vintagepales2:

The Rape of Proserpina by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini ( Galleria Borghese, Rome)

It depicts the Abduction of Proserpina, where Proserpina is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto.

cynthiatedy:

If there were only one thing left that these empty hands could grab,
I think I’d want it to be your outstretched hand
If it were too clean, it’d be terrifying, so I’d like it to be a little dirty

From Kenshi Yonezu’s Nighthawks. Translation credit: @vgperson
Also loosely based on Flamingo.

redlipstickresurrected:

Thomas Ruckstuhl (German, b. 1969, Mannheim, Germany) - Day In Day Out Paintings: Oil

missveils:

Mihaly von Zichy - Romantic Encounter //  Marc Fishman - La Belle Dame Sans Merci

rnyfh:

Statues of Dionysus