Angelica Kauffman

Angelica Katharina Kauffman (1741-1807) was an Austrian painter.

Beauty Directed by Prudence Rejects wit Scorn the Solicitations of Folly

Beauty Directed by Prudence, Wreathed by Perfection

Family portrait Anna Ivanovna Tolstoy

Papirius Praetextatus Entreated by his Mother

Portrait of a Woman Dressed as Vestal Virgin

Portrait of a Young Woman

Self-Portrait

Valentine Rescues Silvia

Salome

Salomé, Salomé, dance for me. I pray thee dance for me. I am sad to-night. Yes, I am passing sad to-night. When I came hither I slipped in blood, which is an evil omen; and I heard, I am sure I heard in the air a beating of wings, a beating of giant wings. I cannot tell what they mean .... I am sad to-night. Therefore dance for me. Dance for me, Salomé, I beseech you. If you dance for me you may ask of me what you will, and I will give it you, even unto the half of my kingdom.

~Oscar Wilde Salome

 

Filippo Lippi The Feast of Herod Salome's Dance (1464)

Andrea Solario Salome with the head of St. John the Baptist (1507)

Guido Reni Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (1635)

Aubrey Beardsley The Climax(Illustration for Wilde's Salome) (1893)

Wilhelm Trübner Salome (1897)

Franz von Stuck Salome (1906)

Gustav Klimt Judith II (Salome) (1909)

Aleksandra Ekster Costume design for Salome (1917)

John Vassos Illustration for Oscar Wilde's 'Salome' (1927)

Manuel Orazi Salome (1930)

Erte Salome (20th Century)

Lucian Freud

Lucian Michael Freud (1922-2011) was a British painter born in Berlin.

Flora with Blue Toe Nails

Girl Reading

Head of a Girl

Head of a Man

Head of a woman (Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Cavendish)

Naked Child Laughing

The Painter's Mother Resting III

Woman Smiling

 Maybe his paintings aren't pretty, but they are quite interesting.

M.C. Escher

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist. Known for his mathematically inspired works. He created works that can be categorised as op art (optical art) a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions (~wikipedia.en). But he created in many styles like surrealism, expressionism or cubism.

I think his works are quite fun. Enjoy.;)

Ascending & Descending

Castle in the Air

Circle Limit III

Day and Night

Development III

Eight Heads

Metamorphosis II excerpt 5

Relativity lattice

Seated Female Nude III

Sky and Water II

Symmetry Watercolor 106 Bird

The 1st Day of the Creation

Wood near Menton

Ain't he a genius?:>

Léon Comerre

Léon François Comerre (1850-1916) was a French academic painter.

An Eastern Beauty

Eastern Beauty

Girl with a Golden Crown

Jeune Almée

Judith

Le Triomphe du cygne

Odalisque

Portrait of Suzanne Hudelo

Sleeping Woman with a Peacock

Study For Le Manteau Legendaire

Luna