In 1882, Oscar Wilde went on a lecture tour of the United States. When he was entering America, the Customs officer asked him: ‘Do you have anything to declare?’ Wilde answered: ‘I have nothing to declare but my genius.’ When he left America, he said: ‘I have civilised America.’
Wes Anderson Shots: Center frame, medium close-up.
John William Waterhouse - Ulysses and the Sirens (1891)
Haven’t read too much lately and that makes me sad! Got any recommendations?
En el libro de la vida caben todas las palabras (ilustraciones de Vladimir Gvozdarik)
Public Exhibition of a Picture, c.1888 by Joan Ferrer Miró (Spanish, 1850–1931)
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray (via theredmatinee)
Un ladronzuelo con clase
Mug shot of Vincenzo Peruggia, who stole the Mona Lisa over 100 years ago on August 21, 1911.
Karl Haegele
Block and Tackle