Old art painting portrait

Painting of an extremely surprised man, styled after Caravaggio's old master Baroque oil paintings.

Portrait of Suzanne — by Anguste Levêque (1866-1921)

Children, mothers, aunts, half-sisters, cousins, in-laws.... (And what's the daughter of a half-sister? A "half-niece"...?) Prince ...

Hugues Merle LE SONGE D'HÉBÉ OU HÉBÉ APRÈS LA CHUTE HUGUES MERLE ; HEBE DAY-DREAMING OR HEBE AFTER HER FALL ; SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT 1880 ; OIL ON CANVAS

Lippert: The Young Apprentice. But if course it is the reflection of the older man which grabs the attention, not the apparent and superficial subject of the picture. re-blogged from blastedheath

Duchess Carmen highlights her straight coiffure with a substantial chignon while wearing a dress with what appear to be sheer accordion-style...

Renaissance oil painting, people angels

Artist: William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York). Date: ca. 1895. Culture: American. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: ...

Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 as Rose Alphonsine Plessis in a poor family she was passed around as a child and only moved to Paris when she came of age. While in Paris she was constantly in and out of jobs and soon came to realise that her looks were best asset. So she began her life as a courtesan and began to work her way up to the wealthiest citizens of Paris. Her head was turned by the wealth and her days were now filled with shopping and getting ready for the Salon's, Parties or…