Buying Bewilderment

When I think I've seen it all, something grabs me by the heart strings and drags me along.
This is a collection of things I find interesting, captivating, alluring, drawing, mesmerizing, entrancing, fascinating, but most of all,
things I find beautiful.

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Sir Lawrence Alma-TademaA Reading from Homer1885Oil on canvas36 1/8 x 72 1/4 inchesPhiladelphia Museum of Art One of my favorite paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This picture does it so little justice. The details are indescribable. From the folds of the viewer’s feet, to the texture of the marble, it’s a remarkable work of art that has been said to have been “painted in a little more than a month”.   View high resolution

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
A Reading from Homer
1885
Oil on canvas
36 1/8 x 72 1/4 inches
Philadelphia Museum of Art

One of my favorite paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This picture does it so little justice. The details are indescribable. From the folds of the viewer’s feet, to the texture of the marble, it’s a remarkable work of art that has been said to have been “painted in a little more than a month”.

 


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