#belle epoque art

[hometoursandotherstuff]

PHASES OF THE MOON art by Thiago Corrêa

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Some belated photos from the "Fashioned by Sargent" exhibit at the MFA Boston. My pictures just don't do it justice! I'm not one for hyperbolics, but it literally took my breath away, even with the crowds of people everywhere.

evening dress by the House of Worth (c.1880); owned by Sarah Choate Sears, who Sargent painted in another dress in 1889

reflection of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889); costume designed by Alice Comyns Carr and created by Ada Nettleship

evening dress with matching shoes by the House of Worth (c.1895)

Mrs. Charles E. Inches (Louise Pomeroy) (1887); dress made in 1887 and likely altered 1902. Louise was pregnant at the time of her portrait, and if you look very closely, you can see the dress skirt has adjustable panels to accommodate a changing body.

photos by me (@edwardian-girl-next-door)

[eirene]

The Glade, 1900 Julius Leblanc Stewart

[diemelusine]

Boulevard in Paris (1885) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Turku Art Museum.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Bodice Ornament & Hair Comb

René Lalique

1903-1904

The Art Nouveau style caused a dramatic shift in jewellery design, reaching a peak around 1900 when it triumphed at the Paris International Exhibition.

Its followers created sinuous, organic pieces whose undercurrents of eroticism and death were a world away from the floral motifs of earlier generations. Art Nouveau jewellers like René Lalique also distanced themselves from conventional precious stones and put greater emphasis on the subtle effects of materials such as glass, horn and enamel.

René Lalique, 'the admitted king of Paris fashions', chose his materials for aesthetic effect and artistic refinement, not for mere preciousness or brilliance. Credited with introducing horn into the jewellery repertoire, he dazzled the public with a collection of ornamental combs made of horn. They were moulded and sculpted in the shape of flowers, waves and butterflies.

Victoria & Albert Museum (M.116A-1966 & M.116A-1966)

[mote-historie]

The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Necklace, 1903.

Exhibited: Salon of the Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1906 Peacock and flamingo. Enamel, opal, amethyst, ruby, sapphire, demantoid garnet, emerald, chrysoberyl, pearl, gold

Tiffany & Co., New York City, 1837–present.

Designer: Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933 Jeweler: Julia Munson [Sherman], American, 1875–1971 Marks: TIFFANY & Co.

[mochiwei]

La Belle Epoque + Link and Princess Zelda from A Link to the Past for @hyrulefashion zine!

[theframedrabbit]

Marie Callot Garber, Evening Dress | 1910-12 | FRENCH | Callot Sœurs Design House | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |

[upmala]

delicate angels of solemnity, 2023

[lionofchaeronea]

The Toilette, Gustave Moreau, between ca. 1885 and 1890

[garlandedspirits]

Some well known aristocratic beauties of the late Victorian and the Edwardian era as depicted by John Singer Sargent and in photography

Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess D'Abernon (1904)  //  Winifred, Duchess of Portland (1902)  // Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892)  // Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904) // Consuelo Vanderbilt in The Marlborough Family (1904/05)

[annawayne]

It was love at first sight

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ Władisław Bakałowicz, Portrait of Józefina Amszyńska née Guzowska (c.1882) (detail)

via National Museum in Warsaw

[marcocalvi]

"LA FILLETTE RÉVOLUTIONNAIRE"

🌹Seconda Illustrazione del Capitolo Il ( "Per chi sorride la Rosa")

"Lei è mia... E me la riprenderò. Ti sfido a duello!"

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🌹Second Illustration of Chapter II ("For Whom the Rose Smiles"

"She's mine... And I'm taking her back. I challenge you to a duel!"

My version of an illustrated novel about Utena's story by Chicho Saitō and Be-papas

[diemelusine]

Nerissa (1906) by John William Godward. Private collection.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Brooch

Edgar Bense for Boucheron

c.1890

Conceived as a dazzling dragonfly with delicate plique-à-jour wings, this brooch epitomizes the Art Nouveau style in both fashion and manufacture. With its translucent wings set en tremblant and its sparking rose-cut diamonds, the present jewel catches the light brilliantly. In the enameling technique called plique-à-jour, vitreous enamel is applied to openwork wire cells without a backing, creating the transparent effect of stained glass. The house of Boucheron was founded in 1858 by Frédéric Boucheron (1830–1902). First opened in the Galerie de Valois, under the arcades of the Palais Royal, the shop was perfectly situated in the center of Second Empire Parisian luxury. In 1893 Boucheron moved to the Place Vendôme—the first of the great French houses to occupy that location—where it remains headquartered to this day, with more than 30 branches across the globe.

The MET (Accession Number: Accession Number: 2018.447.1)