Thursday 25 August 2016

The Art of Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912)

Lawrence Alma-Tadema Courtship - The Proposal
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

In a rose garden, by Lawrence Alma Tadema
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

'Comparison' by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Cincinnati Art Museum
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain, Public domain or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

God Speed!. 1893. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Bristol Museum Tadema unconscious rivals
By Ad Meskens (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Ask Me No More
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Alma Tadema Silver Favourites
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Favourite Poet
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Amo te, ama me, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

An eloquent silence, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Monday 11 April 2016

The Secret Message by François Boucher (1703-1770)

François Boucher - The Secret Message
François Boucher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Monday 7 March 2016

When You're In Love











Wednesday 17 February 2016

Romance Blossoms















Sunday 14 February 2016

The Old Story - the look of love down through the ages

Théodore Géricault - El beso
Jean Louis Théodore Géricault [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Szinyei Merse, Pál - Lovers (1869)
Pál Szinyei Merse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

A young man sketching with a reclining woman reading Wellcome V0049050
See page for author [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

A young couple sit on a sofa holding hands while she coyly Wellcome V0039049
See page for author [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

James Jabusa Shannon Springtime 1896
James Jebusa Shannon [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Godward The Old Old Story 1903
John William Godward [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Edmond Louis Dupain Romantische Szene am Meer
By Edmond Louis Dupain (1847-1933) (Hampel Kunstauktionen)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Tahquitz 1
By Wikiwatcher1 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons


Wednesday 3 February 2016

Courtship and Romance; the Art of Clarence F. Underwood (1871 - 1929)

Clarence F. Underwood was a US artist and illustrator whose work frequently appeared in newspapers and periodicals of his day, including the Saturday Evening Post. His work featured here deals mainly with romantic themes of courtship and companionship. He died in 1929.



A Skin You Love To Touch - Clarence F Underwood - Feb 1922 Photoplay
By Clarence F. Underwood [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 (1904) (14782566562)
By various [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 (1904) (14782568182)
By various [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons

How to Know the Wild Flowers by Clarence F. Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Love and Six Cylinders, by Clarence F. Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Love Knots, by Clarence F Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The Only Two at the Game by Clarence F Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Waterproof by Clarence F. Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

“The Sender of the Orchids” by Clarence F Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Monday 1 February 2016

Kissing with Confidence (or whoever your heart desires)

With St. Valentine's Day just around the corner, now might be a good time to get your kissy-face on, if you want to get it on. If these don't get you started, you might just have to accept the fact that you belong to the eternally loveless!


































Friday 29 January 2016

The Science of Kissing

'What's in a kiss?' did we hear you ask? When it comes to matters of the heart, who better to ask than a bespectacled nerd apparently versed in the scientific jargon? Big Bang Theory eat your heart out!


Bet he gets loads of babes - unless, of course, he's really into men!

Wednesday 27 January 2016

The Kiss by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882)

Il bacio or The Kiss is an 1859 oil on canvass painting by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882) - his best known and generally considered to be his finest work. It has even been described as being "among the most passionate and intense representations of a kiss in the history of Western art."

El Beso (Pinacoteca de Brera, Milán, 1859)
Francesco Hayez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Its popularity is perhaps reflected in the many representations of it in other works of art. In this painting by Gerolamo Induno from 1862, Hayez's earlier painting can be discerned hanging on the wall.
Gerolamo induno triste presentimento 1862
Gerolamo Induno [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


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