italianita by @neelchen auf flickr
please don’t delete the caption or alter credits, thanks
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Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890) was a French painter known for his beautiful paintings of upper middle class Parisian women in domestic settings.
Pictured here is
- The Reluctant Bride (La Fiancée hésitante), 1866
- In the Library (Dans la Bibliothèque), 1872
- Sweet Do Nothing (Dolce far niente), 1877
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Dolce far niente
The essence of doing nothing and enjoying it. Nothingness is that pleasant experience of enjoying time going by, letting your thoughts taking over…
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"Dolce far Niente" is an Italian and one of my favorite saying which means "the sweetness of doing nothing". It does not mean being lazy, it’s the idea of finding pleasure in relaxation. The ability to completely enjoy and savor a moment.
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When they ask me how my summer is going
Let's call it "dolce far niente"
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Currently listening to Tamino Amir Like
Painting- Dolce far niente, 1897 ~ John William Godward
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John William Godward (English, 1861-1922)
Dolce far Niente, 1906
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Reading this essay about the idea of DOLCE FAR NIENTE (the sweetness of doing nothing), I came across the painter John William Godward and spent some time doing nothing but surfing some of his neo-classical women.
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