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Calliope’s Inspiration

The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAdolf_Eberle_Der_gelunge_Brief.jpg
Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_Writing_a_Letter_by_Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu.jpg
Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VanGogh-starry_night_ballance1.jpg
Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
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Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
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Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884) from WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg
Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_Silo_(attr)_-_A_seascape_with_Tall_ships.jpg
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
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Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
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By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
By Johannes Vermeer - Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nymphs_finding_the_Head_of_Orpheus.jpg
Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Starting something new
By J. M. W. Turner – The Athenaeum (http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=20906), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1511781
How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
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The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
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Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]

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