A woman in a caveTumblr (3.0; @marblefeet)http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/559b620bc5196c021ae1f2d87b6cf69f/tumblr_mmj1gkaYgU1qh7jlwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://poboh.tumblr.com/post/50004529539" target="_blank">poboh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Shepherdess geese</em>, 1915, Jan Honsa. Czech (1876 - 1937)</p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51132784700http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51132784700Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:16 +0200artpaintings1910's<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8931fb0f3afc441c4375c5dbc94ebde2/tumblr_mjclybKIgq1qj0so2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://illustratedladies.tumblr.com/post/44865191646/leonard-weisgard" target="_blank">illustratedladies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://myvintagebookcollectioninblogform.blogspot.com/2013/03/in-shop-heidi-illustrated-by-leonard.html" target="_blank">Leonard Weisgard</a></p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51130833390http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51130833390Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:14 +0200illustrationcatsthat's how our cat looks at the new kitty<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3bb96d75ffd81e3c07c7f77f63028f89/tumblr_mm19p9tLEx1qcjmp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the59thstreetbridge.tumblr.com/post/49199006649/by-fusionframesnw" target="_blank">the59thstreetbridge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(by <span class="shopname wrap shopname-changed"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FusionFramesNW?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">FusionFramesNW</a></span>)</p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51128537517http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51128537517Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:15 +0200arttreesframe<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc6d2dec2ff60597f41b2d090c8b0065/tumblr_mmi88sajMD1qzultro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://arsvitaest.tumblr.com/post/49971344716" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">arsvitaest</a>:</p> <blockquote><h3><span class="st">“Music Lesson</span><span class="st">” </span><span class="st"><br/></span></h3> <p><strong>Author:</strong> Gustav Wentzel (Norwegian, 1859-1927)<br/><strong>Date:</strong> 1881<br/><strong>Medium:</strong> Oil on canvas<span class="st"></span></p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51053988964http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51053988964Wed, 22 May 2013 08:15:39 +0200artpaintings19th century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/236576163f4c50ed0988a0bfaa2aab64/tumblr_mme8uiWKS51qzso98o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vajert.tumblr.com/post/49795744499/fantastic-tiles-by-illustrator-laura-carlin" target="_blank">vajert</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Fantastic tiles by illustrator Laura Carlin</p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51051970610http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51051970610Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:29 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84cf70503ebf183382cce9b05061bf34/tumblr_mmh4wuDb7B1qb23uro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://heaveninawildflower.tumblr.com/post/49924485211/plate-from-the-macrolepidoptera-of-the-world-vol" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">heaveninawildflower</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="description">Plate from <em>The Macrolepidoptera of the World</em>. Vol. 5 (1906).</span></p> <div class="vcard"> <p><span class="fn" id="creator"><a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert_Seitz" title="en:Adalbert Seitz" target="_blank">Adalbert Seitz</a></span> (1860–1938) <span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff"></span></p> <p><span class="description"><a class="external free" href="http://www.archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera15seit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera15seit" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera15seit" target="_blank">http://www.archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera15seit</a></a> via Wikimedia.</span></p> </div></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51049610570http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/51049610570Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:29 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4a1629301837364f6dd18663001b3dd1/tumblr_mmh7nblNcb1qh7jlwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://poboh.tumblr.com/post/49926228368" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">poboh</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><i>Dům pod stromy / House under trees</i>, Vojtěch Preissig. Czech (1873 - 1944)</p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50973241213http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50973241213Tue, 21 May 2013 08:15:13 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52ca125e35acd5f47cddd47297cd09ea/tumblr_mmgspl4aDz1rxckino1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://zombienormal.tumblr.com/post/49927631456/the-toilet-of-salome-a-design-in-pen-and-ink-by" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">zombienormal</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Toilet of Salome, a design in pen and ink by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), 1894. (British Museum, London)</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/4909801949/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Via</a>.</p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50971143070http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50971143070Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:13 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/460f5c0484dbc9f8fbd74d75ced9267a/tumblr_mmb1t9lgoL1rw872io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://curioushistory.com/post/49840997741/vintage-basket-carrier" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">odditiesoflife</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Basket Jim does his thing in Covent Garden, London in 1930.</strong></p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50968680243http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50968680243Tue, 21 May 2013 06:45:13 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a5f41fb0ddd0ed6c5687a339498616fa/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo9_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f57a705636199830112fd418f523c86/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/608338854a1f931a8ba675a31df7dbbd/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo1_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cec3f31d5309ea44a92ad8d9be039aa1/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2fdaf276ca6a870583b6b5f3aaaeb9b1/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo3_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3dd6b79ae21ae46dfc4333162bd4458e/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo5_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38d9676ccf146504d5c1a5744729c837/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a10283fa020fe303663e086e987f88f0/tumblr_mkvbt4ySkE1s00ervo6_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50890173926http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50890173926Mon, 20 May 2013 08:15:26 +0200kiss kiss bang bangrobert downey jri love this filmit's just the funniest<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e944b82be04355c69b2ee5bb91ee67df/tumblr_mmf3qnN5CM1qh7jlwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://poboh.tumblr.com/post/49842177270" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">poboh</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><i>Luxembourg Gardens, Monument to Chopin</i>, Henri Rousseau. French (1855 - 1910)</p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50888026989http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50888026989Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:25 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8900fe95a9aafcda8a9d5fad2f7d4567/tumblr_mmb1n6jzGk1qzq84io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.faciepopuli.com/post/49647541254/larry-silver-bronx-subway-station-1950-from" target="_blank">luzfosca</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Larry Silver</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.brucesilverstein.com/galleries.php?gid=549&i=14&page=next" target="_blank"><em>Bronx Subway Station, 1950</em></a></p> <p>From <em>Larry Silver: Early Work: New York</em></p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50885522412http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50885522412Mon, 20 May 2013 06:45:24 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4bcc2cb5f0b8b1bb1049c016f3091f12/tumblr_mmf7czOdqp1qb23uro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://heaveninawildflower.tumblr.com/post/49844261630/bouquet-of-flowers-on-a-ledge-1619-1620-by" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">heaveninawildflower</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="fn"><span><em>Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge (1619-1620) by </em><span class="fn value">Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573 - 1621). Oil on copper.</span></span></span></p> <p><span class="fn"><span><span class="fn value"><span class="fn"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art" title="Los Angeles County Museum of Art" target="_blank">Los Angeles County Museum of Art</a></span><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff">. Google Art Project: <a class="external text" href="http://www.googleartproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home</a> via Wikimedia.</span></span></span></span></p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50793795118http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50793795118Sun, 19 May 2013 08:15:04 +0200artstill lifeflowers17th centuryI love bosschaert's flowers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a81664a43128457078ecf02d45c1d178/tumblr_mmf7n9TrSx1qb23uro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://heaveninawildflower.tumblr.com/post/49844412870/auckland-from-the-verandah-of-mr-reader-woods" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">heaveninawildflower</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="fn"><span><em>‘Auckland, from the Verandah of Mr Reader Wood’s Cottage’ (</em>1856) by <span class="fn value">John Kinder (1819 - 1903). Watercolour.</span></span></span></p> <p><span class="fn"><span><span class="fn value"><span class="fn"><a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Art_Gallery" title="en:Auckland Art Gallery" target="_blank">Auckland Art Gallery</a></span><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff"> Google Art Project: <a class="external text" href="http://www.googleartproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home</a> via Wikimedia.</span></span></span></span></p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50791429986http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50791429986Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:00 +0200art19th centurywatercolourtrees<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3de89fb53b135db2e71e661c4a4e2c07/tumblr_mmf7ujaVlV1qb23uro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heaveninawildflower.tumblr.com/post/49844525183/summer-sunlight-isles-of-shoals-1892-by-childe" target="_blank">heaveninawildflower</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="fn"><span><em>Summer Sunlight (Isles of Shoals)1892 by </em><span class="fn" id="creator"><a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childe_Hassam" title="en:Childe Hassam" target="_blank">Childe Hassam</a></span> (1859–1935). Oil on canvas.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fn"><span>Google Art Project: <a class="external text" href="http://www.googleartproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home</a> via Wikimedia.</span></span></p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50788722686http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50788722686Sun, 19 May 2013 06:45:29 +0200artpaintingsreadingbooks19th Century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66316a3b8c5a5f6f7fff1b18d5adc13f/tumblr_mmed5dgYqL1qcddvlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/49851148872/dress-1837-1840-the-victoria-albert-museum" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">omgthatdress</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Dress</p> <p>1837-1840</p> <p>The Victoria & Albert Museum</p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50711227153http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50711227153Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:15 +0200historical fashiondressflowersfabric19th Century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb0d1826243809434a1803333eb312a7/tumblr_mliybxyJgq1ri6h7uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>endlessquestion:</p> <p>John Nash - A Path Through Trees, 1915</p>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50709162676http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50709162676Sat, 18 May 2013 07:30:08 +0200artpantings1910'streesgreen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/15bffb85678ace12850a1a7ec0144419/tumblr_mkyw44d1RR1rhb9f5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ea0a0f40e901cd0267cecf4900e48a6/tumblr_mkyw44d1RR1rhb9f5o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5bf9569abdcc9b3b71d74c5b1e8c703f/tumblr_mkyw44d1RR1rhb9f5o3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/63be64256251e995381d0a127cabf992/tumblr_mkyw44d1RR1rhb9f5o4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mucholderthen.tumblr.com/post/47593376143/elizabeth-blackwell-1701-1785-a-curious-herbal" target="_blank">mucholderthen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Elizabeth Blackwell</strong><br/>1701-1785<br/><a href="http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/blackwell-gallery.html" target="_blank">A Curious Herbal</a></p> <p><strong>Notable both for its beautiful illustrations of medicinal plants and for the unusual circumstances of its creation. </strong></p> <p>Elizabeth Blackwell was a <strong>Scottish botanical illustrator and author</strong> who was <strong>best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of “A Curious Herbal”, published between 1737 and 1739</strong>. The book illustrated many <strong>odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World</strong>, and was designed as a <strong>reference work on medicinal plants</strong> for the use of physicians and apothecaries.</p> <p><span>Blackwell undertook this ambitious project to raise money to pay her husband’s debts and release him from debtor’s prison. She drew, engraved, and colored the illustrations herself, mostly using plant specimens from the Chelsea Physic Garden in London.</span></p> <p>It was <strong>an artistic, scientific and commercial enterprise unprecedented for a woman of her time</strong>.</p> <p>[ source:  <a href="http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/books.htm" target="_blank">Turning the Pages - National Library of Medicine</a> ]</p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50706746995http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50706746995Sat, 18 May 2013 06:45:13 +0200booksillustrationbotanical illustration18th Century<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc737d293ef8cf3ba226eb9cf83b92c0/tumblr_mmdjfeFrdK1qapi7no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ideefixedujour.tumblr.com/post/49767526144/british-matchbox-label-by-maraid-on-flickr" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ideefixedujour</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maraid/245527535/" title="british matchbox label" target="_blank">british matchbox label</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maraid/" target="_blank">maraid</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50637199369http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50637199369Fri, 17 May 2013 08:15:53 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7d7b59e4fd1b2c4822c7400aba4184d/tumblr_mm8szqyq231roedt4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://colourthysoul.tumblr.com/post/49540200372/alfred-edward-borthwick-marjorie-ca-1934" target="_blank">colourthysoul</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alfred Edward Borthwick - Marjorie (ca. 1934)</p> </blockquote>http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50635300147http://marblefeet.tumblr.com/post/50635300147Fri, 17 May 2013 07:30:24 +0200