I’ll periodically update this with new pieces of art I come across. I don’t have a strict selection criteria to determine what art makes it on the list. Rather, I listen to my gut and my emotional response after I see it.
Viktor Vasnetsov, Knight at the Crossroads, 1882. (Image source: Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg).
The writing on the stone says: “If you go straight ahead, there will be no life; there is no way forward for he who travels past, walks past or flies past.”
Gustave Doré, The Triumph Of Christianity Over Paganism, 1868?. (Image source: Wikipedia).
Thomas Cole, The Course of Empire – The Savage State, 1833–1836. (Image source: Wikipedia).
Thomas Cole, The Course of Empire – The Arcadian or Pastoral State, 1833–1836. (Image source: Wikipedia).
Thomas Cole, The Consummation of Empire, 1833–1836. (Image source: Wikipedia).
Thomas Cole, Destruction, 1833–1836. (Image source: Wikipedia).
Thomas Cole, Desolation, 1833–1836. (Image source: Wikipedia).