by the Diary of John Burchard, Bishop of Orta, Papal Master of the Ceremonies, 27 July 1501, and the following quotation was printed in the R.A. catalogue: ‘Before his Holiness, our Master, left the city, he turned over the palace and all business affairs to his daughter Lucrezia, giving her full power to open all letters which arrive.’

The Cardinals around Lucrezia were painted from contemporary portraits: the one writing on the right is Cardinal Giovanni de Medici, afterwards Leo X, the one on the left holding back her robe is Cardinal Farnese, afterwards Paul III, and the one standing on the right is the Cardinal of Lisbon who had to advise Lucrezia on her official duties. (Letters from the artist 18 and 23 January 1956).

Published in: Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, London 1964, I.

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Paintings by Shoko Ishida (Email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website).

Painting titled "Ato I"; crafted using mixed medium on paper. The dimensions are 12" x 12" x 1.5".

Painting titled "Ato II"; crafted using mixed medium on paper. The dimensions are 12" x 12" x 1.5".

Painting titled "Ato III"; crafted using mixed medium on paper. The dimensions are 12" x 12" x 1.5".

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Paintings by Shoko Ishida (Email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website).

Painting titled "Eclipse I"; crafted using mixed medium on paper. The dimensions are 16" x 20" x 1.5".

Painting titled "Eclipse I"; crafted using mixed medium on paper. The dimensions are 16" x 20" x 1.5".

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Paintings by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website).

Painting titled "Mirinae"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 26.6 x 39.3 cm (10.5" x 15.5").

Painting titled "Nandal"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 38.1 x 27.9 cm (15" x 11").

Painting titled "Nowul"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 35.5 x 29.2 cm (14" x 11.5").

Painting titled "Nuinuri"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 36.8 x 28.7 cm (14.5" x 11.3").

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Paintings by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website).

Painting titled "Syzygy 1"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 12.7 x 17.7 cm (5" x 7").

Painting titled "Syzygy 2"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 12.7 x 17.7 cm (5" x 7").

Painting titled "Syzygy 3"; crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay) and acrylic on wood. The dimensions are 12.7 x 17.7 cm (5" x 7").

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Sculpture titled "Forgotten Wish" by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website); crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay), acrylic on clay, and wood. The dimensions are 8" x 3.25".

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Sculpture titled "Tearful Echos" by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website); crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay), acrylic on clay, and wood. The dimensions are 7.5" x 3.25" x 3".

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Sculpture titled "Mountain Lullaby" by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website); crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay), acrylic on clay, and wood. The dimensions are 10" x 4" x 4".

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Sculpture titled "Your Silence" by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website); crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay), acrylic on clay, and wood. The dimensions are 9" x 4" x 3".

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Sculpture titled "Taciturn Dreams" by Stella Im Hultberg (Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Website); crafted using jagae (Korean mother-of-pearl overlay), acrylic on clay, and wood. The dimensions are 8.25" x 2.5".

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Playlist shared by Liberty Mai on her website (Email, Instagram, Tiktok, Tumblr, Website)

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Photographs shared on Instagram Stories on 2024/02/22 by Katie Rodgers, also known as Paper Fashion (Email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website)

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Photographs shared on Instagram Stories on 2024/02/23 by Katie Rodgers, also known as Paper Fashion (Email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website)

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Photographs shared on Instagram Stories on 2024/02/22 by Katie Rodgers, also known as Paper Fashion (Email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website)