John Henry Dolph (American, 1835–1903), "The Butterfly", c. 1870
Anne Vallayer-Coster
C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses
Those who love much, do much and accomplish much, and whatever is done with love is done well.... Love is the best and noblest thing in the human heart, especially when it is tested by life as gold is tested by fire. Happy is he who has loved much, and although he may have wavered and doubted, he has kept that divine spark alive and returned to what was in the beginning and ever shall be.
― Vincent Van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Young woman with shell
Paul-Émile Chabas
i’m more than just a little curious
Pyotr Konchalovsky (Russian,1876-1956)
Window, 1936
Oil on canvas
Rosemary Yue Acrylic on canvas painted with palette knife, 40cm x 50cm
Dreamy mood in the paintings by Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862-1939)
Hans Thoma (German, 1839-1924)
Auf einer Waldwiese
- Jeanette Winterson, from Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery