Dark & Fascinating Art (Vin's Favourite Artwork Archive)

One of the reasons that having a great understanding of the English language increases one's intelligence is because it has so many descriptive words that it helps one philosophise and conclude a great many things that one never would have thought of. The more one engages with the language, the more one's brain develops, and the more it looks at the world in a different way. This also highlights the intelligence of…

"Death and Doctor Hornbook", from the poem by Robert Burns. Illustration by William Hole, 1896

Most can only imagine the type of mind it takes to portray the magnificence of forests as beautifully as Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832–1898).

Love has made, or broken both men and women since the beginning of humanity. King Richard II ordered the medieval Shene Palace to be demolished in 1394 out of profound grief after his beloved wife, Queen Anne of Bohemia, died there from the plague. The site of the Palace later became Richmond palace which was later demolished in the 1600s. We often detach ourselves from the emotion of our ancestors. But, in reality,…

The Modernistic Renovation of London Liverpool Street Station 🏙 Please share and make others aware, thank you. https://youtu.be/c34_LcQAd70?si=usY7J9cUY6ik31bN

The Card Room by Talbot Hughes, 1895

The Devil skating when Hell freezes over by John Maler Collier, 1894