Jaipur peacocks
…or Indian palaces have the best doorways. These are from the City Palace, Jaipur, also home to what is claimed to be the world’s largest silver object. Previously on { feuilleton } • Jaipur Observatory panoramas • The Jantar Mantar
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Maruyama Okyo’s peacocks
Peacock and Peahen (18th c.). I’ve had an untitled Japanese painting of a peacock as a desktop image for a while now, its origin forgotten, and I’ve wondered a few times who the artist was. A recent posting about Maruyama Okyo (1733–1795) at Bajo el Signo de Libra made me think that Okyo might be … Continue reading “Maruyama Okyo’s peacocks”
Peacock man
Another fine reader recommendation (thanks Thom!). No provenance for this so as usual if anyone knows the source, please leave a comment. Previously on { feuilleton } • Winged things • Dimitris Yeros
Louis Rhead’s peacocks
La femme au paon (Woman with peacocks): from L’Estampe Moderne (1897). Two works by British Art Nouveau poster artist and illustrator, Louis Rhead (1858–1926). The first of these is very typical and resembles many of his magazine covers of the period. The cover illustration for The Century, meanwhile, must count as the only time I’ve … Continue reading “Louis Rhead’s peacocks”
The White Peacock
The White Peacock (1910). A typical piece of mysterious erotica by Austrian illustrator and pornographer Franz von Bayros (1866–1924). Like all good Decadents, Bayros used peacocks and peacock feathers as decorative motifs in his pictures but this is the first I’ve seen where the peacock itself is the result of amorous attention. If that sounds … Continue reading “The White Peacock”