Beautiful blue with fruit Kenne Grégoire (Dutch, 1951-) 2016 Acrylic on panel

London Breakfast Nora Heysen (Australian, 1911 - 2003) 1935 Oil on canvas

The 'Eunuch's Dream' depicts a eunuch smoking opium, slipping into a dream state, he sees a harem slave he longs for. But the vision also carries a cruel reminder, a child holding a bloody knife, symbolizing the impossibilty of his desire due to his condition. #BookologyThursday

Welcome to #BookologyThursday🧞‍♂️ Join us today as we explore our theme: ✨Wishes and Dreams✨ In literature, myth, folklore, and art🪄✨

The Bath of Psyche — by Frederic Leighton.

By the forest path, (1883) — by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist.

We are royalty, you and I. Our scepters of cattails erupt as we walk by. We make it snow in summer and bring birds down from the sky. Our packs heavy with rye bread and pieces of butterscotch pie. We need nothing, you and I. Just the wild sweet rhythms of youth, before we die.

In the Woods, (1865) — by Albert Anker.

Lounging Odalisque with Turtle - Jan Van Beers (1852–1927)

There will always be an England — by Charles Spencelayh.

✝️ Le Christ en croix, (1874) — by Léon Bonnat. 🗨️ Honestly, I've neve seen a depiction of Jesus Christ on the cross better than this.

In the Troops' Quarters before Paris, (1894) — by Anton-von Werner. 🗨️ This painting shows German troops in the luxurious Chateau de Brunoy, drwing attention to the striking contrast between their military presence and the magnificence of the French interior.

Diana Presenting the Catch to Pan — by Peter Paul Rubens.

Reflection, (1896) — by Alexander Mark Rossi.

🔎In the Troops' Quarters before Paris (Close ups)

The Captive, (1885) — by Theodoros Ralli.

View of the Zagezal estate near Riga, (1858) — by Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg. 🗨️ This serene landscape painting is my final share of the day. Have a lovly one, my dears! 🌸