Controversy and conservatism in Victorian England

John Collier - The Sleeping Beauty

SKU: 8598Creator: Arthur HughesDate: ca. 1865Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Size: 37 5/16 x 23 3/16 in.Location: Toledo Museum of Art

Flora is the Roman Goddess of flowers, especially associated with spring, her festivals, the Floralia, were from 28 April to 3 May. The scroll is in Italian and translates as follows: I come down from Florence and am Flora, This city takes its name from flower Among the flowers I was born and now...

Dear Mr. Clemens, Ah. Dear me. Where to begin? The impetuous (dare I say reckless?) young Viviane, Lady of the Lake, committed the heist of the century when she, on a dare no less, stole Merlin’s s…

I found a new toy tonight as I was finding Pre-Raphaelit e inspiration to share. Polyvore - a site where you can make little style st...

Boreas by John William Waterhouse

Persephone is an overlooked deity of the Greek pantheon. As the daughter of Demeter and Zeus and the wife of Hades, she is an important goddess of ancient Greece.