#flowers on canvas

[dreamweavindaisy]

Violets

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The Knight of the Flowers (1894)

— by Georges Rochegrosse

[marejadilla]

Conrad P. Clarke "Sand bank", 2020, oil on canvas. Lives and works in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

[abnormes]

Ophelia by Friedrich Heyser

[matyas-ss]

In a Rose Garden, Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Private collection.

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William James Webbe (1830-1904) "Rabbit amid Ferns and Flowering Plants" (1855) Oil on canvas Located in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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[smoluglies]

Secrets of the meadow 🦋

this year I experimented a little bit with combining digital and traditional art and here is one of the outcomes. I started this painting in the summer during an art class and ended up abandoning it for a short while. Recently I decided to revisit it but instead of finishing it with another layer of oils I added some more details digitally. Hope you like the results! 🌱

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Narcissus

Artist: John William Waterhouse (English, 1849–1917)

Date: 1912

Material: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private collection

Description

John William Waterhouse is very famous for his use of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Most of his pieces express classical mythology, historical subjects, and British poetry. He is known for his great proficiency in oils and watercolors. Narcissus was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1912.

The exquisite oil painting on canvas displays a woman picking flowers in a field. According to the Greek mythology by Ovid, Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Narcissus had been promised to live to an old age if only he would not look at his reflection, and so he rejected all women who fell in love with him and would not look at himself. Eventually, he was subdued by Echo, a woman who was deeply hurt by his rejection that she caused the Goddess Nemesis to strike Narcissus that he may look at his reflection in a pool and fall in love with himself. Narcissus then looked at his reflection in the pool till he died.

This story gives origin to the narcissus flower, which grew where Narcissus died. The flower grows almost anywhere but prefers well-drained soil with a sunny or light shade environment. The masterpiece of oil on canvas is set in a beautiful wooded landscape, seemingly with a stream and rocky edges. Wildflowers grow there too, and a young lady is bent picking them. Her countenance is downcast in the flowers. In her other hand, she holds a bunch of already picked flowers. She is dressed in a red dress, perhaps to symbolize love or a burning passion. The flowers she is picking are the narcissus flowers. Waterhouse was always keen to use colours, patterns, and simple objects for symbols of the old mythologies. The Narcissus would be no different. This wonderful work of art brings out his genius with the oils on canvas as he seemingly brings every aspect to life as rich in meaning.

Waterhouse was much influenced and inspired by Greek Mythology and works by Homer, Ovid, Shakespeare, and Keats, among other famous writers and poets from the time. His most common theme from these sources was femme fatale, the woman who ensnares a man. Most of Waterhouse's subjects were women from Greek Mythology, historical or literary texts. Often, he used live models, family, and friends to be his subjects, creating a great mix of the old and new as he used symbolism from the mythologies around current

[cherrirui-official]

I hope u guys don't mind me posting these au doodles while I work on things ahaha

I also gave JD slightly longer hair in these doodles as a funny haha but I don't think it's funny anymore he looks genuinely good with his hair like that ahahaha I hope you're not mad at me for changing his au design a bit

[bebx]

Botanica No.23

— by Gail Potocki

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A Lady in a Lilac Dress with Flowers For Him (1903)

— by Władysław Czachórski

[marejadilla]

Rand Burns, "Snowdrops", 2021, acrylic on canvas. American artist.

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The Bouquet, 1899 John William Godward

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Edward Petre Novello (1813-1836) "Clara Novello" (1833) Oil on canvas Located in the National Portrait Gallery, London, England