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Jane austen really is that girl like every time I read an austen book it becomes my new favourite

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Sometimes reading a bad book/watching a bad show can be the biggest motivator for creating art because I'm so fustrated by the wasted potential!!!

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Mr LDPDL

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ℜ𝔢𝔫𝔞𝔦𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔦𝔫

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Before it was ever brought to the screen, Frankenstein was extremely popular on the melodramatic stage and was adapted numerous times over the course of the 19th century. Something that struck me about these adaptations is that they often set the story in more typically gothic historicized settings with characters dressed as if they're on the Shakespearean stage. Frankenstein's use of science is therefore replaced with esoteric Renaissance alchemy, often interpolating elements of Faust into his character. This vindicates Frankenstein's obsession with Renaissance alchemists like Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus that he's ridiculed for in the novel, though I'm not sure how intentional this was as many of the plays seem to copy eachother rather than drawing on the original text. Nevertheless, I was really inspired by this shift in time period so here's my take on a Renaissance Fankenstein making his homunculus. I ended up choosing the 17th century which is on the tail end of the Renaissance (I know some people don't even count it) but there were still alchemists in the period like Johann Konrad Dippel (who some people think Mary Shelley took inspiration from for the novel but girl I don't know if I agree with that). I also want to shout out the silent film of Frankenstein from 1910 in which the creature seems to be baking in a kiln as part of the creation scene?? The decentering of scientific advancements and interpolation of the Faust myth into these adaptations definitely shifted the thematic focus of the story. It's not until 20th century adaptations that contemporary science returns to the narrative.

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Fanart of LOTE (2020) by Shola von Reinhold 🦚✨

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The prologue to Green Tea specifies that the story took place 64 years ago, making me wonder if that's also the case for the other stories in In a Glass Darkly. If so, Carmilla would be set in 1808... so here are some regency era Carmillas 🩸

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made some self-indulgent mock-up book covers with my gothic lit art 🖤

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Nécessaires (essentials) case for the discerning vampire~

Rose-scented Rouge: apply to the lips and cheeks to make oneself look rosy and alive even if you haven't drunk blood in a few days. Scented with rose water

Blood Corset Bottles: it's always advised to carry refreshments on one's person

Pâte de Soleil: sunlight immunity paste, also containing crushed almonds to keep the skin soft

Eau de Réflexion: an elixir that grants one a reflection in the mirror

Orange Blossom-scented Handkerchief: to combat the stench of death

Lavender-scented Fan: under which one can hide fangs when laughing

Available at Parfumerie de Shoulières~

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Secret glances, hidden love—eye miniatures were the ultimate 18th-century love token. These strikingly modern-looking portraits, cropped to preserve anonymity, were worn as jewelry, held close to the heart as a reminder of distant lovers.

Artists are unknown, and the Eye Miniatures featured here are English.

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Guys I fear I need a new icon cuz I think my current one no longer matches my skill level but I hate drawing myself 😔😔😔 I want to create art not be the art ygm?

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Highgate Cemetery, London.

By HorrorCandyBox.

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louis a man behind you

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addicted to richard ii costuming wednesday

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Riyoko Ikeda Art Collection

池田理代子画集

Publisher: Art Vivant/Riyoko Ikeda Productions

Publish date: 1999

40.pg

30 x 21 cm

Hardcover art collection with art from The Rose of Versailles, The Window of Orpheus and Empress Ekaterina.

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cнεcк ♡ ғℓσ

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THE MOOD by FLO x KAYTRANADA released July 10, 2025

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renée downer , aaa .