Friday, April 5, 2013

Proud Judith


A proud and elegant Judith (c.1595) by the Italian painter Agostino Carracci (1557-1602).

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Dance of the Seven Veils


Dance of the Seven Veils by the French painter Gaston Bussière (1862-1929). The painting is a simple copy of his Salomé (1914) he only added some veils and changed the back a little.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Evil Jezebel


Evil queen Jezebel decorating a pulpcover from about 1963.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Daughters of Lot

The daughters of Lot (1940) by the  Italian Futurist painter Carlo Carrà (1881-1966).



Thursday, February 14, 2013

Fantasy Eve


A modern fantasy version of the old myth of the seductress by the artist Mutabor. I'm not surprised that she's a redhead.


Friday, February 1, 2013

Mary Magdalena


Mary Magdalena by the Italian Baroque painter Guido Cagnacci (1601-1663).

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Bathsheba in the Shower


Susan Hayward bathing in the 1951 film David and Bathsheba.