dynamicafrica: Circle of Edwin Long (BRITISH, 1829-1891) Portrait of a Moor oil on canvas 16 x 12 in. (40.7 x 30.5 cm.)
zombienormal: Australian Landscape, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885-1959), 1918. (Museum of Literature, Warsaw, Poland) Via.
Portrait of a Beauty, 17th century
paperimages: Volodymyr Orlovsky, Sunset, 1896
centuriespast: William Bradford American, 1823–1892 Waiting for the Thaw (Arctic Whaling Scene), 1877 Johnson Museum of Art
fyeaheasterneurope: This quilt cover was made in Slovenia some time at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. The front has three columns of patterning. The middle one has a large blue floral (?) motif at its centre, flanked by a white/lilac rose motif. The outer columns share identical patterning, with a large floral motif and unidentifiable geometric motifs. Worked in white cotton yarn and blue, red, brown, green, maroon and black woollen yarns. Some of the black ‘ground’ that surrounds the imagery is lost. Back of quilt cover undecorated. Full-width opening at one side. This opening stitched together in seven places, suggesting the cover was hung for use or for display. (Source.)
centuriespast: AIVAZOVSKY, Ivan KonstantinovichShip in the Stormy Sea1887Oil on canvas, 63 x 97 cmThe Hermitage, St. Petersburg
nigerianculture: (Picture Source.) Isomolorúko. This is a Yoruba Traditional Naming Ceremony held on the 8th day after a child’s birth. These names usually have meanings, or family history behind them. During their naming ceremony, the family and the community welcome a new child and accept joint responsibility for raising it. As part of the ceremony, items used in everyday life are presented to the child as symbolic gifts. The basic items are water, salt, honey, sugar, whole peppercorns, kola nuts, bitter kola, wine, dried catfish, and palm oil. The pen and a book, especially the Bible or the Koran, are fairly recent additions to the ceremony. As with many other aspects of Nigerian life, the items used as well as the ceremony itself, vary depending on the ethnic group and family preferences. The theme they share in common is that the birth of a child is a time of great joy and celebration for the entire family and community. Some Yoruba Male names are: Abiola (Born into Wealth) and Babafemi (Father loves me), some Yoruba Female names are Olufemi (God loves me) and Ayo (Joy) (x) Personal stories of Isomolorúkos can be found here and here
everyartisthasabday: “There are no authorities out there who can determine what’s valid and what’s not valid. And if anything, the course to take is certainly not the popular course at any moment in history.” Happy 57th birthday to Kerry James Marshall (De Style, 1993)
historyofbaroqueart: Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi Date: 1623-1625
ukpuru: Ekoi Headdress. Wood, horns, animal skin, hair, raffia, cloth, Approximate age : Early 20th Century Dimensions : 30 in x 27 in x 20 in
fyeaheasterneurope: This magnificent late Baroque ceremonial cup was made for Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), elector of Saxony and king of Poland. One of a pair, it was first exhibited in 1722 in the Green Vaults of Dresden, the royal treasury that opened as a public museum the following year. A prancing Polish horse is mounted on an agate bowl. Protruding from his elaborately enameled saddle cover are the handles of the ceremonial sword of Poland and of the sword of Investiture of the Order of the White Eagle. A rider and horse enameled on an oval plaque on the back of the cup represent Lithuania, then united with Poland…Johann Melchior Dinglinger was appointed jeweler to the court in 1698…His international reputation was such that Peter the Great of Russia stayed as his houseguest in 1712. (Source.)
centuriespast: Artist Unknown (American, Omaha, 19th century), Jacket , ca. 1850 hide, beads, silk, and bone Joslyn Art Museum
arthistory-blog: Russian Beauty in a Head-dress by Konstantin Makovsky (1839-1915)