[The touch of the Angel by Roberto Ferri]
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Portrait of Madame De Pompadour, by François Boucher, 1756
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Robe a la francaise 18th century costume
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MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH SHEPHERD, 1783 by THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
In MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH SHEPHERD, a shepherd looks after his sheep on the edge of a pond surrounded by both hilly and mountain landscapes. Beyond the trees, the background becomes more pastel in shades of blues, purple, yellows, and greys that subtly blend the mountains into the cloudy sky.
This landscape painting is a departure from the artist’s earlier naturalism with more precise locations. This was a deliberate change of direction that went against the wishes of many artists, including his opponent, JOSHUA REYNOLDS, who continued to adhere to traditional techniques of practice with respect to subject matter.
The story of how this painting came to be follows an interesting technique that GAINSBOROUGH employed to create a model landscape within his studio. He used a variety of materials, such as cork and sand, clay and moss, and even vegetables like broccoli. Thus, GAINSBOROUGH was able to see the simplified versions of major natural elements in some of the most mundane organic objects around him
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“Ravens are the birds I'll miss most when I die. If only the darkness into which we must look were composed of the black light of their limber intelligence. If only we did not have to die at all. Instead, become ravens.”
Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum
My dark-folk album DARK NATURE drops today (Halloween) 🎶 ethereal singing, haunting melodies, baroque piano. Recorded raw & live in one take through vintage 70’s mics, a 1971 Yamaha U1 upright piano and 100% analogue recording.
Photo: Ben Wulf
Styling: Chloe Haywood London
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Detail of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany
Constructed 1745-1747 for Frederick the Great as his summer residence.
rayeshistory.com
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the wind was a paid actor 🌸✨
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Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna.
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard, La bascule
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