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Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850)
— by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Nightmare (1800)
— by Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
He's been here forever, your son
Words by me // inspired by the advertisement on the left.
Catholic Doilys
Left: Thea Porter reflected in her dining table. Ph. Jim Lee for the Sunday Times, 1971. Right: scan from Pinterest.
The Three Graces, 2019 by Valeria Duca (b. 1995, Moldova)
pls i'm obsessed
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catharsis burns
a sketch lined palm
it pains, it crutches
liberty, jealous harm
her virgin match
strikes the ardour
It falls, it fails
scalding, icy balm
Words by me // Catharsis
— Sylvia Plath, from “The collected poems of sylvia plath.”
The Rossettis, Tate Britain.
I cannot believe how lucky I am to have seen a lock of Lizzie Siddall’s hair today.
Words by me // PEACE & WAR // Poem inspired the embroidery on the left.
Romance
Today I was lonely. So, I went to the Courtauld to see some beauty.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Words by me, inspired by the bookplate (right) by Robert Budzinski from “Das Exlibris der Dame”, Richard Braungart, 1923. // ©thisisafault.
Francisco Ribalta
words by me. an excerpt from the opening chapter of my novel ©/
Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I can not live without my life! I can not live without my soul!
Emily Brontë