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Desire Collection (#19)

"Desire: A Tapestry of Love, Passion, and Longing" In Love: The timeless masterpiece by Bruegel captures the essence in its purest form

Background imageDesire Collection: The Orchard of the Wise Virgins, 1893

The Orchard of the Wise Virgins, 1893. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: After a tennis match

After a tennis match. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Tennis at Newport

Tennis at Newport. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Lawn Tennis Club

Lawn Tennis Club. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Round Dance Of Putti. Sunrise

Round Dance Of Putti. Sunrise. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Portrait of a boy in a red dress with military toys

Portrait of a boy in a red dress with military toys. Found in the Collection of Art and pedagogical toy museum, Sergiyev Posad

Background imageDesire Collection: Are You Afraid of Me?

Are You Afraid of Me?. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Party on the Ice, 1909. Artist: Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916)

Party on the Ice, 1909. Artist: Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916)
Party on the Ice, 1909. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Ladies Playing Billiards, 1869. Artist: Boutibonne, Charles-Edouard (1816-1897)

Ladies Playing Billiards, 1869. Artist: Boutibonne, Charles-Edouard (1816-1897)
Ladies Playing Billiards, 1869. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Game of Billiards. Artist: Beda, Francesco (1840-1900)

Game of Billiards. Artist: Beda, Francesco (1840-1900)
Game of Billiards. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Portrait of a boy holding a tennis racket and ball, Between 1558 and 1563

Portrait of a boy holding a tennis racket and ball, Between 1558 and 1563. Artist: Anguissola, Sofonisba, Circle of
Portrait of a boy holding a tennis racket and ball, Between 1558 and 1563. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Ex Nugis. Childrens Games. Artist: Sillemans, Experiens (1611-1653)

Ex Nugis. Childrens Games. Artist: Sillemans, Experiens (1611-1653)
Ex Nugis. Childrens Games. Private Collection

Background imageDesire Collection: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Artist: Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825)

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Artist: Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825)
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Found in the collection of Regional Art Gallery, Tver

Background imageDesire Collection: Portrait of Sergey Ivanovich Volkov as child, ca 1808. Artist: Anonymous

Portrait of Sergey Ivanovich Volkov as child, ca 1808. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Sergey Ivanovich Volkov as child, ca 1808. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: Boy from Terlikov Family, 1870s-1880s. Artist: Anonymous

Boy from Terlikov Family, 1870s-1880s. Artist: Anonymous
Boy from Terlikov Family, 1870s-1880s. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: Girl with parrot, Mid of the 18th century. Artist: Anonymous

Girl with parrot, Mid of the 18th century. Artist: Anonymous
Girl with parrot, Mid of the 18th century. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: Le Faux Pas (The Mistaken Advance). Artist: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)

Le Faux Pas (The Mistaken Advance). Artist: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)
Le Faux Pas (The Mistaken Advance). Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Background imageDesire Collection: Childrens soldier games. Artist: Reiter, Johann Baptist (1813-1890)

Childrens soldier games. Artist: Reiter, Johann Baptist (1813-1890)
Childrens soldier games. Found in the collection of Museum Georg Schafer, Schweinfurt

Background imageDesire Collection: Desire and Satisfaction, 1893. Artist: Toorop, Jan (1858-1928)

Desire and Satisfaction, 1893. Artist: Toorop, Jan (1858-1928)
Desire and Satisfaction, 1893. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageDesire Collection: Billiard Room at Menil-Hubert, 1892. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)

Billiard Room at Menil-Hubert, 1892. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
Billiard Room at Menil-Hubert, 1892. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageDesire Collection: Childrens Room, Early 19th cen Artist: Vdovichev, P. (active First Half of 19th cen. )

Childrens Room, Early 19th cen Artist: Vdovichev, P. (active First Half of 19th cen. )
Childrens Room, Early 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: Children in ambush. Artist: Pryanishnikov, Illarion Mikhailovich (1840-1894)

Children in ambush. Artist: Pryanishnikov, Illarion Mikhailovich (1840-1894)
Children in ambush. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum of History and Architecture, Pereslavl Zalessky

Background imageDesire Collection: Troika, 1860. Artist: Popov, Andrei Andreyevich (1832-1896)

Troika, 1860. Artist: Popov, Andrei Andreyevich (1832-1896)
Troika, 1860. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Architecture and Art, Rybinsk

Background imageDesire Collection: The Draughts Game, 1824. Artist: Pnin, Pyotr Ivanovich (1803-1837)

The Draughts Game, 1824. Artist: Pnin, Pyotr Ivanovich (1803-1837)
The Draughts Game, 1824. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: Portrait of the Stasovs Children, Early 1870s. Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)

Portrait of the Stasovs Children, Early 1870s. Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)
Portrait of the Stasovs Children, Early 1870s. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: The Billiard Room, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous

The Billiard Room, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous
The Billiard Room, Early 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: The Draughts Players, End of 19th cen Artist: Anonymous

The Draughts Players, End of 19th cen Artist: Anonymous
The Draughts Players, End of 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the Udmurt Republic Art Museum, Izhevsk

Background imageDesire Collection: The Chernyshov Family, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous

The Chernyshov Family, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous
The Chernyshov Family, Early 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Gallery, Tver

Background imageDesire Collection: Toys. Artist: Barradas, Rafael (1890-1929)

Toys. Artist: Barradas, Rafael (1890-1929)
Toys. Found in the collection of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

Background imageDesire Collection: A living room, 1840s. Artist: Premazzi, Ludwig (Luigi) (1814-1891)

A living room, 1840s. Artist: Premazzi, Ludwig (Luigi) (1814-1891)
A living room, 1840s. From a private collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Interior of a cafe (La partie de dames au cafe Lamblin au Palais-Royal)

Interior of a cafe (La partie de dames au cafe Lamblin au Palais-Royal). Artist: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)
Interior of a cafe (La partie de dames au cafe Lamblin au Palais-Royal). Found in the collection of Musee Conde, Chantilly

Background imageDesire Collection: Artists Dacha at Siverskaya, 1883. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)

Artists Dacha at Siverskaya, 1883. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)
Artists Dacha at Siverskaya, 1883. Found in the collection of the Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh

Background imageDesire Collection: A Cook Playing Draughts with a Caretaker, 1824. Artist: Gryaznov, Vasily Ivanovich (1805-after 1862)

A Cook Playing Draughts with a Caretaker, 1824. Artist: Gryaznov, Vasily Ivanovich (1805-after 1862)
A Cook Playing Draughts with a Caretaker, 1824. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageDesire Collection: The Seducer, 1903. Artist: Buchholz, Fyodor Fyodorovich (1857-1942)

The Seducer, 1903. Artist: Buchholz, Fyodor Fyodorovich (1857-1942)
The Seducer, 1903. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageDesire Collection: Children, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous

Children, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous
Children, Early 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Oranienbaum

Background imageDesire Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1560. Artist: Titian

Venus and Adonis, 1560. Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis, 1560. The painting is part of the Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Background imageDesire Collection: Pan and Syrinx

Pan and Syrinx. Illustration of the story from Ovids Metamorphoses, where the nymph Syrinx was pursued by the amorous Pan

Background imageDesire Collection: Pan and Syrinx. Artist: P Vanderbank

Pan and Syrinx. Artist: P Vanderbank
Pan and Syrinx. Illustration of the story from Ovids Metamorphoses, where the nymph Syrinx was pursued by the amorous Pan

Background imageDesire Collection: David sees the naked Bathsheba from the roof of his palace

David sees the naked Bathsheba from the roof of his palace. King David of Israel looks down from the roof of his palace and sees Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, naked at the fountain

Background imageDesire Collection: The Virgin Longing, c19th century. Artist: AH Payne

The Virgin Longing, c19th century. Artist: AH Payne
The Virgin Longing, c19th century. Der Jungfrau Sehnsucht

Background imageDesire Collection: Lifes Illusions, 1849, (1912). Artist: George Frederick Watts

Lifes Illusions, 1849, (1912). Artist: George Frederick Watts
Lifes Illusions, 1849, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Background imageDesire Collection: The Four Ages of Man: Childhood, ca 1735. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)

The Four Ages of Man: Childhood, ca 1735. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
The Four Ages of Man: Childhood, ca 1735. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageDesire Collection: Children teaching a Cat to dance (The Dancing Lesson), Between 1660 and 1670

Children teaching a Cat to dance (The Dancing Lesson), Between 1660 and 1670. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
Children teaching a Cat to dance (The Dancing Lesson), Between 1660 and 1670. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageDesire Collection: A Merry Company in an Arbor, 1615. Artist: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662)

A Merry Company in an Arbor, 1615. Artist: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662)
A Merry Company in an Arbor, 1615. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Background imageDesire Collection: Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace, ca 1614. Artist: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662)

Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace, ca 1614. Artist: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662)
Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace, ca 1614. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Background imageDesire Collection: Salvator Mundi flanked by the Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1500

Salvator Mundi flanked by the Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1500. Artist: South German master (16th century)
Salvator Mundi flanked by the Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1500. From a private collection

Background imageDesire Collection: Little Walters Toys, 1912. Artist: Macke, August (1887-1914)

Little Walters Toys, 1912. Artist: Macke, August (1887-1914)
Little Walters Toys, 1912. Found in the collection of the Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

Background imageDesire Collection: The Scale of Love (La Gamme d Amour), 1715-1716. Artist: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)

The Scale of Love (La Gamme d Amour), 1715-1716. Artist: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721)
The Scale of Love (La Gamme d Amour), 1715-1716. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London




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"Desire: A Tapestry of Love, Passion, and Longing" In Love: The timeless masterpiece by Bruegel captures the essence in its purest form. The stolen glances, the tender gestures - a love that transcends time. Children's Games, 1560: Amidst innocent laughter and playful whispers lies the seed of desire. In their youthful innocence, they unknowingly foreshadow the yearnings that will shape their futures. Actress Diana Rigg in a scene from The Avengers 1965: With an enigmatic gaze and undeniable allure, Diana Rigg embodies desire on screen. Her magnetic presence ignites a fire within us all. Tibullus in the House of Delia - Charles Haslewood Shannon: In this captivating painting, desire takes center stage as Tibullus succumbs to his longing for Delia. Their forbidden love unfolds amidst opulent surroundings and hidden desires. 1940s style Navy pin-up girl posing with a vintage Corsair aircraft: A symbol during wartime; her confident stance exudes sensuality while reminding us of those left behind who longed for their return. Desire knows no boundaries or time periods. Young man in a suit and without shirt lying on a couch: His disheveled appearance hints at passion unleashed. Desire courses through his veins as he surrenders himself to vulnerability and temptation. Young man in a suit and without shirt kneeling on a couch: Kneeling before his beloved, he bares his soul with unbridled devotion. His yearning is palpable as he seeks connection beyond physicality alone. Man with naked torso wearing long underwear in horse barn sitting on bales of hay: Amongst rustic surroundings, this rugged figure emanates raw masculinity intertwined with untamed desires waiting to be explored beneath moonlit skies. Bare-chested man laughing: Laughter intertwines with desire as carefree joy spills forth.