September 1, 2014

Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux (French, 1761-1802), “Portrait of a Lady”

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Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux (French, 1761-1802), "Portrait of a Lady"

Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux (French, 1761-1802), “Portrait of a Lady”

Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux (French, 1761-1802), "Portrait of a Lady" (detail)

Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux (French, 1761-1802), “Portrait of a Lady” (detail)

Posted in Portraits, Women
Tagged Arcadia, Arcadia Art, Art, French painters, Lady, Painting, Portraits, Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux, Women, Women painters, Women writers, Writers, Writing
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August 21, 2014

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), “The Poetess Sappho”

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Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), "The Poetess Sappho"

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), “The Poetess Sappho”

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), "The Poetess Sappho" (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), “The Poetess Sappho” (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), "The Poetess Sappho" (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), “The Poetess Sappho” (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), "The Poetess Sappho" (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), “The Poetess Sappho” (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), "The Poetess Sappho" (detail)

Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825), “The Poetess Sappho” (detail)

Posted in Historical characters, Women
Tagged Ancient Greece, Arcadia, Arcadia Art, Art, Classic poetry, French painters, Greek poetry, Historical characters, Jacques-Louis David, Literature, Painting, Poetry, Poets, Sappho, Women, Women writers, Writers, Writing
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