I’m just another reality escaping specimen. So, make yourself comfortable and enjoy strolling through my rooms. May I serve you some tea? It’s mainly about art, historical fashion, books, architecture and everything else that gives a little peek into my hidden hatboxTumblr (3.0; @steelylaceribbon)http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d36540a7e78317e7ccc3547469684736/tumblr_mmyfxf7z161r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Monna Lisa, (1867)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50664348096http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50664348096Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:51 +0200Dante Gabriel Rossettienglish artistPre-Raphaelite Brotherhoodromanticismartpainting1860s19th Centuryvictorian artpre-raphaeliterosevasebouquetgoldfloralhistoricalrossetti<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d87803d79e74de3bbf5508b3a225d9a2/tumblr_mmyfbiQzXA1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Andrea Mantegna, The Court of Mantua, (1471-74)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50663640414http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50663640414Fri, 17 May 2013 19:59:42 +0200Andrea Mantegnaitalian artistrenaissanceartpainting1470s15th centuryitalycourtmantuafrescocamera degli sposipalazzo ducalegoldbridal chamber<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4ea222ef81a9ca01a071dd191e82ef9/tumblr_mmyes06TsX1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Frédéric Soulacroix, Vanitas, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50663025111http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50663025111Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:00 +0200Frédéric Soulacroixfrench artistrealismacademia di belle artigenre painterhistoricalvanitaswomanwomen in artinterioryellowgoldmirrorpearlsfolding screenvanity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02c2380c384328cdfbe7814fd1aed3a0/tumblr_mmydpz3IRR1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fdfb72d8bcceffc08efe9039f2f628e3/tumblr_mmydpz3IRR1r5zf4uo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2bd3bf04402e58a6d35dc5096fadd1a7/tumblr_mmydpz3IRR1r5zf4uo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.artscroll.ru/Images/2008/h/Hugues%20Merle/000020.jpg">Hugues Merle</a>, Romeo and Juliet, (1879)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50661824484http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50661824484Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:11 +0200Hugues Merlefrench artisthistorical paintergenre paintersentimental subjectsartpainting1870s19th CenturyVictorian Artloveromeo and julietshakespearecouplereadingbookhistoricalmedieval<p>I hate the fact that my renter&#8217;s father is living in the same house now&#8230;the right-hand man of the evil -.- *sigh*</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50649008792http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50649008792Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:07 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51102ab12197ae2f1d6c838c9d9e0106/tumblr_mmwl0gQjvA1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>François Flameng, Portrait d’une femme, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50588701577http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50588701577Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:28 +0200François FlamengFrench Painteracademy of fine artsparisfemmewomanwomen in artsilkyellowterraceregencyhistoricalsalon de parisgenre painterhistorical paintershawlbonnetfeather<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/012edf562a8a1301abaa5f4eec6b2f5e/tumblr_mmuw0bD45t1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alfred Stevens, In the Country, (~1867)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50515676423http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50515676423Wed, 15 May 2013 22:09:47 +0200Alfred Stevensbelgian paintergenre painterhistorical painterartpaintingyellowcountryparasoljaponismejaponism19th Century1860svictorian artwomanwomen in artpastelstripesgloves<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/708f8099401a6ef74cc421a38fb77c81/tumblr_mmuug9OjuK1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Henry Ryland, The Dreamer, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50513344991http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50513344991Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:09 +0200Henry Rylandenglish artistpainterdecoratorillustratorclassicaldreamerclassicismwatercolourpastelyellowwomanwomen in artrosesflowershistoricalantiquity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35a6a09eb95e93bff0df80963a74358c/tumblr_mmr14vw8tx1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Simeon Solomon, A Song of Spring, (1868)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50353964574http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50353964574Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:07 +0200Simeon Solomonenglish artistpre-raphaeliteartpaintingPre-Raphaelite Brotherhoodspringcolourfulsongsingingwatercolour1860s19th Centuryvictorian artmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f1f38f4c12bc4b470d3cf1d58c3306c7/tumblr_mmqzjvqWG11r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>William Clarke Wontner, An Emerald Eyed Beauty, (1916)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50352057456http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50352057456Mon, 13 May 2013 19:35:55 +0200William Clarke Wontnerenglish artistportrait painterclassicismacademic artartpaintingwomanwomen in artemeraldbeautyportraitlilacyellowedwardian art1910<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9983093f333856fbe0b8cb28289cbc59/tumblr_mmqz4kaHQS1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ivan Aivazovsky, Icebergs in Antarctica, (1870)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50351553755http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50351553755Mon, 13 May 2013 19:26:44 +0200Ivan Aivazovskyarmenian artistromanticismseascape painterartpaintingicebergantarcticasailingsailing boatlilacvioletsea187019th Centuryadventureice<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c6d080fc054946bbe35e67705394e975/tumblr_mmqye4MCPY1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>John Anster Fitzgerald, Titania and the Changeling Child - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50350694850http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50350694850Mon, 13 May 2013 19:10:52 +0200John Anster Fitzgeraldenglish artistportrait painterfairy paintervictorian artistvictorianfairyfairy taleflowersfloraltitaniaa midsummer night's dreamshakespearecolourfulemythologychangeling child<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a0baf34481d3025dd22e7c0f057c997/tumblr_mmnohsFvYI1s3ik60o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c0ssette.tumblr.com/post/50201760278/eugene-de-blaas-1843-1932">c0ssette</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eugene de Blaas (1843-1932)</p> </blockquote> <p> Girl in a Lilac-Coloured Dress with Bouquet of Flowers, (~1911)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50262092236http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50262092236Sun, 12 May 2013 17:18:54 +0200Eugene de Blaasitalian artistacademic painterclassicismartpainting1910aflowerslilacbouquetfloral<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b79ae7e8609d9e921f8aff18f5e2c96/tumblr_mmowik4c581r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Georges Jules Victor, Elegant Ladies Fishing, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50259326045http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50259326045Sun, 12 May 2013 16:35:08 +0200Georges Jules Victor Clairinfrench artistportrait painteracademicismgenre painterorientalismartpaintingleisurenaturewomenwomen in artfishinghatgreenlilacelegant<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b04d1bb84f87b1cec00e8a9e875a1e8/tumblr_mmmdh9u3Nc1r46fnpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.aseaofquotes.com/post/50223457711/john-keats">aseaofquotes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>— John Keats</p> </blockquote>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50259120221http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50259120221Sun, 12 May 2013 16:31:46 +0200John Keatsromanticismpoetbreatheloveemptyaseaofquotequote<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f642fc6b4bb6b105185d4c209186426/tumblr_mmovgtMno21r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Georges Jules Victor Clairin, Ophelia in the Thistle, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50257982326http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50257982326Sun, 12 May 2013 16:12:29 +0200Georges Jules Victor Clairinfrench artistorientalismgenre painteracademicismshakespeareopheliathistlehamletpastelrosewomanwomen in artfloralflowersdeaddeathfuneral<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da4a153e131323a3be7737ec1fb58d74/tumblr_mmouuyGDR61r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer, The Latest News, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50257238975http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50257238975Sun, 12 May 2013 15:59:22 +0200Frederik Hendrik Kaemmererdutch artistacademic paintergenre painterhistoricalregencyartpaintingsilknewspaperparasolnaturehatwomanwomen in art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/612fed5b559f0d4cd258e70383a453c8/tumblr_mmn2l4LAAs1r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Frédéric Soulacroix, In the Garden, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50168417816http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50168417816Sat, 11 May 2013 16:51:04 +0200Frédéric Soulacroixfrench artistrealismgenre arthistorical artregencyhistoricalrosesilkgardenwomanwomen in arthatnature<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5z9eVSVG1r46fnpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.aseaofquotes.com/post/50155733053/lucy-maud-montgomery-anne-of-the-island">aseaofquotes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Lucy Maud Montgomery, </span><em>Anne of the Island</em></p> </blockquote>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50160974997http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50160974997Sat, 11 May 2013 14:31:31 +0200Lucy Maud Montgomeryquoteanne of the islandaseaofquotegrowing upmarrychangehorrible<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c2ddd00082bd28224263700938027bd/tumblr_mmmv6q31j91r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>François Martin-Kavel, The Love Letter, (not dated)</p>http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50160139481http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/50160139481Sat, 11 May 2013 14:11:14 +0200François Martin-Kavelfrench artistportrait painterstill life painterlandscape painterartpaintingSalon de Parishistoricalbaroquerosefanwomanwomen in artloveletterbeauty spotlace