#EUROPEAN CLASSICS

[autodeluxe]

1969 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 1 “BEETLE”

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) La Loyauté, 1876

[beingjellybeans]

Home-cooked delights for Sunday Brunch at Mom & Tina's Libis

When it comes to finding the perfect spot for a cozy Sunday brunch, Mom & Tina’s new branch in Libis hits all the right notes. As a food blogger and a devoted lover of comfort food, I eagerly anticipated the new store opening of this delightful bakery café chain founded by the talented mother and daughter duo, Belen Torres and Tina Santos. What started as a hobby quickly blossomed into a popular…

[solcattus]

Sheep resting beneath a tree

By John Dawson Watson

[vintagehomecollection]

The candlelit dining room is glimpsed from the central courtyard.

The Los Angeles House, 1995

[illustratus]

Andromeda by Arthur Rackham

[die-rosastrasse]

Church of the Holy Spirit, Munich

September 2022 (credits belong to this blog)

[fullcravings]

Classic French Crème Brûlée

[collectionstilllife]

Adrien Moreau (French, 1843-1906) • Large Still Life with Parrot • 1873

[armthearmour]

A beautifully embossed Corinthian style helmet,

Height: 12.75 in/32.4 cm

Width: 7.25 in/18.4 cm

Depth: 10 in/25.2 cm

Greek, 495 BC, housed at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.

[pagansphinx]

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824) • Mademoiselle Lange as Venus • 1798 • Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany

[larobeblanche]

Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, 1741–1807) • Portrait of a Woman as a Vestal Virgin • 1781-82

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Rafael Romero Barros (Spanish, 1832-1895) Still life with oranges, 1863

[communistkenobi]

reading orientalism some more and I like that the introduction is mostly Said listing all the caveats to his thesis. like for pages and pages he’s like I’m NOT saying this or this or this so don’t respond to me like I said any of that shit. I love when academics preface their work with “here are all the reasons why you’re not allowed to get mad at me”

[solcattus]

The three Graces, c. 1911

By Cesare Agostino Detti

[vintagehomecollection]

Marble slabs create a ‘pool’ trompe l’oeil beneath a dense canopy of mature plants.

Terence Conran’s New House Book, 1985