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John William Waterhouse. 1896. Hylas and the Nymphs details.

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Leda and the Swan by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1895)

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On the Seashore by George Elgar Hicks (1879)

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The Pink Ribbon by Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel (1871)

she's just like me fr.

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Portrait of Constance Gwladys by Edward Clifford (1874)

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"If I didn't think, I'd be much happier."- Sylvia Plath

real.

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"Paper has more patience than people." - Anne Frank

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"I can turn you into poetry, but I cannot make you love me." - unknown

That one hits.

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Girl with Letter by Teodoro Matteini (1797)

such an underrated painting

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The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

(Detail: The face of Venus, 1484-1486)

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"Your worst sin is that you've destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing" - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The Nightmare (1790-1791)

The Nightmare (german: Der Nachtmahr) is a painting by swiss-born artist Johann Heinrich Füssli and counts as one of the most iconic and unsettling paintings of the Era of Romanticism. In the center is a young woman portrayed. Her white nightgown signifies her purity and innocence as she is being terrorised in her sleep by an unsettling creature, who is often being interpreted as an incubus. In the background we can see the ghost of a horse.

Although the meaning of the painting is unknown, it seems to be a depiction of sleep paralysis.

The painting is currently housed at the Goethehaus in Frankfurt, Germany.

A few days ago I actually got to admire another version of it myself, because of a school-trip! You can see the picture I took on the right :)