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327d

The ecstatic swoon

As Stendhal knew, the reason for art is to make you feel. Do not try to grasp the artwork: allow it to grasp you instead

by Robert D Zaretsky

https://aeon.co/essays/what-stendhal-says-about-the-purpose-and-promise-of-art?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=048e2ed722-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

#books #art #literature

Portrait de Stendhal par Ducis, 1835, Bibliothèque Sormani, Milan. Portrait mélancolique.

An 1835 oil portrait of French writer Stendhal by Johan-Nepomuk Ender (attributed to Ducis), housed at the Bibliothèque Sormani in Milan. The melancholic portrait shows the author of "The Red and the Black" in dark formal attire against a muted green background, holding an elegant walking stick, capturing his contemplative demeanor during his mature years.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stendhal_par_Ducis.jpg

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306d

Top 30 Western Art Movements with Lasting Impact, from Classical to Conceptual

"A complete timeline of the top art movements in Western history, including core traits, famous artists, and must-see works."

https://www.thecollector.com/top-western-art-movements/

#art

Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet, 1872. It shows boats and ships in a harbor with a red sunrise in the background.

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Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, built in the 6th century, showcases a vast grid of marble columns rising from shallow waters. Soft lighting accentuates the arches above, while reflections in the still water below create a tranquil, endless depth. Once a vital reservoir, it now offers a serene glimpse into the city’s ancient past.

The ART: https://rebeccaherranen.com/featured/underground-basilica-cistern-rebecca-herranen.html

#istanbul #photography #art #buyintoart #architecture #giftideas #fedigiftshop #wallart #shadows #travel #history

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul feels like stepping into an underground cathedral of columns. Imagine walking through a vast, cool space with rows of smooth, towering marble pillars stretching into the distance. The air carries a faint dampness, and the ground underfoot feels solid but slightly slick near shallow pools of water. Soft, warm lights gently wash over the columns, casting long shadows and creating a rhythmic pattern of light and darkness. Each pillar is reflected perfectly in the water below, giving the sense of endless pillars stretching downward as well as upward. It’s a place where every step echoes slightly, adding to the atmosphere of quiet reverence in this ancient, hidden world.

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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration #fediArt

A small shack hovers in space, several feet away from the edge of a cliff. It is tenuously tethered to the edge of the cliff by a rickety staircase. The shack has one glowing window, a television antenna, and a glowing white porch light. At the edge of the cliff, next to the staircase, is a small mailbox. This is a dark, teal painting, signed "Chris Silverman".

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235d

My last fanart of Lucio from #Overwatch. I haven't drawn any artworks for that game in a while now, but I think next time I should pick another character 😆

#art #mastoart #fanart #videogames #gaming

Drawing of Lucio from Overwatch 2 taking a selfie with his smartphone. He's posing with a red-eyed tree frog on his shoulder.

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208d

What @kde software do you like the most? 🧐

#linux #animation #art #foss #kde

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102d

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration #fediArt

A cat sits on a small hill under a cloudy purple sky. Above, soaring low over the hill, is a person wearing a hang glider. The hang glider has a glowing white light on each wingtip. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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Dieses Bild ist Teil meiner Serie von Acrylgemälden in quadratischem Format mit dem Thema Meer und Strand, die ich im Sommer 2021 gemalt habe, inspiriert von Besuchen an der wunderschönen Ostseeküste.
Beim Betrachten fühle ich mich gleich wieder an den Strand zurückversetzt, fühle den Sommerwind und höre das Rauschen der Wellen und Rufen der Möwen...
Ich wünsche dir viel Freunde damit!

Möwe am Strand - https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Moewe-am-Strand-Acrylgemaelde/1152661

#strand #sommer #ostsee #meermittwoch #birds #art #painting

„Möwe am Strand“ ist ein Acrylgemälde im modernen quadratischen Format, gemalt von der Künstlerin Karen Kaspar. Eine Möwe steht an einem Sandstrand. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich der tiefblaue Ozean, gemalt in leuchtenden Blau-, Türkis- und Smaragdgrüntönen. Darüber spannt sich ein wolkenloser blauer Himmel.

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Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin died #OTD in 1849.

To this day, Chopin's music remains one of the most widely performed, and an indispensable part of the universal piano repertoire. Along with Franz Liszt, he is the father of modern piano technique and influenced a whole line of modern composers, including Claude Debussy, Alexandre Scriabine, Maurice Ravel and Sergei Rachmaninov.

Books by or about Frédéric Chopin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric+Chopin&submit_search=Go%21

#books #music #art

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208d

fulfillment #photography #art #mastoart #throwbackthursday #flowerfriday #spring #nature #blossom #abstract #blur #inmotion

a square image showing branches of a magnolia tree in full blossom. near and far parts of the image blur together, become indistinguishable and together create a layered, almost abstract whole

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326d

Things from the Flood. By Simon Stalenhag. Translated by Martin Dunelind.

You are a young Swedish teen, growing up in the aftermath of a failed industrial project that may have opened a portal to another world, but the poisoned and destroyed landscape is your playground, and the agonies of adolescence find a comfortable home there.

4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈.

@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #sweden #scifi #adolescence #graphicnovel #tech #art

Book cover featuring a beat up android alone in the wilderness

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122d

I'm happy that my watercolor painting 'Little Blue Tit on a branch' won third place in the Fine Art America contest 'Painting with yellow white green black blue only'.

--> https://fineartamerica.com/featured/little-blue-tit-on-a-branch-karen-kaspar.html

#art #painting #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #birds #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #blaumeise #bluetit #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #BirdsOfMastodon

‘Little Blue Tit on a Branch’ is a portrait-format watercolor painting hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar.
A little blue tit sits on a thin branch, looking to the right. Its blue and yellow plumage is reflected in the soft green tones of the abstract background.
Blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) are welcome visitors to the bird feeder and in my garden. I love watching them and they are always a welcome subject for new paintings.

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121d

Ein Sommergewitter zieht auf und Regen kündigt sich an. Der dunkle Himmel läßt die gelben Sonnenblumen leuchten...

Sonnenblumenfeld - handgemaltes abstraktes Aquarellgemälde
--> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Sonnenblumenfeld-abstrakt-Aquarellgemaelde/1179730

#art #painting #aquarell #watercolour #sunflowers #flowers #landscape

Sonnenblumenfeld abstrakt ist ein Gemälde im Hochformat gemalt mit Aquarellfarben und Tusche von der Künstlerin Karen Kaspar. Es zeigt ein Feld mit vielen gelb blühenden Sonnenblumen unter einem dunklen indigoblauen wolkenverhangenen Himmel. Ein Sommergewitter zieht auf und Regen kündigt sich an. Der dunkle Himmel läßt die gelben Sonnenblumen leuchten.
Dieses Gemälde ist Teil meiner Serie von Sonnenblumenbildern.

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2y

Mother and Daughter Restore Spanish Paintings Using Bacteria

One might assume that a microbiologist in a family of art conservators would mark the end of a long-lasting career heritage. However, this was not the case for Pilar Bosch & her mother, Pilar Roig. Together, this Spanish mother-daughter duo combines their respective art and science expertise to restore 18th-century frescoes, continuing the family tradition.

By Shiori Chen via @mymodernmet
https://mymodernmet.com/bacteria-art-restoration/

#art #microbiology

In Valencia’s Santos Juanes Church, Pilar Roig and her microbiologist daughter, Pilar Bosch, are restoring 18th-century frescoes using bacteria trained to remove glue from past restorations, combining their expertise in art and science.

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327d

Hi mastodon,

I'm an artist in the ligne claire tradition, based in Sweden. I'm in the process of leaving Instagram. Follow me for scifi/fantasy drawings.

#introduction #MastoArt #FediArt #Art

EDIT: I now have more followers here in a few hours, than I gained on instagram in something like 6 years. It's as if Zuckerberg has been keeping me artificially down. Thank you all.

Two spacefarers by a blue alien monument with a humanoid face on the top and some inscriptions in an alien language, looking out over a vast purple jungle down below. There are two moons in the sky. It is a digital drawing in the ligne claire tradition.

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Ever deepening mysteries. #grickledoodle #mystery #weird #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of a man looking at the front door where a strange creature wearing a jacket stands looking at him. Caption reads "And lo and behold, the mystery of his missing favorite jacket was solved. But a deeper, infinitely weirder mystery had now begun."

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It was worth going out of her way to find calmness and peace. She was amazed at how much work it was . . .

Serenity art print:
For my European Clients -- https://www.artheroes.com/en/shopartwork/Serenity/1837854/132?mediumId=1&size=80x60

For those outside of Europe -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/serenity-steve-henderson.html

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #grandcanyon #nature #travel #peace #wallart #arizona #southwest #woman #beauty #landscape #USA

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The more she thought, the more questions she had, and the more questions she had, the more time she wanted to work her way through them.

"If people reap what they sow," she wondered, "what do those who sow fear, so that they can get more money and power, eventually harvest?"

It was one of many questions. She had no answer yet, but that didn't stop her from asking.

Model Thinker framed print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/model-thinker-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #woman #beauty #thoughts

Framed print of a painting of a woman sitting in a towel on a chair.

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There's no highway, no smooth road to drive over, just this winding dirt path that looks like it will take its time to get to the foothills of the mountain.

But the mountain is pleased by the road, because it doesn't want crowds of cars parked at its feet. I suppose that mountains, in their rocky way, value a bit of privacy now and then, just as we do.

Mt Nebo Range canvas print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/mt-nebo-range-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#utah #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #nature #travel #hiking #mountains

A dirt path in the foreground, leading to the mountains in the back.

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As a child in a religious household, I was admonished to not ask questions, because that's how the devil worked doubt in one's heart.

"Trust the pastor," was the message.

Seems silly, doesn't it? But the same message is fed to us outside of the church when we're instructed to "Trust the science. Listen to the experts. Don't do your own research."

I think asking questions is an absolutely sound plan.

Not Quite Sure canvas print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/not-quite-sure-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#art #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart

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I freely admit that I have no desire to clamber about a roof repairing clay tiles, but I most definitely enjoyed viewing them from our apartment balcony in Orvieto, Italy.

(And I heartily admire those who clamber about on those roofs, repairing them.)

Steeples and Chimneys -- framed print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/steeples-and-chimneys-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #fedigiftshop #italy #orvieto #europe #travel #vacation #town #history

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2y

French pianist and composer Georges Bizet was born #OTD in 1838.

Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Carmen, become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertoire.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/31624

#art #music