Another interesting one by Jan Steen. This is Beware of Luxury painted 1663 (Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.)
From Wikipedia: "The painting depicts a disorderly household given over to licentious or improper behavior." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beware_of_Luxury
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The detail is so engaging!
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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I saw this on Twitter, and I thought it was funny!! Cat's Nightmare
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You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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Looks pretty nightmarish to me! I like the cats' expressions.
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But owls? Why owls?
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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When I saw this one for the first time a few minutes ago, I literally said 'Wow!'
Spirit by George Roux, 1885
Spirit by George Roux, 1885
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You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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Wow! is right. That's a striking painting, indeed.
Look how the dress trails off into nothingness at the bottom and kind of blends in with the flooring. And I love how the main subject is so riveting that it's only a little later you notice the startled face in the lamplight.
Questions: Whose spirit is this? Does she often appear? What is she playing? Who belongs to that startled face? Does he recognize her? Will she ever come back? And what else might be in that darkness??
Look how the dress trails off into nothingness at the bottom and kind of blends in with the flooring. And I love how the main subject is so riveting that it's only a little later you notice the startled face in the lamplight.
Questions: Whose spirit is this? Does she often appear? What is she playing? Who belongs to that startled face? Does he recognize her? Will she ever come back? And what else might be in that darkness??
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A striking portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds: Mrs. Froude playing an English guitar or cittern, 1762.
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Love the vibrant colors!
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)