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"La Somnambule", by Edouard Rosset-Granger (French, b. 1853).

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Édouard Joseph Dantan (French, 1848-1897) A corner of the workshop, 1880 Oil on canvas, 98 x 130 cm Musée des Avelines, Saint-Cloud, France © Musée des Avelines

Dantan's works followed the academic tradition of painting, and were praised by his contemporaries. His technical mastery is illustrated by such paintings as Un coin d'atelier (1880), where he depicts his father working on a bas-relief in his studio, seen from behind. The studio is cluttered with paintings and sculptures. In the foreground, a nude woman is taking a break from modelling. A critic praised the painting for following all the rules of trompe-l'oeil and stereoscopic photography.

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"What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise".

― Oscar Wilde

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"Light catcher" (2012) by Helene Beland.

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"Inner regulation begins only when you choose the side of grace, and make the ways of life in the spirit of grace the inviolable rule in your life".

St. Theophan the Recluse

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📷 @luca_m3692 on Instagram.

Pinacoteca di Brera.

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📸 "Alegoría del verano" y "Alegoría del Otoño" por Máximo Juderías (1867-1951).

@museocerralbo

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“Wise is he who does not grieve over what he does not have, but rejoices in what he has.”

— Democritus, Fragments, B231

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@katrinditrih on Instagram.

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"Everything passes away - suffering, pain, blood, hunger, pestilence. The sword will pass away too, but the stars will remain when the shadows of our presence and our deeds have vanished from the Earth. There is no man who does not know that. Why, then, will we not turn our eyes toward the stars? Why?". ― Mikhail Bulgakov, The White Guard

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@helloimaubs on Instagram

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@elle_the_home_bird on Instagram

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"The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to get yourself under control, you know just what you have to say to hide the truth, and you speak very convincingly, and nothing in your face twitches to give you away. But the truth, alas, has been disturbed by the question, and it rises up from the depths of your soul to flicker in your eyes and all is lost". ― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

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@metcloisters on Instagram

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Woman’s Handbag, France, circa 1930. SIlk embroidery, gilded metal.

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@metcloisters on Instagram

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@metcloisters on Instagram