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Reverie. Edgard Maxence (French, 1871-1954). Oil on panel.

Reverie is an exceptional example of the symbolist religious paintings completed by Maxence just before and directly after World War I. The works in this cycle usually feature a single female figure in a church interior praying or reading a devotional book. Elements of the present composition can be found in other works of the period: the figure’s reflective, downward gaze; the medieval-style black headdress; the gold choir screen, based on the example in the Basilique Saint-Nicolas in Nantes; and finally the “missel,” a liturgical book for the celebration of Mass, which is based on the one still in the Maxence family collection today. The sitter resembles Maxence’s daughter Juliette.

#edgard maxence #portrait

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“Una formica non deve sapere come funziona il formicaio, altrimenti tutte le formiche ambirebbero a ricoprire i ruoli migliori e meno faticosi, creando un problema di coordinamento”. (Davide Casaleggio)

"An ant does not have to know how the anthill works, otherwise all the ants would aspire to cover the better and less tiring roles, creating a problem of coordination".

Rousseau

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#5stelle #davide casaleggio

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Melancholy, 1876, Odilon Redon

Medium: charcoal,paper

https://www.wikiart.org/en/odilon-redon/melancholy-1876

#melancholy #odilon redon

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Covers (898): Il giocattolo italiano

#covers #robot #toy

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#westworld #uomo vitruviano

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Cyanocitta cristata

#winter #bird #cyanocitta cristata

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Andrea Mantegna, “The Madonna della Vittoria,” c.1496 and a detail of the the coral pendant

#andrea mantegna #madonna #coral

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Dmitry Levitsky, Portrait of E. N. Khruschova and Princess E. N. Khovanskaya, 1773

#dmitry levitsky #portrait

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Covers (897): Adrian Loos - Graficus

#covers #adrian loos

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#gioconda #mona lisa

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#sofa #ads

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#coco #rose #portrait

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#ads #buddha

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Veruschka

#veruschka #nude

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Deborah Kerr

#deborah kerr #portrait #book

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#impale design #gioconda #mona lisa

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 64, detail of f. 391v (Cato’s battle with Libyan serpents). Faits des Romains. Paris, c. 1460-1465. Artist: Maître de Coëtivy.

#dragon #medioeval art