Baedekerless in BeautyTumblr (3.0; @alabyrinthianprofusion)http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4ec8e1bb9f813d46b73b8dd0673d127/tumblr_mhkq5doh3S1rpxgeko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Full length portrait of Elizabeth I known as the Hampden Portrait by Steven van Herwijck</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/42072848415http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/42072848415Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:39:00 -0500Elizabeth ITudorsFashionStuartRoyalgoldredfloralbeautyartBritishEnglish<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/def69fc1196db0c18fadcb7b0c15b16a/tumblr_mg0bi6OnR21rvp4yxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17748d1bb6c6301d808021550060c497/tumblr_mg0bi6OnR21rvp4yxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc0d4557cd8e114ca3273ea414b0325e/tumblr_mg0bi6OnR21rvp4yxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://thegraymoment.tumblr.com/post/39480555536/the-art-of-quilling" class="tumblr_blog">thegraymoment</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Art of Quilling</p></blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/40342960870http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/40342960870Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:24:15 -0500quillingcraftsbeauty<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17df33b4b8363e64e4077d07580253b3/tumblr_mft9ruJw6v1qhao9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://endilletante.tumblr.com/post/39153913268/de-la-perse-a-liran-photographies-de-inge">endilletante</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">De la Perse à l’Iran, photographies de Inge Morath, textes de Edouard Sablier. Editions Delpire.</span></p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/39681449742http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/39681449742Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:05:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35busxoS71r064gzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aboundlesswombofcultivations.tumblr.com/post/21956775535/love-lifes-patterns-just-saw-a-glass-one-of">aboundlesswombofcultivations</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Love life’s patterns: Just saw a glass one of these today in the window of an antique store and noticed how beautiful it was. No wonder then that it’s Tiffany’s. :D And now this! <3 art <3 life <3 beauty</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sfmoma.tumblr.com/post/21924961867/submission-judith-klausner-gummy-stained">sfmoma</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>SUBMISSION:</p> <p>Judith Klausner</p> <p>“Gummy Stained Glass”</p> <p>3’x2’x0.75”</p> <p>Gummy candies, licorice chewing gum, plexiglass</p> <p>2012</p> <p>From the series “From Scratch,” a nod to the under-acknowledged female artists who created many of Tiffany’s most iconic stained glass designs.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/21957278611http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/21957278611Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:45:29 -0400artpeacockTiffany'sgummiesgummy bearscandystained glass<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zzfymt101rpxgeko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>St Petersburg in watercolor</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/21726286224http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/21726286224Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:59:58 -0400artwatercolorst petersburgarchesspiralflamboyantgothicislamicbyzantine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ds5n8Cf81r3wk1zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mydarkenedeyes.tumblr.com/post/20975831207/floating-dream-by-pan-jia-ling">mydarkenedeyes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Floating Dream</em> by <span><a href="http://carneaglariel.deviantart.com/">Pan Jia-Ling</a></span></p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/21003915248http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/21003915248Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:46:04 -0400asianbirdspatternartcontemporary artbeautyfloraljapanesekimonofloating dream<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1k3Vrxe1r6f0d9o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ok, securely on the weird end of the scale of religious art, but I like the gold</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com/post/20353050454/ignacio-chacon-lactation-of-saint-pedro-nolasco">uglyrenaissancebabies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ignacio Chacón, <em>Lactation of Saint Pedro Nolasco</em></p> <p><em><br/></em></p> <p>Titty milk, all around!<em> <br/></em></p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/20355607797http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/20355607797Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:29:10 -0400weirdmadonnababieslactationjesusheavenartreligious artcatholicrenaissance art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11f7y1jio1qchhhqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hyperallergic.tumblr.com/post/19458311433/its-nice-to-see-google-go-past-the-stereotypes-of">hyperallergic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s nice to see Google go past the stereotypes of St. Patrick’s Day and look at the artistic heritage of Ireland. </p> <p>For those who don’t know, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells">Book of Kells</a> is a masterpiece of world culture. It is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament. It was created by Celtic monks c. 800 or slightly earlier. The manuscript takes its name from the Abbey of Kells that was its home for centuries.</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.thepoliticalnotebook.com/post/19457132439/google-celebrates-st-patricks-day-book-of-kells">thepoliticalnotebook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/">Google celebrates St. Patrick’s Day Book of Kells Style</a>.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/19458543139http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/19458543139Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:59:37 -0400St Patrick's DayGoogleBook of Kellsilluminated manuscriptgospellatinnew testamentmedieval artirishartirish artnorthern art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0unwhVwvO1rpxgeko1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1><a href="http://collections.madmuseum.org/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=searchrequest&moduleid=2&profile=people&currentrecord=1&searchdesc=Kyohei%20Fujita&style=single&rawsearch=constituentid/,/is/,/439/,/false/,/true">Kyohei Fujita</a></h1> <h1><em>Untitled (Box)</em></h1> <h3><a href="http://collections.madmuseum.org/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=searchrequest&searchdesc=c.%201995&currentrecord=1&style=text&rawsearch=date/,/greater%20than%20or%20equal%20to/,/1990/,/false/,/false/,/date/,/less%20than%20or%20equal%20to/,/1999/,/false/,/false">c. 1995</a></h3> <h2>Photo Credit: Eva Heyd</h2></p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/19264912017http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/19264912017Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:55:00 -0400Eva Heydglasssilvergold leafKyohei FujitaBoxartcontemporary artdecorative artsmuseum of arts and designsilver leaf<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0m5ha5zof1qgtebzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://submit.curioos.com/post/19019406694/bianca-green-uruguay">curioos-arts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.curioos.com/biancagreen#tk-10_cl-all" title="Profile">Bianca Green (Uruguay</a><a href="http://www.curioos.com/biancagreen/greenish/SEEING-SOUND/000007058" title="Curioos">)</a></p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/19070592778http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/19070592778Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:13:07 -0500beautypatternmusicartsynthaesthesiafloral<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0i39t95pW1rpxgeko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Palma il Vecchio, Venus, 1520</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18891341270http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18891341270Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:58:41 -0500Palma il Vecchiovenusreclinding nudereclining womannaked womannude womanRenaissanceartVenetianlandscapefigure<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0h2uh8wdr1r6f0d9o1_500.png"/><br/> Garden of Earthly Delights<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0h2uh8wdr1r6f0d9o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Details<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com/post/18850867525/today-is-a-special-day-were-doing-our-first-and">uglyrenaissancebabies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Today is a special day! We’re doing our first (and probably only) in-depth feature on Hieronymus Bosch’s <em>Garden of Earthly Delights</em>. Though not particularly baby-related, this triptych is almost certainly the most WTF-worthy, balls-trippingly weird piece of art to come out of the Renaissance era. We’ve collected a few detail shots to illustrate just how fucking bizarre this piece is. Captions can do this masterpiece no justice, so we’ll just leave the images to speak for themselves. <em>Buttflowers.</em></p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18890843363http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18890843363Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:44:16 -0500Garden of Earthly DelightsNorthern RenaissanceRenaissanceMacaronicbuttflowershellparadiseedengardenorgypunishmentHieronymus BoschBosch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bruxnugQ1qk0mlgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bruxnugQ1qk0mlgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beanfield.tumblr.com/post/18678953514/eric-standleys-stained-glass-cut-paper">beanfield</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://beautifuldecay.com/2012/03/02/eric-standleys-stained-glass-cut-paper/">eric-standleys-stained-glass-cut-paper</a></p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18694748289http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18694748289Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:42:43 -0500stained galsscut paperinterlacing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08c8hNE4s1qbhp9xo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://necspenecmetu.tumblr.com/post/18574465183/gentile-da-fabriano-the-coronation-of-the-virgin">necspenecmetu</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Gentile da Fabriano, The Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1420</p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18686589881http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18686589881Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:18:00 -0500coronation of the virgingentile de fabrianovenitian artdovecoronationgoldpatternschristian artcatholic artaltarpiecebeauty<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m01ht6JokN1qbhp9xo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://necspenecmetu.tumblr.com/post/18370591659/simone-martini-the-virgin-annunciate-c">necspenecmetu</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Simone Martini, The Virgin Annunciate, c. 1284-1344</p> </blockquote>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18414190522http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18414190522Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:13:01 -0500Simone MartiniThe Virgin AnnunciateThe AnnunciationVirgin Marygold leafgothic artoil on panelchristian artcatholic artartbeautymysterydivineimmaculate conception<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m01c3nJNUp1rpxgeko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gustav Klimt, Judith I, 1901, oil and goldleaf on canvas</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18365646027http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/18365646027Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:50:11 -0500Gustav KlimtJudith IJudith beheading HolofernesAustrian ArtModern ArtEuropean ArtoilgoldleafpowersexualitybeheadingbeautysensualityviolencesymbolismVienna Secession<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo37ivTnR1rpxgeko1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Guillermo Wiedemann<br/>The red dream (El sueño rojo)<br/>1964<br/>Pintura <br/>Reg. 3465 </span></p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17916952038http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17916952038Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:09:00 -0500El Sueno rojoGuillermo WiedemannSpanishThe Red Dreamabstractartcontemporary artdreamsmuseo national de colombiapaintingpinturaredcolombia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzh0cow1Xx1rpxgeko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>van der Weyden, The Deposition, 1435.</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17699817586http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17699817586Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:24:23 -0500van der WeydenDepositionchristian artNorthern Renaissancealtarpieceoil on panelfifteenth centuryart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzf5faGr7n1rpxgeko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/807">Manchu<br/> China</a></p> <p><span class="italic-or-bold">Cushion Cover</span><span class="hide-on-mobile">, </span>Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1725/75</p> <p>Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave<br/> 101.5 x 104.9 cm (40 x 41 1/2 in.)<br/> Restricted gift of Russell Tyson, 1958.305</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17645605903http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17645605903Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:18:46 -0500goldcarnationsdragonsphoenixchineseartinterlacingswallowsManchugold leafsilkQing dynasty<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd1iyRxmz1rpxgeko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jan van Eyck, <em>Detail of Virgin Mary from the Ghent Altarpiece</em>, 1432.</p>http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17584682172http://alabyrinthianprofusion.tumblr.com/post/17584682172Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:59:22 -0500Ghent AltarpieceJan van EyckVirgin MaryFlemishArs NovaoilAdoration of the Mystic Lambpolyptych