#john evelyn

[the-things-i-think-about]

Can someone invent time travel so I can go back in time and murder John Evelyn?

[newtonian-tragedy]

The writer and diarist John Evelyn used [Lucatello's Balsam] to calm his son Richard when he vomited after choking on a bone

"There, there, son. You were this close to dying, but some turpentine will make it all better."

[epochhistorymagazine]

London's Great Fire

'On 3 September 1666, Evelyn rode from Deptford to Southwark to look at the Fire devouring the city. It would become his ritual for the next few days, his attempt to control the uncontrollable, at least with his eyes.' - Angelina Andreeva

[diioonysus]

creatures in art: mermaids & sirens

[yocalio]

THE MUMMY (1999) Behind the scenes footage from the set in 1998

[frimleyblogger]

The Sycamore

The #sycamore is not an indigenous #tree to the UK but it is not certain when it arrived. It is not welcomed by every one #nature #woodland #weed

Every autumn the garden comes under attack from hundreds of winged seeds, some resting at a jaunty angle in the soft soil of the lawn and borders, others lying forlornly on the patio. The source of the fusillade is not difficult to discern, a sycamore across the road whose tall structure and broad, rounded crown gives some welcome relief to what is otherwise a non-descript suburban setting. The…

[hidekomoon]

I stole @ultravioletness’s idea and made some painting collages (click for better quality. or not) (my other edits are here)

1. The lady in Evelyn De Morgan’s The Crown of Glory (1896) admires Waterhouse’s Siren (c.1900)

2. Godward’s Athenaïs (1908) and An Offering To Venus (1912)

3. Waterhouse’s Isabella (1907) holds Stanhope’s Morgan Le Fay (c.1880)

4. La Belle Dame Sans Merci (1893) seduces a nymph from Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus (1900), both paintings by Waterhouse

5. Waterhouse’s Ophelia (1910) finds Collier’s Sleeping Beauty (1921)

please reblog if you save! (except terfs, “gender critical” radfems and general transphobes, y’all can block me please)

[letthefairyinyoufly]

He may be a cowboy, but I know the breed. His word is his word.

[mistressvera]

[thefugitivesaint]

Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919), 'The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth It Not, no date "De Morgan derived her inspiration for this drawing from the Gospel of St John, Chapter 1 Verse 5. This follows the story of creation and the emergence of God from nothingness, reflecting on the triumph of light against darkness. Christian doctrine is clearly present in many of De Morgan's works, and several of her paintings employ biblical titles and themes. From around 1910 her paintings show a shift into the use of more ambiguous spiritual imagery. De Morgan's mother-in-law, Sophia De Morgan, was a Spiritualist who had a profound influence on the artist's personal beliefs and style; particularly in her later career.

This drawing shows a heavenly figure of light exquisitely rendered in a blaze of gold. She is holding a lamp in her left hand, whilst showing the sign of benediction in her right. Rays of light radiate out to fill the whole composition, brightening the dark landscape and illuminating snakes and reptiles who lurk below in the gloom. This work relates to De Morgan's 1895 oil painting Lux in Tenebris…whose title also derives from the Gospel of St John. In Lux in Tenebris, the heavenly central figure is dressed elaborately in gold and holds a laurel branch, whilst two crocodiles circle below. In 1906 De Morgan also painted another oil titled The light shineth in the darkness…featuring a similar composition, but instead of reptiles at the angel's feet there lie three naked figures, shackled to rocks and blinded by despair. Though De Morgan exhibited and was known as an oil painter, she used gold drawing on dark paper throughout her career. There are fourteen known works in this medium. The contrast between the black paper and gold paint makes these jewel-like pictures singular within her oeuvre." Source

[goryhorroor]

more legendary faces of horror

[diioonysus]

women in art: helen of troy

[anouri]

perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid

miles johnson // richard siken // francesco hayez // mitski // @anouri // roderic o’conner // john william waterhouse // evelyn waugh // egon schiele // franz kafka

[bebemoon]

look for the name: EVELYN

@heavelyn

blumarine see-through black silk drape dress w/ bodice

john galliano striped mohair blanket coat w/ shawl lapel, a/w 1999

steven arpad parisian prototype leather heel w/ ankle strap, c. 1939

unum "_quando_rapita_in_estasi_" eau de parfum (unisex)

vivienne westwood broken pearl dangle earrings w/ logo orbs

[hidekomoon]

i finished the first 3 last spring and then completely gave up on this project until i completed number 4 & 5 this week. i’m kind of running out of paintings with easy poses to photoshop together but i’m gonna keep looking! (here’s my little collection of lesbian montages)

1. Evelyn de Morgan’s The Prisoner (1907-08) with Joanna Mary Boyce’s portrait of Fanny Eaton (1859)

2. Waterhouse’s The Awakening of Adonis (c.1900) and John Simmons’s Titania Sleeping in the Moonlight Protected by her Fairies

3. Portrait of a Lady by Natale Schiavoni (c.1820) with Nathaniel Sichel’s In the Time of Roses

4. A painting by Eugene de Blaas and L’Espoir by Auguste Leroux

5. La Blanche et la Noire by Félix Valloton (1913) with Portrait of Madeleine by Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1800)