If you ask me who my favorite painter of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) is, I would answer without hesitation: Lang Shining (郎世宁). In Chinese, his name carries a beautiful meaning-"Shining" suggests peace and tranquility for the world. Yet this "Lang Shining" was not Chinese at

British army officer T.E. Lawrence (also known as Lawrence of Arabia) on his Brough Superior motorcycle, c1925.

L'Amour (c. 1886) by Paul-Albert Besnard

Эжен Бернард

"Bizim babalarımız, tüm hilelerden iyice uzak, masum zamanlarda yaşadılar. Her biri, kendi öz ülkelerini sınırlayan kıyılarla gönül rahatlığı içinde yetindiler. Zenginliği az, ama yalnız kendi ülkelerinin ürünlerinden başka hâzineleri tanımadan, kendi atalarının topraklarında

A flock of sheep in a snow storm — by August Friedrich Schenck.

The actor who plays Octavian in season 1 is better than the one who plays him in season 2.

Good sirs! A fresh mag is available!! Tintern Abbey, a most happily situated ruin in Wales, is featured in TDJ Snelling's article, which includes poetry from Wordsworth. A sci-fi, great art, and much much more complete this issue.

Allegory of the Night - Léon Frédéric (1856-1940)

My further take on this perennial question of culture funding: decadentserpent.com/2025/09/01/a-f…

Work by Ford Madox Brown, 1865.

8/10 Before murdering rivals and chiaroscuro, Caravaggio worked in kitchens and studios as a lowly assistant. He painted fruit for still life, carried buckets of plaster , scrubbed dishes in taverns. This was his inspirational raw matewrial : prostitutes, gamblers, because

Thomas Hardy and his bicycle.

In Edward McGuire's portrait (1974) of Seamus Heaney he sets his sights beneath a surface that we know all too well, to winkle out an inner man, a hidden side, something more reflective. For someone whose work had started to be scrutinised, Heaney appears something of an enigma.

Diana - Angelo Von Courten (1848-1925)

Master of Belmonte, a painter active in Aragon in the 15th century, the Master of Belmonte blends the Late Gothic style with Flemish influences. "Saint Michael" 1450/1500. Oil on wood. The Met. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. #SpanishArt #SpanishRenaissance