May 19

care-not:

Jewish Girl in Tangiers by the French Orientalis Painter Charles Landelle (1821-1908)

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Robert Henri 

Jesicca Penn in black with white plumes

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paintingispoetry:

Alexander Roslin, Portrait of the Baroness de Neubourg-Cromière detail, 1756

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books0977:

Girl with a Rose. Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642). Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Reni was a quintessentially classical academic but he was also one of the most elegant painters in the history of art. He was constantly seeking an absolute, rarefied perfection which he measured against classical Antiquity and Raphael. Because of this, over the years the Bolognese painter has been in and out of fashion, depending on the tastes of the times.

theniftyfifties:

Yves Saint Laurent surrounded by models as the new head of the House of Dior, 1958.

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legrandcirque:

Photograph by Nina Leen. New York City, 1950s.

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mapetitemelancolie:

Carmel Myers ( silent film actress) portrait by Cinemagazine, 1920s

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mariedeflor:

Barbara Stanwyck photographed on the set of Golden Boy, 1939

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oldrags:

Walking dress, 1880’s

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