didoofcarthage reblogged
Persephone stood up in the chariot and plucked the fruit from the tree, from The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Willy Pogany (1921)
Bellone by Jean-Léon Gérôme
French, first exhibited in chryselephantine version at the Salon of 1893
terracotta with polychrome glazing
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
Danseuse à la Pomme, or Ancient Dancer, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
French, first exhibited in marble, ivory, and bronze version at the Salon of 1893
gilt bronze with blue-green patina
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
Corinthe by Jean-Léon Gérôme. French, 1903. Painted plaster. In the Musée d’Orsay.
Source: x-traonline.org
Illustrations by Alphonse Mucha for Anatole France’s Clio. Published by 1900 by Calmann Lévy.
Source: enchantedbooklet.com
La Femme à La Vague (The Woman on the Wave) by Aristide Maillol
French, conceived in 1896 and cast in 1898
terracotta
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
Le Nil (The Nile) by Henri Cros
French, c. 1900
pâte de verre polychrome
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
Buste de Femme (Bust of a Woman) by Henri Cros
French, 1890-1900
pâte de verre polychrome
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
La Comédie (Comedy) by Henri Cros
French, 1891
pâte de verre polychrome
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
Amazone (Amazon) by Henri Cros
French, 1890
pâte de verre polychrome
private collection
Source: sothebys.com
Plaque with garlanded head by Henri Cros
French, c. 1895
pâte de verre polychrome
Art Institute of Chicago
Source: artic.edu
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L’Améthyste (Amethyst) by Alphonse Mucha
1900
Source: Flickr / kg-23
Le Rubis (Ruby) by Alphonse Mucha
1900
Source: Flickr / kg-23
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L’Étoile Polaire (Pole Star) by Alphonse Mucha
1902
Source: Flickr / kg-23
Illustrations by Alphonse Mucha, for Ilsée, Princesse De Tripoli by Robert de Flers, based on Edmond Rostand’s play La Princesse Lointaine
1897
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