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Selika
Luigi Pagani ~ 1878
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Selika
Luigi Pagani ~ 1878
French Market N.O
William Woodward ~ 1891
William Woodward ~ 1891
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
French Market N.O
William Woodward ~ 1891
William Woodward ~ 1891
Reposted by Alexandrea
Egyptian dancing in Arricia Rome ~ ISIS/Auset temple
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
December 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Egyptian dancing in Arricia Rome ~ ISIS/Auset temple
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Portrait of a woman
Peter Paul Rubens ~ 1580s
Peter Paul Rubens ~ 1580s
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Portrait of a woman
Peter Paul Rubens ~ 1580s
Peter Paul Rubens ~ 1580s
Nubian Beauty
Tobias Andreae (1823-1873)
Tobias Andreae (1823-1873)
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Nubian Beauty
Tobias Andreae (1823-1873)
Tobias Andreae (1823-1873)
I Quattro Continenti
Paolino Sarti~ 1848
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I Quattro Continenti
Paolino Sarti~ 1848
A Helping Hand
Harry Roseland ~ 1899
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A Helping Hand
Harry Roseland ~ 1899
Reposted by Alexandrea
Calling on the Gods
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
December 13, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Calling on the Gods
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
La Négresse
Georges Barbier ~ 1921
December 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
La Négresse
Georges Barbier ~ 1921
Ethiopian princess
Joanne of Castile's entry // Brussels
Berlin Kupferstichkabinett ~ 1496
Joanne of Castile's entry // Brussels
Berlin Kupferstichkabinett ~ 1496
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Ethiopian princess
Joanne of Castile's entry // Brussels
Berlin Kupferstichkabinett ~ 1496
Joanne of Castile's entry // Brussels
Berlin Kupferstichkabinett ~ 1496
Black woman with peonies
Jean Frederic Bazille ~ 1870
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Black woman with peonies
Jean Frederic Bazille ~ 1870
Reposted by Alexandrea
Anonymous Florentine miniaturist
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
December 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Anonymous Florentine miniaturist
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
Jungle landscape
Fritz Klingelhöfer, Maler ~ 1851
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Jungle landscape
Fritz Klingelhöfer, Maler ~ 1851
The Boring Sermon
Harry Roseland ~ 1902
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Boring Sermon
Harry Roseland ~ 1902
Lady with a Parrot
European Oriental School~ 18th Century
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Lady with a Parrot
European Oriental School~ 18th Century
New Friends
Pompeii
Luigi Crosio ~ 1891
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New Friends
Pompeii
Luigi Crosio ~ 1891
Reposted by Alexandrea
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Reposted by Alexandrea
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
Feeding the Bird
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Feeding the Bird
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
Mademoiselle S'Nabou
Frédéric Adolphe Yvon ~ 1892
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mademoiselle S'Nabou
Frédéric Adolphe Yvon ~ 1892
The Black Idol
Richard Teschner ~ 1917
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Black Idol
Richard Teschner ~ 1917
A Chinese woman playing on a Chinese pipa, a Japanese drumming and a European man playing on an oboe, while a small man dances and a black woman watches
Unknown artist(Follower of Albert Eckhout)~1653-1663
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Painting allegedly burned in war- Schloss Schwedt an der Oder-1945
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A Chinese woman playing on a Chinese pipa, a Japanese drumming and a European man playing on an oboe, while a small man dances and a black woman watches
Unknown artist(Follower of Albert Eckhout)~1653-1663
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Painting allegedly burned in war- Schloss Schwedt an der Oder-1945
Queen of the Cake Walk
Unknown Artist ~ 1905
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Queen of the Cake Walk
Unknown Artist ~ 1905