Suspended Pleasure

monsieurleprince:

Norman Prescott-Davies (1862-1915) - As time goes by
arthistory-blog:

Silver Favourites (1903) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
artemisdreaming:

Susanna and the Elders detail, 1555
Tintoretto
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ponderful:

Kate Gardiner Hastings (British, 1837-1925), Esther
phassa:

Cot, Pierre Auguste - Spring 
ponderful:

Sandro Botticelli, Madonna of the Pomegranate, circa 1487. Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy.
sisterwolf:

Jacques-Clément Wagrez
chasingtailfeathers:

Tall poppy syndrome
Tall poppy syndrome (TPS) is a pejorative term primarily used in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.
Tarquinius Superbus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, depicting the king receiving a laurel; the poppies in the foreground refer to the “tall poppy” allegory.
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