Beautiful Art: architecture, paintings, sculptures, etc

[Ellipse]

Interesting, the same feeling crossed my mind looking at these five scary clowns around the head...

Yeah, what I see is depiction of "gods" aka 4D STS beings for who the only goal is to maintain use as slaves. So thanks, not for me.

 

[Emerald Rob]

Very satanic for me.

The Six Protectors of Tibetan Buddhism

There are six important protectors of Tibetan Buddhism, namely, Mahakala, Palden Lhamo, Guanyin, Manjushri, Vajrapani and Cakrasamvara Tantra. Read more about where to explore those protectors in Tibet.

www.tibettravel.org

 

[Emerald Rob]

Interesting, the same feeling crossed my mind looking at these five scary clowns around the head...

apologies Ellipse and Mk Scarlett - if the post can be removed I am totally ok with that -dont know how I can remove delete the post ..

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[Ellipse]

apologies Ellipse and Mk Scarlett - if the post can be removed I am totally ok with that -dont know how I can remove delete the post ..

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No, your post is valuable, it give us the chance to debunk from where come the inspiration of some art.

 

[MK Scarlett]

The Apennine Colossus (Italian: Il Colosso dell' Appennino) is a monumental sculpture (98 feet high) built from 1579 to 1583 by the Flemish sculptor Jean Bologne (1529-1608).

And the dragon at the back of the Colossus:

Within the giant exist a series of chambers and caves on three levels.[5] In the ground floor of the colossus exists a cave[13] containing an octagonal fountain dedicated to the Greek goddess Thetys.[14] The Italian painter Jacopo Ligozzi adorned the Grotto de Thetys[15] with frescos of villages from the Mediterranean coast of Tuscany in 1586.[16] In other chambers mining scenes based on the book De re metallica by the mineralogist Georgius Agricola were to be seen.[17] In the giant's upper floor is a chamber big enough for a small orchestra and in the head a small chamber holds a fireplace out of which the smoke would escape through his nostrils.[10] The chamber in the head had slits in the ears and the eyes.

Source: Wikipedia

 

[jebediah]

Image generated using AI/Midjourney
Art Nouveau Reimagined.

 

[MK Scarlett]

The Mysore Palace in India, also known as Amba Vilas Palace, has been built between 1897 and 1912, after the fire in 1896 of the Old Palace.

A Courtyard of Mysore Palace during day:




The courtroom:

The Durbar Hall, ceremonial meeting hall of the royal court:




The Marriage Pavilion or Kalyanamantapa:

 

[Alix]

The Pioneer (1904) by Frederick McCubbin.
The three panels tell a story of a new pioneer and his family making a life in the Australian bush and the results of time passing after their initial settlement. It was later found that McCubbin painted over one of his most popular paintings - called 'Found' - to create The Pioneer.

 

[Pierre]

This an oil painting not a photograph!

 

[MK Scarlett]

The sculpture named "Laocoön Group", or sometimes "Laocoön and His Sons", is exhibited in the Vatican's Octagon Courtyard. The scene depicted in the monumental and astonishing in its realism of fright is brutal: the futile struggle of a terrified man and his two young sons with the deadly embrace of sea serpents. Leaning back in a futile attempt to free himself, Laocoon is depicted just as one of the snakes is about to bite him.

In Greek mythology, Laocoon "the one who understands the people", is one of the protagonists of the Trojan horse episode.

 

[Tuatha de Danaan]

The Apennine Colossus (Italian: Il Colosso dell' Appennino) is a monumental sculpture (98 feet high) built from 1579 to 1583 by the Flemish sculptor Jean Bologne (1529-1608).

Having never seen or known of that statue it takes my breath away. The skill involved to create such an edifice in such a situation speaks of drive and determination. It speaks of power, not power used unnecessarily but just latent and there if needed.

I love it.!!!

 

[MK Scarlett]

Two of my favorites piece of art by William Blake, painter and engraver.
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing,1786:

Newton, 1795:

 

[Pierre]

Paris by night

 

[MK Scarlett]

Built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, in 1799, and located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, the Hawa Mahal palace has a unique structure with honeycombed windows that allow cool air to go through which makes life comfortable during the hot summer months.

 

[BHelmet]

I absolutely love these old buildings. Thank you for posting. But I don’t buy the Wikipedia narratives on the history or timelines. 70 years before the alleged construction date, there was no Jaipur at all, according to their own narrative. (There was a city 11 Km away which was running out of water) The narrative states that the Jaipur street layout, city walls and administrative palaces were thrown up in 4 years. The narrative also states they were autonomous from the British Raj at the time (and so did not have access to any industrial revolution machinery to get the job done: my inference) Here is a pic from 1875 for contrast which was the year before they painted it pink for the Prince of Wales.


street vendors and ox carts