literaturecravings:

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โ€”The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

speciesbarocus:
“Jacob de Gheyn II - Venus and Cupid (c. 1605). Detail.
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psikonauti:
“Valentine Hugo (French, 1890-1968)
Dream of December 21 (Self Portrait), 1929
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detailedart:

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Details (#4) of The Birth of Venus (ca. 1485), by Botticelli

life-imitates-art-far-more:

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)
โ€œA Vision of Fimmettaโ€ (1878)
Oil on canvas
Pre-Raphaelite
Currently in a private collection

The subject of painting is Boccaccioโ€™s muse, nicknamed Fiammetta.