Bliss Collection (page 7)

Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c)
XOS5884175 Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); 30.6x44.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt)

Lord Shiva Shanker Parvati Miniature Painting on Paper
3609895 Lord Shiva Shanker Parvati Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

The Magic Lantern in the Family Children look at the magic lantern screen, 20th century (chromolithograph)
JLJ4568473 The Magic Lantern in the Family Children look at the magic lantern screen, 20th century (chromolithograph) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Woman pig breeder (or pig husbandperson), propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution (colour litho)
RDA78531 Woman pig breeder (or pig husbandperson), propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution (colour litho) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

"Glorious leader, righteous people", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution
RDA78528 "Glorious leader, righteous people", propaganda poster from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1970 (colour litho) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

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Different human facial expressions. (print)
7419955 Different human facial expressions. (print) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); (add.info.: The Grimaces. Different human facial expressions: surprise, sadness, anger etc)

A rich man gives a money purse to a poor man, illustration of the fable of La Fontaine " The savetier
PCT4280553 A rich man gives a money purse to a poor man, illustration of the fable of La Fontaine " The savetier and the financier" by Albert Robida (1848-1926)

Oh! What A Time For the Girlies When the Boys Come Marching Home, 1918 (print)
3672299 Oh! What A Time For the Girlies When the Boys Come Marching Home, 1918 (print) by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Girl playing the xylophone French advert card for Chocolat de la Marine, 19th century (print)
3776583 Girl playing the xylophone French advert card for Chocolat de la Marine, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Girl playing the xylophone French advert card for Chocolat de la Marine')

Wedding Dance, c. 1600 (oil on copper)
8610847 Wedding Dance, c. 1600 (oil on copper) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, France; (add.info)

Winemakers feast in Vevey, France: the Bacchantes, 1905 (Illustration)
7422819 Winemakers feast in Vevey, France: the Bacchantes, 1905 (Illustration) by Bieler, Ernest (1863-1948); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Wine. Winemakers feast in Vevey, France: the Bacchantes)

Carnival, Place de la Concorde, 1834 (oil on canvas)
XIR182002 Carnival, Place de la Concorde, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); 69x110 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Laughing Girls, 1871 (painting)
7432244 Laughing Girls, 1871 (painting) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 20x22 cm; (add.info.: Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)); Photo © O. Vaering

Midsummer Feast, 1886 (painting)
7431602 Midsummer Feast, 1886 (painting) by Eckersberg, Johan Fredrik (1822-70); 183x130 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Johan Fredrik Eckersberg (1822-1870)); Photo © O. Vaering

King Rene's Honeymoon, 1864 (oil on canvas)
NGW184294 King Rene's Honeymoon, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 54.3x35.2 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info.: Rene)

Sexy woman at peace in blue bikini on tropical beach under palm trees

Exotic beach with two chairs tropical landscape banner. Idyllic beach

Blue sea wave, ocean lagoon, white foam, sand beach, turquoise ocean water close up, summer holidays. Tropical island vacation backdrop tourist travel

Calm sea and lagoon in tropical ocean view. Tranquil seascape with blue sky and clouds. Peaceful nature environment

Tropical island paradise, layers of nature. Blue sea water with turquoise lagoon and palm trees on white sand. Exotic travel beach, summer landscape

Panorama of tropical island with coconut palm trees on sandy beach. Maldives, Indian Ocean

Dip in the morning and Dip at Night. A housewife seems to be gaining a lot more personal pleasure from her morning soak than her evening with her soak who is not performing to quite her

Cactus and white wine at the sea, Oia, Santorini, Kyclades, South Aegean, Greece, Europe

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Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 6
Act 4 final scene : Assad finds Shulamith in the desert, but, exhausted, dies in her arms after they sing of their future bliss in heaven : the chorus share their raptures. Date: first performed 1875

Nineteenth century Paraguayan country girls (litho)
KW353687 Nineteenth century Paraguayan country girls (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from a 19th century illustration;)

The Dance of Spring (oil on canvas)
GLS314076 The Dance of Spring (oil on canvas) by Hornel, Edward Atkinson (1864-1933); 142.4x95.2 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Mrs A Scott-Elliot and Children, 1912 (oil on canvas)
3620063 Mrs A Scott-Elliot and Children, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Swynnerton, Annie Louisa (1844-1933); diam: 148.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Rommelpot: Interior with Three Figures (oil on panel)
MAN276862 The Rommelpot: Interior with Three Figures (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 32.8x26.1 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Merry Company Before an Inn, 1646 (oil on canvas)
3057910 Merry Company Before an Inn, 1646 (oil on canvas) by Wouwermans or Wouwerman, Philips (1619-68); 53x75 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

An Italian Sailor (oil on canvas)
MAN368388 An Italian Sailor (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 77x63.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Smiling self-portrait, 1630 (etching)
7393405 Smiling self-portrait, 1630 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 5 x 4, 3 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Abraham caressing Isaac, 1637 (Etching)
7393359 Abraham caressing Isaac, 1637 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 11, 8 x 10, 1 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Martin Luthers pleasure of sumertime together with his family and friends, 1850s (engraving)
UTD4915707 Martin Luthers pleasure of sumertime together with his family and friends, 1850s (engraving) by Konig, Gustav Ferdinand Leopold (1808-69); (add.info.: Illustration from : "Dr)

Allegory of Joy and Melancholy, 1628 (oil on canvas)
7394035 Allegory of Joy and Melancholy, 1628 (oil on canvas) by Janssens, Abraham (1575-1632); 120.4x97.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Ring-a-Ring-of-Roses, 1910 (oil on canvas)
868274 Ring-a-Ring-of-Roses, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Perseus freeing Andromeda, 1510-15 circa, (oil and tempera on wood)
7146527 Perseus freeing Andromeda, 1510-15 circa, (oil and tempera on wood) by Cosimo, Piero di (c.1462-1521); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Perseus freeing Andromeda)

Amore Attis, circa 1440 (bronze)
7146243 Amore Attis, circa 1440 (bronze) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Amore Attis, circa 1440, Donatello, bronze, Bargello museum)

Colour illustration by Federico Ribas Montenegro (print)
7315180 Colour illustration by Federico Ribas Montenegro (print) by Montenegro, Federico Ribas (1890-1952); Private Collection; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2023

Virgin Mary, 16th century (oil on wood)
7129536 Virgin Mary, 16th century (oil on wood) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Virgin Mary, Andrea del Sarto)

Welcome, 1903-08 (oil on canvas)
7381649 Welcome, 1903-08 (oil on canvas) by Tetmajer, Wlodzimierz (1862-1923); 33 x 47 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Włodzimierz Tetmajer (1862-1923))

Statuette of Cupid, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)
7146639 Statuette of Cupid, 1st/2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Statuette of Cupid, 1st/2nd century AD, roman art)

Celebrations in the streets of London following the news of the conclusion of peace in the Transvaal, May 1902 (print)
XIR182123 Celebrations in the streets of London following the news of the conclusion of peace in the Transvaal, May 1902 (print) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ouder geluk (parents happiness), 1891 (pastel on paper)
868160 Ouder geluk (parents happiness), 1891 (pastel on paper) by Toorop, Jan Theodore (1858-1928); 28x30 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

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"Capturing the Essence of Bliss: A Journey through Time and Emotions" Step into a world of pure bliss as we delve into captivating moments that have defined happiness throughout history. From the iconic Tatler front cover in 1956, exuding elegance and sophistication, to the back view of a car adorned with a "Just Married" sign, symbolizing the beginning of a joyous journey. In Edgar Allan Poe's haunting tale, "The Fall of the House of Usher, " Douglas Percy Bliss's wood engraving brings forth an eerie yet mesmerizing depiction that leaves us pondering the depths of human emotions. Contrastingly, an enchanting image emerges from the 19th-century pig couple and their adorable piglet, reminding us that even in simplicity lies true contentment. Bliss takes on various forms - be it through artistic interpretations like "The Dance of Spring, " where vibrant colors dance upon canvas or in Japanese gifts crafted for felicitous events; each representing cultural celebrations filled with jubilation. Transport yourself to another era with Goldmark/Saba Liebig's evocative artwork capturing nineteenth-century Paraguayan country girls. Their radiant smiles reflect innocence and unadulterated delight amidst rustic surroundings. As H. M Bateman humorously portrays in "Where Ignorance is Bliss, " sometimes ignorance can indeed be blissful. It reminds us to find solace in life's simple pleasures rather than being consumed by worldly worries. Reflecting on significant historical events such as The Peace Conference - Treaty of Versailles (1919), we witness glimpses of hope for a better future after periods marked by turmoil and strife. Similarly, Mrs. A Scott-Elliot surrounded by her children showcases maternal love radiating pure happiness onto canvas. Bliss comes alive when we embrace these diverse facets – whether it be elegance, love, laughter or tranquility – they all intertwine to create our personal definition of bliss.