bonjour, welcome to my second blog, which is dedicated to art and bygone times.Tumblr (3.0; @fairysoap)http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f0f97fedf933e7db4476969f4a96c34/tumblr_mm71oerjS31sprbgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thevictorianduchess.tumblr.com/post/49492237521/queen-elizabeth-i-unknown-oil-on-panel-c-1575" target="_blank">thevictorianduchess</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Queen Elizabeth I<br/><strong>Unknown</strong><br/>Oil on panel<br/>c. 1575</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/50339796131http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/50339796131Mon, 13 May 2013 15:19:29 +0200queen elizabethpainting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38a28d2bb68ffd3a211ad51d4a113a27/tumblr_mfsxef0z2r1rqqedro1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hadrian6.tumblr.com/post/39340809264/st-sebastian-1625-nicolas-regnier-flemish" target="_blank">hadrian6</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>St.Sebastian.</strong> 1625. Nicolas Regnier. Flemish. 1590-1667.</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47599524385http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47599524385Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:33:52 +0200nicolas regnier1600sbaroque<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9yg20NOFW1qghg5so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47553195760http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47553195760Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:41:00 +0200Architecturechurch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f21b7e0208ea77c8e3e68f50a437ed54/tumblr_mklnpbxD4i1s3ik60o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c0ssette.tumblr.com/post/46888638530/an-allegory-of-fame-and-an-allegory-of-virtue" target="_blank">c0ssette</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="st">An Allegory of Fame and an Allegory of Virtue (detail) Sirani Elisabetta, 1638-1665.</span></p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47553142475http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47553142475Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:40:00 +02001600ssirani elisabetteallegorydetail<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meoa571guf1r72vkao1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47553125482http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/47553125482Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:39:00 +0200horsedetail<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2jlwcVOtv1qj25g7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://orpheuse.tumblr.com/post/21175472706/tamara-and-demon-by-konstantin-makovsky" target="_blank">orpheuse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Tamara and Demon by Konstantin Makovsky</em></p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500965743http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500965743Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:22:00 +0100tamara and demonkonstantin makovsky<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35d12nvLD1qmymw8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://intersouls.tumblr.com/post/37644315959/statue-in-louvre-palace-gardens-paris-france" target="_blank">intersouls</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Statue in Louvre Palace Gardens. Paris, France.</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500879689http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500879689Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:20:00 +0100louvreparisstatueraven<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/abb5376f64a443f68c4c8e1a1884b07f/tumblr_mjz7tq0Sck1qa2wieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jaded-mandarin.tumblr.com/post/45856073339/guido-reni-detail-from-st-catherine-of" target="_blank">jaded-mandarin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Guido Reni. Detail from <em>St. Catherine of Alexandria</em>.</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500797638http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500797638Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:18:00 +0100guido renipaintingdetail<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a66b0e52837b2a1d1a7b65b75f3cac8a/tumblr_mj3egw4HEN1qc8le9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500804595http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46500804595Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:18:00 +0100libraryinterieurAntiquebooks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7990f1343936b0f0b8ab7d13e992cf0e/tumblr_mk67mdKSAg1r1dcs8o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://a-l-ancien-regime.tumblr.com/post/46163866070/detail-from-the-queen-dowager-juliane-marie-1776" target="_blank">a-l-ancien-regime</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Detail from <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vigilius_Eriksen_-_The_Queen_Dowager_Juliane_Marie_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" target="_blank"><em>The Queen Dowager Juliane Marie</em>, 1776, Denmark, by Vigilius Eriksen</a> (1722–1782)  </p> <div>1776</div> <p>oil on canvas</p> <p>Ivory silk bodice, petticoat and sleeve with large patterned mauve ribbon in double bows to elbow from which cascades three tiers of delicate ivory lace (<em>engageantes</em>), matching patterned mauve ribbon cockade-like bows to center of bodice, holding in place a delicate lace worked fichu that drapes up over the shoulders. (text by <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/278589926921716726/" target="_blank">“18th Century Art—Fashion” in Pinterest</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46184936350http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/46184936350Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:44:00 +0100vigilius eriksenqueenpainting1700s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0222e498d3670c1b5e757a5e2c75fe2f/tumblr_mhij5ykeSh1s4w8v1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://le-chauve-souris.tumblr.com/post/41976122690" target="_blank">le-chauve-souris</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span></p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/45907928261http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/45907928261Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:50:40 +0100antiqueinterieur<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe7b2afdf26619a08c56a2d973b3a1b7/tumblr_mijgvfb2CQ1rp5xr0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://centuriesbehind.tumblr.com/post/43590800351/http-pinterest-com-pietru-neubaroque" target="_blank">centuriesbehind</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pinterest.com/pietru/neubaroque/" target="_blank"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pietru/neubaroque/" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/pietru/neubaroque/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43836075267http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43836075267Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:07:19 +0100antiqueinterieur<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e183191876212c4fbdfaa140febce2a/tumblr_mgywkwf8771rwcvg2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43582292956http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43582292956Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:57:23 +0100antiquebaroqueinterieur<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4a915d14c0e3fcea7dd624be0506fbfd/tumblr_mfcm1pJCrP1rpsft7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://highvictoriana.tumblr.com/post/38407676170/interior-of-victoria-mansion-photo-courtesy-of" target="_blank">highvictoriana</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Interior of Victoria Mansion. Photo Courtesy of Victoria Mansion. Photo Credit: David Bohl.</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43214575637http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43214575637Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:43:11 +0100victoria mansionvictorianinterieur<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f54d483e5e30c8a48f07e37b182aecd/tumblr_mi8fe8X3iq1r1dcs8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://a-l-ancien-regime.tumblr.com/post/43103476154/jean-honore-fragonard-love-the-jester-the" target="_blank">a-l-ancien-regime</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jean-Honoré Fragonard</p> <p>Love the Jester</p> <p> (<span>The Progress of Love</span><span>) </span></p> <p><span> c. 1790-1791.</span></p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43104034456http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/43104034456Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:57:18 +0100jean-honoré fragonardlove<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb6jkfELln1rrp6elo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Monument to Jean-Antoine Watteau. By Henri Désiré Gauquié. Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/41373713743http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/41373713743Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:00:18 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_med7q8aZOn1r8t95jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/39642392641http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/39642392641Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:45:43 +0100detail<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhhgu8V0S1qb0bzxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://allthingseurope.tumblr.com/post/35837969716" target="_blank">allthingseurope</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/octopuzz/6530374335/in/set-72157607995625379" target="_blank">octopuzz</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/37725745707http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/37725745707Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:51:17 +0100library<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meiqp7TLB81r0o7uao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://seabois.tumblr.com/post/37197244170/anthony-sandys-perdita-c-1866" target="_blank">seabois</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3>Anthony Sandys ‘Perdita’ c.1866</h3> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/37200317902http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/37200317902Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:14:26 +0100pre raphaelittesperdita<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me292mxVK01qjehcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://soyouthinkyoucansee.tumblr.com/post/36534480032/soyouthinkyoucansee-a-toast-to-love" target="_blank">soyouthinkyoucansee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Soyouthinkyoucansee</p> <p>“A toast to love”</p> <p>charles-edouard-edmond-delort-1841-1895</p> <p>a-toast-to-love-indeed m’lady’s</p> </blockquote>http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/37118559034http://fairysoap.tumblr.com/post/37118559034Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:09:52 +0100