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Calliope’s Inspiration

How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Holbein_the_Younger_-_The_Ambassadors_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
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.
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
Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
image
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
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]
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)
Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALa_farandole_de_P%C3%A9trarque.jpg
By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
woman reading a book
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Mark_Rossi_Verbotene_B%C3%BCcher_1897.jpg
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
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
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
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]
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Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
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Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]

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