Items matching romance (results page 1)

Eros (Cherub with Bow) Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

An Eros, or cherub with a bow, from this ornate Renaissance border, a woodcut title page of a 1516 book.

This cutout cherub illustration is white on a black background.

Keywords: cherubs, romance, wings, bare feet, nudity, chidren, weapons, mythical creatures, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2013-04-28

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Flying cherub firing an arrow A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885)

A winged cupid, a naked boy with wings sprouting from his shoulder-blades, holds an arrow ready to fire. Where his arrow lands, someone will fall in love. I have included both a large size and smaller [...]

Keywords: cherubs, romance, nudity, bare feet, wings, archery, greyscale

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Added: 2008-01-16

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My Wandering Boy Pictures of old books (2003)

There’s a freshly cut red rose on this old hymn book. The music is open at “Where is my Wandering Boy?” and also “Give Me thy Heart.” Underneath you see the tuning pins, felts and keyboard of the gra [...]

Keywords: colour, pictures of books, roses, romance, pianos, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

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Bottom border with angel La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

Bottom deorative element from page 122, an angel playing the violin on the left, with oak and vine leaves on the bottom. The angel is female, barefoot and winged. There is alo a version of this borde [...]

Keywords: angels, borders, ornaments, music, musical instruments, christmas, romance, colour, religion

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Added: 2009-01-31

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angel with violin La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

A barefooted angel (female) playing the violin; she has wings, too.

This is a detail from p. 122, oak-leaf border.

Keywords: angels, christmas, romance, religion, musical instruments, colour

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Added: 2009-12-14

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Initial letter T with cherubs Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

An initial letter “T” used as a drop cap in the magazine; the letter is supported by two naked people wity styized wings; they have genitals but are clearly intended to be infants. There is also a flo [...]

Keywords: cherubs, romance, lettert, initials, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-21

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Four Cherubs With Garlands, Ribbons and Flowers Atalanta Magazine (1888)

These four winged cherubs, tastefully nude, have spring flowers, ribbbons or garlands, and are dancing playfully in the air. They were used as a tail-piece at the end of a chapter. Maybe it’s love on [...]

Keywords: cherubs, romance, bare feet, nudity, flowers, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-13

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Music: detail: cherub with violin World’s Best Music (1900)

In this detail taken from Music, a naked boy, a cherub or putti, sits on a rose briar (or a hydrangea maybe, which would be less painful); he is entirely naked, and has feathered wings. He plays the v [...]

Keywords: nudity, music, musical instruments, romance, cherubs, bare feet, christmas, greyscale

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Added: 2006-08-17

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Border of Roses and Thorns Days With the Victorian Poets (1910)

A decorative oval border or roses and thorns that was around a chapter title in this book.

Keywords: borders, frames, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2012-06-23

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Decorated Initial Letter T with Cherubs and Mask Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

A cherub or putti holds up a bearded man’s facemask to scare the three other cherubs in this decorative initial letter “T” used as a drop cap. The capital T has floral decorations as well as wild ros [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, lettering, cherubs, romance, nudity, bare feet, boys, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-25

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Initial Letter N by François Ehrmann Musée Artistique et Littéraire, Le (1880)

A decorative initial letter “N” featuring a naked woman as a cupid, about to fire an arrow from her bow, with a quiver at her back and her bare feet walking on clouds. The letter also has garlands, st [...]

Keywords: lettern, initials, women, people, nudity, bare feet, arrows, romance, weapons, historiated initials, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2012-06-11

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The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

A man and a woman stand together in a bedroom; one kisses the cheek of the other. They are dressed in medieval costume. Although Troilus and Criseyde is set in ancient Greece, Chaucer was writing in [...]

Keywords: romance, people, interiors, wallpaper, backgrounds, arts and craft movement, greyscale

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Added: 2009-02-04

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