The Kiss of the Sphinx, Franz von Stuck, 1890

Stitching the Standard by Edmund Blair Leighton

Happy Candle month to all who celebrate!

The Candle Girls are back with their new friend, Kwanzaa!

It's that time of year again!

A few new friends have joined the celebration this year- Yule, Diwali, and St Lucia's Day!

Happy Holidays to everyone who celebrates ❤️‍🔥

-- from Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age, by Ada Palmer

Elaine by Edmund Blair Leighton

Christmas Tree by Boris Groh

Gabriel De Cool - "The Muse" (1895)

Valentine Cameron Prinsep - "The Lady With The Owl"

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-- from Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age, by Ada Palmer

La Belle Dame Sans Merci (1901) by Frank Dicksee

William-Adolphe Bouguereau - "Girl with a Pomegranate (detail)" (1875)