#European pillows

[goodluckrugs]

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[royalty-nobility]

Maria Luisa of Parma (1751–1819), Later Queen of Spain

Artist: Laurent Pécheux (French, 1729–1821)

Date: 1765

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, United States

Description

This portrait of Maria Luisa of Parma, granddaughter of both King Louis XV of France and Philip V of Spain, was sent to Madrid in advance of her marriage to her first cousin, the future Carlos IV of Spain. It is exemplary of formal eighteenth-century court portraits. Painted in Italy for Spanish eyes, it teems with French decorative arts, evidence of Parisian craftsmen’s international preeminence in the period. The bronze clock case is supported by an exoticized elephant, the gold snuff box is fitted with a miniature portrait of Maria Luisa’s future husband, and the impressive chair comes from a suite of furniture commissioned in Paris by her mother a decade prior.

[galleryofart]

The Tambourine Player in Repose

Artist: Jean-François Portaels (Belgian, 1818-1895)

Date: 19th century

Medium: Oil on cradled panel

Collection: Private collection

Description

Jean-François Portaels studied in Brussels under his father-in-law, François-Joseph Navez, in Paris with Paul Delaroche, and in Rome after winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1842. The artist traveled extensively on a five-year excursion through Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Greece, Hungary and Norway. Upon his return to Belgium, Portaels served as the director of the Ghent Academy from 1847-1850, and from 1863-1865 he taught at the Brussels Academy. The artist was appointed as the director of the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in 1878, a long-time aspiration.

He is best known and celebrated for his exotic Orientalist scenes and depictions of Oriental women. The allure of this subject matter with its colorful palette, striking patterns, sumptuous fabrics, bold jewelry and far-away impressions is all notably expressed in The Tambourine player in repose. He took inspiration for this painting and other exotic works of his oeuvre from his vast travels and exposure to the Eastern world. During his role as serving director of the Academy, Portaels had a great influence on an entire generation of Belgian artists and his exotic paintings were responsible for introducing an Orientalist fashion in Belgium.

The artist also became known for his paintings of biblical scenes and portraits of prominent figures.

[randomalistic]

Imagine……. Sleeping in this

[isdalinarhot]

re remembering im a night person and not a morning person now that alcohol isnt knocking me out early kind of sucks. like. super sucks. when my dash was like all american teens who all had sleep schedules where theyd go to bed at like 3 am on the regular my dash was commonly daytime levels of active until i went to bed but now everyones an adult. the people who are awake at this hour are at work doing the night shift. its literally just me and my middle eastern and asian mutuals against the world at 2:30 am

[antigoneikk]

robert leckie refuses to write the word fuck but will tell you for PAGES about all the strip shows he went to during basic training with his friends

the duality of man

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Pot Pourri

Artist: John Everett Millais (English, 1829-1896)

Date: 19th century

Medium: Oil on canvas

[portrait-paintings]

Portrait of Henrietta Skerrett Montalba (1856-1893)

Artist: H.R.H. The Princess Louise (British, 1848-1939)

Date: 1882

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Henrietta Skerrett Montalba

Henrietta Mary Ann Skerrett Montalba (8 April 1848 – 14 September 1893) was a British sculptor, born into a renowned family of artists. She studied art at what was to become the Royal College of Art with fellow-student, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. The Princess painted a portrait of her which today hangs in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. She first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1876, and her work was often seen at the Grosvenor Gallery in London. Montalba was rarely separated from her family, residing in later days chiefly at the family home in Venice, Italy. She died in Venice, on September 14, 1893, and was buried near her father in the island cemetery of San Michele. One of her sculptures, a bronze titled Boy Catching a Crab, is in the collection of The Victoria and Albert Museum.

[mishkakagehishka]

I love being normal

[goodluckrugs]

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[royalty-nobility]

Marriage of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria, 9th June 1660

Artist: Jacques Laumosnier (French, c. 1669 - c. 1744)

Date: 17th century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Tessé Museum, Le Mans, France

[genxnarumi]

omg. i forgot to say goodnight last night. i am a horrible person and i deserve for my coffee to be lukewarm today

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[portrait-paintings]

Marcelle Aron (Madame Tristan Bernard)

Artist: Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

Culture: French

Date: 1914

Medium: Distemper on Canvas

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, United States