The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love Charles Meynier (French; 1768–1832) ca. 1797 Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache over black chalk underdrawing; squared in black chalk The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
do u ever wish you could be like. a greco-roman lady in a 19th century painting. just lounging all day, looking bored. probably got ur tiddies out. thats the life
every neoclassical/early romantic piece of art is the dream honestly like
hang out in this rose garden with your girlfriend while she dumps flower petals on you. nice
alternatively hang out with your whole squad of nymph gfs in some water. just you and your gal pals, and this guy i guess. letting your tiddies hang out and all that
take a nap on these pillows surrounded by beautiful ancient frescoes, what’s not to love
tiddies out, nap game on, divine boyfriend, not a care in the world. these ladies have it so good
Dressed in gorgeous flowing clothes, hair game on point, sitting on warm marble by the seaside, responding ambiguously to yet another handsome suitor’s advances
Napoleon commissioned the statue group of Theseus killing a Centaur from Canova, but Franz I scooped the piece in 1823 and brought it to Vienna. He had the Theseum built in the Volksgarden for it. Eventually, it was moved to the Kunsthistorisches Museum. I’m there for scale - it’s not a big temple.
