Melancholy Collection (#9)

The Deposition, 1746 (oil on canvas)
868092 The Deposition, 1746 (oil on canvas) by Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

The day dream, 1882, (oil on canvas)
7146813 The day dream, 1882, (oil on canvas) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The day dream, 1882, Dante Gabriel Rossetti)

Pieta, 1480-90, after Hugo van der Goes (oil on panel)
7064203 Pieta, 1480-90, after Hugo van der Goes (oil on panel) by Goes, Hugo van der (c.1440-82) (after); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Pieta, 1480-90)

Deposition, (oil on canvas)
7129304 Deposition, (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Caliari, Paolo) (1528-88); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, Paolo Veronese, oil on canvas, Doria Pamphilj gallery, Rome)

Youthful self portrait, 17th century (painting)
7129447 Youthful self portrait, 17th century (painting) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Youthful self portrait, Luca Giordano)

Portrait, 1914-16, (oil on canvas)
7129245 Portrait, 1914-16, (oil on canvas) by Morelli, Vittoria (1892-1931); Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait, 1914-16, Vittoria Morelli)

Psyche Abandoned, (marble)
7130049 Psyche Abandoned, (marble) by Tenerani, Pietro (1789-1869); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Psyche abandoned, 1819, Pietro Tenerani, Pitti palace, Florence)

The Pieta from Palestrina, c. 1550 (marble)
7128962 The Pieta from Palestrina, c.1550 (marble) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The Pieta from Palestrina)

Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas)
7130061 Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1615 circa, (oil on canvas) by Borgianni, Orazio (1578-1616); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

The three ages of woman, 1905, (oil on canvas)
7146734 The three ages of woman, 1905, (oil on canvas) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); 180x180 cm; Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Chief Joseph (1840-1904) c. 1903 (b/w photo)
PNP245397 Chief Joseph (1840-1904) c.1903 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Library of Congress, Washington D.C. USA; Peter Newark American Pictures

Red Tomahawk, slayer of Sitting Bull, c. 1890-1910 (b/w photo)
DPL415563 Red Tomahawk, slayer of Sitting Bull, c.1890-1910 (b/w photo) by Fiske, Frank Bennett (1883-1952); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: Red Tomahawk)

On the Terrace (oil on canvas)
1767509 On the Terrace (oil on canvas) by Buehr, Karl Albert (1866-1952) ; 71.1x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Terrace. Karl Albert Buehr (1866-1952). Oil on canvas

Ramon Cabrera going to death, 16th feb 1836 (engraving)
CUL4866281 Ramon Cabrera going to death, 16th feb 1836 (engraving) by Ayguals de Izco, Wenceslao (1801-1875); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By AYGUALS DE IZCO)

His lovely daughter, lovelier in her tears (colour litho)
955981 His lovely daughter, lovelier in her tears (colour litho) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deserted Village published by Constable & Company Ltd 1909)

Watching the Wagon Train (oil on canvas)
PHD29085 Watching the Wagon Train (oil on canvas) by Berninghaus, Oscar Edward (1874-1952); Kennedy Galleries, New York, USA; (add.info.: by Oscar Edward Berninghaus)

The Patchwork Quilt (oil on canvas)
XPG379886 The Patchwork Quilt (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection

Poster produced in Argentina to advertise Cafiaspirina aspirin (colour litho)
PER205978 Poster produced in Argentina to advertise Cafiaspirina aspirin (colour litho) by Mauzan, Luciano Achille (1883-1952); Private Collection

The Widow, 1890 (Marble)
7332582 The Widow, 1890 (Marble) by Bossche, Dominique Van Den (1854-1906); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oost-Vlaanderen)

The Widow, 1890 (Marble)
7332584 The Widow, 1890 (Marble) by Bossche, Dominique Van Den (1854-1906); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Despair Desesperacio. Back side. Bronze. 28x36x15cm. 1899. Museum ref 2801
6265336 Despair Desesperacio. Back side. Bronze. 28x36x15cm. 1899. Museum ref 2801. by Amils, Antoni Alsina i (c.1863-1948); 28x36x15 cm; Museu Diocesa d'Urgell, La Seu d'Urgell

Despair Desesperacio. Bronze. 28x36x15cm. 1899. Museum ref 2801
6265334 Despair Desesperacio. Bronze. 28x36x15cm. 1899. Museum ref 2801. by Amils, Antoni Alsina i (c.1863-1948); 28x36x15 cm; Museu Diocesa d'Urgell, La Seu d'Urgell

Ruins, 1904 (pastel and red chalk on paper)
7332427 Ruins, 1904 (pastel and red chalk on paper) by Ottevaere, Henri (1870-1944); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Ottevaere, Henri (1870-1944)

The Prodigal Son or The Reconciliation, 1895 (bronze)
7332591 The Prodigal Son or The Reconciliation, 1895 (bronze) by Meunier, Constantin Emile (1831-1905); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten)

Despair Desesperacio. Bronze. 28x36x15cm. 1899. Museum ref 2801
6265335 Despair Desesperacio. Bronze. 28x36x15cm. 1899. Museum ref 2801. by Amils, Antoni Alsina i (c.1863-1948); 28x36x15 cm; Museu Diocesa d'Urgell, La Seu d'Urgell

The Entombment of Christ (oil on panel)
XIR418454 The Entombment of Christ (oil on panel) by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92); 73 x 158 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Christ's body placed in the tomb by Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea)

The Lamentation, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
7332575 The Lamentation, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Goes, Hugo van der (c.1440-82); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Kneeling Youth from the Fountain, 1898 (or later) (bronze)
7332594 Kneeling Youth from the Fountain, 1898 (or later) (bronze) by Minne, George (1866-1941); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Sinking Life
I have always been in love with nature. But I soon realized that the camera couldn't show what my eyes saw. This image and its painterly look better represent my mood

The Last Communion of Francis of Assisi, 1619 (oil on panel)
471187 The Last Communion of Francis of Assisi, 1619 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 422x266 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Two Walloon Country Girls, 1888 (oil on canvas)
471170 Two Walloon Country Girls, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Frederic, Leon Henri Marie (1856-1940); 124x91 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1635 (oil on canvas)
471196 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1635 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 114x207 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Margaret in the church (oil on canvas)
471342 Margaret in the church (oil on canvas) by Keyser, Nicaise de (1813-87); 124x89 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Liqueur Drinkers, 1922 (oil on canvas)
471204 The Liqueur Drinkers, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); 109.5x99 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Crying Woman, 1911 (oil on canvas)
7332083 Crying Woman, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Museo Boldini, Ferrara, Italy; (add.info.: Artist: Giovanni Boldini); Ghigo Roli

Pieta (gouache on paper with gold leaf)
471400 Pieta (gouache on paper with gold leaf) by Smits, Jacobs (1856-1928); Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Death of Peter Paul Rubens, 1827 (oil on canvas)
471359 The Death of Peter Paul Rubens, 1827 (oil on canvas) by Bree, Mathieu Ignace van (1773-1839); 290x363 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Jacques de Bue, Jesuit and Bollandist, 1793 (oil on canvas)
471113 Jacques de Bue, Jesuit and Bollandist, 1793 (oil on canvas) by Herreyns, Willem Jacob (1743-1827); 96x78 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

David Playing his Harp for Saul (oil on panel)
3471324 David Playing his Harp for Saul (oil on panel) by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533) (after); 26.9x19.8 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Desperate (oil on panel)
471341 Desperate (oil on panel) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 102x71 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel)
LAF470816 The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel) by Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444); 36x28 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Rik with a black eye patch, 1915 (oil on canvas)
471125 Rik with a black eye patch, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Wouters, Rik (1882-1916); 102x85 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1629 (oil on canvas)
471197 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c.1629 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 114x207 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Mary Magdalene. 1887 (oil on canvas)
LAF470965 Mary Magdalene. 1887 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 111.8x77.3 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

The Painter Michelangelo at the Deathbed of Vittoria Colonna (oil on canvas)
471351 The Painter Michelangelo at the Deathbed of Vittoria Colonna (oil on canvas) by Keyser, Nicaise de (1813-87); 57.5x70.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Pierrot laments about his fate. He did not eat partridge or pasta (verse 10), 1880 (engraving)
7312475 Pierrot laments about his fate. He did not eat partridge or pasta (verse 10), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

The death of Queen Elizabeth I (1603), 1892 (illustration)
7312245 The death of Queen Elizabeth I (1603), 1892 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: "depiction of the death of the Queen of England Elisabeth I (1533-1603) on 24 March 1603

I remember when I was a little girl, 1903 (oil on canvas)
887244 I remember when I was a little girl, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

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"Exploring the Depths of Melancholy: A Captivating Journey Through Art and Literature" Immerse yourself in the haunting beauty with these captivating artworks and literary references. From John William Waterhouse's enchanting portrayal of a mermaid lost in her own sorrow to Edvard Munch's evocative depiction of inner turmoil in "Melancholy, " each piece invites us to delve into the depths of our emotions. Vincent van Gogh's "Cafe table with absinth" transports us to a dimly lit corner where solitude and contemplation reign, while Rembrandt van Rhijn's "Christ with Arms Folded" captures the weighty burden that melancholia can bear upon even divine figures. Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Maud, " illustrated beautifully by an albumen print, echoes the somber tones found within these works. The enigmatic figure portrayed in Albrecht Dürer's iconic engraving, "Melencolia I, " embodies both genius and despair, reminding us that melancholy often accompanies great creativity. Edgar Allan Poe further explores this theme through his timeless poem, "The Raven, " which delves into the depths of grief and loss. Jane Morris becomes a muse for Dante Gabriel Rossetti as she poses for his lens not once but twice, capturing her ethereal beauty amidst an air of introspection. Meanwhile, Robert Burton delves deep into the human psyche in his renowned work on melancholia. As we gaze upon John Donne’s portrait from centuries ago or lose ourselves in these masterpieces' intricate details, let us embrace melancholy not as mere sadness but as a profound state that allows for self-reflection and artistic expression. These works serve as reminders that within darkness lies immense beauty waiting to be discovered – if only we dare to look closer.