#my favorite art

[smalllishbeans]

my @mcyt-summer-of-yuri piece for @lemon-bread-slice! i hope you like it :)

[estera-shirin]

Ukrainian "Heh" amulet, ca. 1850

This floral amulet is inscribed with the Hebrew letter Heh and floral patterns.

"This amulet is of the “Heh" type, perhaps related to the use of such types in the case of a delayed Pidyon Ha-Ben ceremony, as in Galicia. There, as in this example, the form is like that of a miniature Torah shield. The Hebrew letter "Heh" is in the middle, surrounded by vegetal decoration."

[nixthepolytheist]

Eros and Psyche

By Francesca Strino

[nerossuicide]

One of my all time favorite paintings, The Three Graces (1636–1638) by Peter Paul Rubens

Timeless

[crossrole-undertaleau]

MY WALL OF ART (help I am almost out of room)

Lol this is only some of my favorite art (more recent stuff is on the side with the stay determined poster I made)

[lipstickghoulie]

I am still blown away by the amount of detail in this beautiful YCH of Astarion and my OC Alyx from @katsuaart! They sent me a bunch of different versions of this but these are two of my favorites. I am so happy with it and can’t wait for their commissions to open again so I can get back in line for more! 🥰

[spacetodd68]

breaking into ur askbox to tell you that i have located you teehee giggle (its cat btw hi) off i go

hi yes hello I drew you /j

[wokycookie2]

They give off

Vibes

the girls...

[estera-shirin]

Sculpted face mask—Olmec (modern Mexico), 900-400 BCE

According to the Met: "The Olmec, whose heartland was located in present-day Mexico from 1200-400 B.C., excelled in creating fine greenstone sculptures. The almost flesh-like quality of the nose and parted lips belie the hardness of the stone from which this mask was made. Although it has been rendered in a naturalistic style, the face itself is not fully human. Rather, it is an idealized composite that alludes to the supernatural: the almond-shaped eyes, slightly downturned mouth, and wide, prominent nose are traits commonly found in depictions of Olmec otherworldly beings. One particular entity, the Olmec Maize God, is further evoked through the defined cleft at the center of the upper forehead, an element that represents the earth from which maize—the principal crop of many Mesoamerican peoples including the Olmec—sprouts and grows. The mask additionally features light incisions on both cheeks and etched scallop-like motifs on the upper rim. These shallow markings were possibly made through repeated scratching. The use of drilling is also evident in the mask, particularly at the corners of the mouth and eyes. Olmec artists may have carefully placed the drill marks as guidelines for the sculpture, to determine the placement of facial features and to demarcate the depth of the carving. Many of these holes may have been preserved in the finished sculpture for aesthetic effect.

From the middle of the 11th century B.C. to the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century, green and blue colored stones (broadly called greenstone, or “chalchihuitl” in Nahuatl) were esteemed across Mesoamerica for their exceptional luster and translucency. Greenstone, moreover, was thought to be water-retentive, capable of emitting vapor that bolstered the growth and sustenance of surrounding vegetation. The color of the stones was further tied to that of water and maize sprouts, closely linking greenstone to notions of fertility, abundance, and life-giving properties.

The Olmec especially valued the bluish color of this jadeite mask. Jadeite, a rare variety of greenstone, occurs naturally in very few places around the world. The material for this mask likely originated from the Motagua River valley in present-day Guatemala, the only known source of jadeite in ancient Mesoamerica. The eroded corner on the mask’s proper right suggests that it was previously exposed to water, perhaps as a river cobble. Some of the earliest jadeite obtained from the region may have been stream-tumbled cobbles or boulders, rather than quarried stone.

So special was the jadeite from which this mask was made that the artists seemed to have removed as little of it as possible from the reverse side. The shallowness of the circular, concave depression on the back of the mask may also be due to the toughness of the stone. Jadeite is an extremely dense rock with a relative hardness value equivalent to or even greater than that of steel. Artists in Mesoamerica generally used a combination of percussion and cutting—using lithic implements such as flint blades—to approximate the size of the jadeite, after which they grinded the surface of the stone with other coarse rocks for many hours to achieve the desired shape.

Despite the concave depression, this mask was not made to be worn on the face, at least not by the living. Unlike the earlobes, which feature small holes, neither the eyes nor the mouth have been perforated for sight or breath. Holes along the edges of the mask, however, hint at its ritual usage. Masks appear in depictions of rulers or performers and are represented as belt ornaments, pectorals, or headdress components. The perforations additionally suggest that the mask may have been affixed to a textile, as part of a funerary bundle."

[churroach]

Looking respectfully

(EDIT: fellas, it’s really not that deep. Anyone starting beef over this stupid drawing getting blocked, i dont care to argue with people who come and judge me (a stranger) in bad faith. A bit dissapointed that this joke post is what’s getting the most attention but alas that’s the internet for ya i guess.)

[septima-severa]

Don't mind me, I'm just appreciating some favourite art pieces around here. I don't want the artists to feel let down by the current trend of social media (see it once and discard) because people should show more love to things they actually like than "likes and kudos and sayonara forever".

Supreme Leader's pet

[ladybugboots]

distant past

[estera-shirin]

Ketubbah — Ernakulam, India, 1910 CE

This beautiful ketubbah was created in 1910 for the Cochin Jewish community.

[killrisma]

losing my shit over this image

[cronchy-baguette]

pink goes good (well) with green

[happyheidi]

𝖠𝗋𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝖠𝗇𝗇𝖺-𝖫𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺 𝖲𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗇 | 𝖨𝖦: 𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺_𝖺𝗋𝗍