langoaurelian:

 Saint Michael the Archangel ~ Castelsardo

Bellotto, View of the Grand Canal and the Dogana (detail), ca. 1740 (x)

dawnawakened:

Ivan Aivazovsky, View of the Sea by Moonlight (1878)

paintings-details:

Anonymous, Portrait of a Woman

1567

jaded-mandarin:

Jean Ranc. Detail from Portrait of Louis de Borbón, Future King of Spain.

thevintagethimble:

Early 18th Century Stuart Crystal Skeleton Ring. Memento mori.
Circa 1728. English.

The interior has a maker’s mark (very rare and lovely to have) of “RN”. Moreover it is engraved to the interior “D Clarke Ob Dec 19 1728 oet 44”. This translates as the person D. Clarke died on December 19th of 1728 at the age of 44. Truly a fine example of English memento mori (remember that we must die), the ring is of high carat yellow gold filled in with black enamel. | The Three Graces

paintings-details:

William Bouguereau, The Spinner

1872