athousandwinds:  St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, 1620s, oil

athousandwinds:  St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, 1620s, oil

alaspoorwallace: Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch,

alaspoorwallace: Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch,

athousandwinds: St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, 1620s, oil

athousandwinds: St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, 1620s, oil

hadrian6:  Dead Boy on a Dolphin.  late 16th.century early 17th.century.

hadrian6: Dead Boy on a Dolphin.  late 16th.century early 17th.century.

hadrian6:  Herm - The Two Faces of Janus.  Italian. late 18th.century.

hadrian6: Herm - The Two Faces of Janus.  Italian. late 18th.century.

fishstickmonkey:    Dish for Fish      Place: Ancient Greece

fishstickmonkey: Dish for Fish    Place: Ancient Greece

fishstickmonkey: Black-figured Amphora: A Deer Place: Ancient

fishstickmonkey: Black-figured Amphora: A Deer Place: Ancient

turibulum:  The State Hermitage Museum

turibulum: The State Hermitage Museum

centuriespast:    DELAROCHE, PaulYoung Christian Martyr1853Oil

centuriespast: DELAROCHE, PaulYoung Christian Martyr1853Oil

theancientwayoflife:  ~Decorative vase “Dionysus and his companions”.

theancientwayoflife: ~Decorative vase “Dionysus and his companions”.

steampunk-art: thefabulousweirdtrotters:    the Hermitage’s

steampunk-art: thefabulousweirdtrotters: the Hermitage’s

nature-and-culture: nature-and-culture :  Dying Abel, by Giovanni

nature-and-culture: nature-and-culture :  Dying Abel, by Giovanni

ohsoromanov:  Folding fan of Empress Maria FeodorovnaC. 1867Austria

ohsoromanov: Folding fan of Empress Maria FeodorovnaC. 1867Austria

caravaggibro:Poynter, Edward John. Cave of the Storm Nymphs.

caravaggibro:Poynter, Edward John. Cave of the Storm Nymphs.

vivalcli:   Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg by Eric Esquivel

vivalcli: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg by Eric Esquivel

fleurderussie: A cat in the Hermitage Museum (former Winter Palace,

fleurderussie: A cat in the Hermitage Museum (former Winter Palace,

annieclarq-deactivated20150621:  Variety invited Emmy Rossum

annieclarq-deactivated20150621: Variety invited Emmy Rossum

iwillbefamous:  Autumn Colours Hermitage Bridge by angus clyne

iwillbefamous: Autumn Colours Hermitage Bridge by angus clyne

voiceofnature:Urnatur, Sweden. “The wood hermitage is a place

voiceofnature:Urnatur, Sweden. “The wood hermitage is a place

gemma-antiqua: Ancient Greek gold bracelet with terminals of

gemma-antiqua: Ancient Greek gold bracelet with terminals of

The Hermitage

The Hermitage

vintagepales2:   Hermitage Museum,  Saint Petersburg, Russia.

vintagepales2: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

jo-garp:     Pietro Perugino. St. Sebastian. ca. 1495. Tempera

jo-garp:  Pietro Perugino. St. Sebastian. ca. 1495. Tempera

jordansartmuseum:  Guido Reni. The Building of Noah’s Ark.

jordansartmuseum: Guido Reni. The Building of Noah’s Ark.

rhaegartargaryen:  vaxhuvuden:  sealmaiden:  Workshop of Leonard

rhaegartargaryen: vaxhuvuden: sealmaiden: Workshop of Leonard

loverofbeauty:  Burkhold Richter - Hermitage Museum, Russia (Source:

loverofbeauty: Burkhold Richter - Hermitage Museum, Russia (Source:

jordansartmuseum:  Philippe de Champaigne. Moses with the Ten

jordansartmuseum: Philippe de Champaigne. Moses with the Ten

museedart:  Jean-Paul Laurens, Last Moments of Maximilian, Emperor

museedart: Jean-Paul Laurens, Last Moments of Maximilian, Emperor

 FERRARI, Luca Italian painter (b. 1605, Reggio Emilia, d. 1654,

FERRARI, Luca Italian painter (b. 1605, Reggio Emilia, d. 1654,

thisblueboy:  Horace Vernet (1789-1863), Head of an Arab, 1819,

thisblueboy: Horace Vernet (1789-1863), Head of an Arab, 1819,

spanishbaroqueart:  Diego Velázquez Head of a Young Man in Profile

spanishbaroqueart: Diego Velázquez Head of a Young Man in Profile

peira:  Pablo Picasso:  Portrait of Soler (1903) via the State

peira: Pablo Picasso:  Portrait of Soler (1903) via the State

lyghtmylife:  REMBRANDT [Dutch Baroque Era Painter and Engraver,

lyghtmylife: REMBRANDT [Dutch Baroque Era Painter and Engraver,

lyghtmylife:  HEMESSEN, Jan Sanders van [Netherlandish Mannerist Painter,

lyghtmylife: HEMESSEN, Jan Sanders van [Netherlandish Mannerist Painter,

thisblueboy:  Jean-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779), Les Attributs

thisblueboy: Jean-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779), Les Attributs

lyghtmylife:  ROSA, Salvator [Italian Baroque Era Painter,

lyghtmylife: ROSA, Salvator [Italian Baroque Era Painter,