Cats in painting (1)
“Come, superb cat, to my amorous heart;Hold back the talons of your paws,Let me gaze into your beautiful eyesOf metal and agate”. The Cat, Charles Baudelaire Sources : https://lithub.com/15-great-cat-poems-not-written-by-cats/ and Pinterest
In the ancient times
George Lawrence Bulleid’s painting and my pattern. George Lawrence Bulleid was a Victorian painter belonging to the academic art movement.
Jeune fille en rose
George Lawrence Bulleid’s painting and my patterns. George Lawrence Bulleid was an English painter during the Victorian era. Antiquity (Classical times) and still-life were his favourite topics. His paintings were delicate, graceful and luminous. Source : all-art
Lesbia and her sparrow
John Edward Poynter’s painting (“Lesbia and her sparrow”, 1907) and my patterns. The poet Catulle (1st before J.-C) nicknamed his lover Claudia “Lesbia” in reference to the isle of Lesbos (Greece) where she grew up. The famous poetess Sappho lived there. Her poems were about love between women ; that’s why the term “lesbian” was…
Black and white Art Deco
Ghost’s dress, Vienna Majestic original handcrafted art deco wall mirror in black and Bianco Carrara marble and antic mosaic tile.
1930s evening night
Ghost’s dress, René Boivin’s ring, Dusausoy’s clip (1930s), Raymond Templier’s brooch and Robert Hoppe’s illustration.
Lady Lilith
Dante Rossetti’s painting (Lady Lilith, 1866) and my floral pattern. Dante Rossetti painted as a model his mistress Fanny Cornforth but he changed it in 1872 and painted the face of Alexa Wilding. Rossetti wrote a sonnet dedicated to Lilith. Lilith was Adam’s first wife in Jewish mythology. She was a symbol of temptation and…
Rose scent
Dante Rossetti paintings. Dante Rossetti (1828-1882) was a famous Pre-Raphaelite painter.
1910s elegance
E.M.A. Steinmetz’s vogue cover (December 1916) and my pattern based on my photo of Berlin, Germany.
Graphic Art Deco
Reynaldo Luza’s illustration (1927) and my pattern based on my photo of a building in Berlin, Germany.
Une jeune femme du 19ème siècle
1800s illustration of a Parisian costume and 1810/1820 hair comb featuring amethysts.
Colorful Morocco
Chefchaouen (blue city) in Morocco (Pinterest), dresses and photos of cats.
