Friday 1 May 2015

Lovers in Love in the Art of Frank Dicksee (1853-1928)

Frank Dicksee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Dicksee-Chivalry-1885
Frank Dicksee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Dicksee-Harmony-c. 1877
Frank Dicksee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Dicksee-Startled
Frank Dicksee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Dicksee-The End of the Quest-1921
Frank Dicksee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

DickseeRomeoandJuliet
Frank Dicksee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

La Belle Dam Sans Merci
Frank Dicksee [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Frank Dicksee - Paolo and Francesca
Frank Dicksee [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Saturday 14 February 2015

Celebrations of St. Valentine's Day Down through the Ages

BigPinkHeart
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Prang's Valentine Cards2
By Boston : L. Prang & Co. (Library of Congress[1])
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Cupdgrtg
Detail from "Cupid's Greeting" - author unknown
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

1870s vinegar valentine snake proposal declined
An 1870s "vinegar Valentine", author unknown
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Raphael Tuck Valentine by Frances Brundage.
Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Brundage35
by Frances Brundage
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Richard Felton Outcault (January 14, 1863-September 25, 1928), Buster Brown
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Wounded Heart Vinegar Valentine 1870s
A "Vinegar Valentine" card dated to the 1870s. Author unknown.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Das festliche Jahr img063 Valentinstag in England
Valentinstag in England, 1863 by Otto von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld
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Valentine's Day graphic 1904
Valentine's Day graphic 1904. Author unknown.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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