Ford Madox Brown’s allegory of labor in all its forms is the most ambitious Pre-Raphaelite painting of modern life and a profound meditation on the relationship between art, religion, and labor in Victorian society. In this visual treatise on labor and salvation, Brown included portraits of two significant contemporary thinkers on the same theme: the philosopher Thomas Carlyle, depicted with a strange, satirical leer, and the beatific churchman Frederic Denison Maurice, next to Carlyle in the right foreground.
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
The Fiji Mermaid was an object of fantasy but for a long time it was on display as a specimen that many people believed was real.
Laura Lou
Did another collaboration with Blues-Man! He did the insane modelling work of older Pricefield, I painted the kids! Chlo is laughing because Max formed a dick with her breakfast.
Was talking to @directium about their Daniel Descension AU in which Daniel is forced to serve community service at the camp and he hates everything but ends up forming a strange sort of fascination...
The Codex Seraphinianus is an illustrated book put together by the Italian artist and architect Luigi Serafini (born in 1949). Originally published in 1981, the book contains a depiction of an imaginary world, and all the writing is done in an imaginary language. Admittedly the language doesn’t mean anything, but the fact that it looks like a…
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Classical Sarcasm is an Instagram profile dedicated to the hilarious classical art memes available. Over 109k people have already liked the
Here are ten of the most terrifying and bizarre creatures to ever allegedly walk the Earth. These creatures defy logic, inspire the imagination and generate fear. They are the subject of numerous movies, documentaries, books and even songs. They have become ingrained in our culture. Do these creatures really exist? Did they ever exist? Or are these merely hoaxes or the result of over active imaginations?
The Fiji Mermaid was an object of fantasy but for a long time it was on display as a specimen that many people believed was real.
Laura Lou
Did another collaboration with Blues-Man! He did the insane modelling work of older Pricefield, I painted the kids! Chlo is laughing because Max formed a dick with her breakfast.
Was talking to @directium about their Daniel Descension AU in which Daniel is forced to serve community service at the camp and he hates everything but ends up forming a strange sort of fascination...
The Codex Seraphinianus is an illustrated book put together by the Italian artist and architect Luigi Serafini (born in 1949). Originally published in 1981, the book contains a depiction of an imaginary world, and all the writing is done in an imaginary language. Admittedly the language doesn’t mean anything, but the fact that it looks like a…
