black moons in those eyes of hers

"Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:01:00 -0400

“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.”

- Into The Wild

scrollofthoth: Charles-Emile-Auguste Durand, Carolus-Duran...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:41:28 -0400

scrollofthoth:

Charles-Emile-Auguste Durand, Carolus-Duran (1837 - 1917) - Vision, 1883

Ave Babalon

necspenecmetu: Gaetano Gandolfi, Venus in the Forge of Vulcan,...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:40:14 -0400

necspenecmetu:

Gaetano Gandolfi, Venus in the Forge of Vulcan, c. 1770-5

Photo

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:23:17 -0400

tierradentro: Detail from Caravaggio’s “Supper at Emmaus”,...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:20:48 -0400

tierradentro:

Detail from Caravaggio’s “Supper at Emmaus”, 1601-02.

welovepaintings: Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)Portrait Of Mrs....

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:20:00 -0400

welovepaintings:

Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
Portrait Of Mrs. Siddons As The Tragic Muse
Oil on canvas
1784

cavetocanvas: Jusepe de Ribera, St. Jerome and the Angel, 1637

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:20:00 -0400

cavetocanvas:

Jusepe de Ribera, St. Jerome and the Angel, 1637

cavetocanvas: Jusepe de Ribera, St. Sebastian Tended by Holy...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:19:00 -0400

cavetocanvas:

Jusepe de Ribera, St. Sebastian Tended by Holy Women, 1621

caravaggista: arthistorygallery: pilgrimskiss: Michelangelo...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:19:00 -0400

Entombment (1603, detail)

Calling of Saint Matthew (1600, detail)

Martha and Mary Magdalene (1598, detail)

Inspiration of Saint Matthew (1602)

Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1597, detail)

Musicians (1595, detail)

Supper at Emmaus (1602, detail)

Madonna and Child with Saint Anne (1606, detail)

Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598, detail)

caravaggista:

arthistorygallery:

pilgrimskiss:

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) + red

“He is still so modern because he has never respected the mannerism of the dogmas imposed by the Church. He broke all rules risking his own life. That was a time when people like Giordano Bruno were burnt alive. And yet he pursued his idea of painting, anticipating things that would be deeply understood only many years later. Against all conventional rules, he used prostitutes as models for his Madonnas, he painted peasants praying the Holy Mary with their dirty nails and greasy hair, so that, for the very first time, people could recognize themselves in what they saw. It was a new way of conceiving painting.” ~ Alessio Boni (source)

forever my favorite

cavetocanvas: Jusepe de Ribera, Aristotle, 1637 From the...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:19:00 -0400

cavetocanvas:

Jusepe de Ribera, Aristotle, 1637

From the Indianapolis Museum of Art:

Ribera’s image of Aristotle is one of a series of six imaginary portraits of ancient philosophers commissioned in 1636 by the prince of Liechtenstein. Ribera’s conception of Aristotle as an ordinary man wearing a scholar’s skullcap and a ragged robe, a “beggar philosopher,” is a type that enjoyed great popularity in the 17th century. The artist’s direct, naturalistic style and his dramatic use of light, both of which derive from the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, combine to create a powerful evocation of a philosopher deep in thought.

Jusepe de Ribera, born in the Valencian town of Játiva in 1591, spent his entire career in Italy, principally in Naples, which was then governed by Spanish viceroys. He frequently asserted his Spanish nationality, as he does in this painting, by adding the word “español” to his signature. In 1618, the year Ribera received his first commission from the Spanish viceroy, the artist Ludovico Carracci wrote with admiration of the “young Spaniard working in the manner of Caravaggio.” The bold Caravaggesque naturalism of Ribera’s work is enhanced by his achievement of a more tactile sense of physical presence, readily seen in the thickly brushed lines and creases of his philosopher’s worn face and coarse hands.

jaded-mandarin: Johanna Sacco as Medea - Joseph Hickel, 1786.

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:18:00 -0400

jaded-mandarin:

Johanna Sacco as Medea - Joseph Hickel, 1786.

diagnosednostalgia: Matthias Grunewald Detail from the Isenheim...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:18:00 -0400

diagnosednostalgia:

Matthias Grunewald
Detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece, c. 1515

From the Paumgartner Altar: St. George (detail), Albrecht...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:18:00 -0400

From the Paumgartner Altar: St. George (detail), Albrecht Durer, 1498

Saint Margaret by Simon Vouet

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:17:00 -0400

Saint Margaret by Simon Vouet

necspenecmetu: Andrea Solario, Christ Carrying the Cross, c....

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:16:00 -0400

necspenecmetu:

Andrea Solario, Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1505-15

maralie: Sisto Badalocchio, St. John the Evangelist, c. 1613

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:15:00 -0400

maralie:

Sisto Badalocchio, St. John the Evangelist, c. 1613

jaded-mandarin: Wallerant Vaillant. [Flemish Baroque...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:14:00 -0400

jaded-mandarin:

Wallerant Vaillant.

[Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1623-1677]

Boy with Falcon, 17th Century.

Oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ney York

necspenecmetu: Ludovico Lana, The Crucifixion, 17th century

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:14:00 -0400

necspenecmetu:

Ludovico Lana, The Crucifixion, 17th century

nataliakoptseva: Albrecht Durer detail

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:13:00 -0400

nataliakoptseva:

Albrecht Durer

detail

jaded-mandarin: Portrait of a Lady, by a follower of Francesco...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:12:00 -0400

jaded-mandarin:

Portrait of a Lady, by a follower of Francesco Salviati del Rossi, 16th Century.