Relaxation Gallery

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Depiction of the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus, (who played a lyre, not a lute). Orpheus had the ability to charm all living things with his music. From "Bibby's Annual 1914", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, London, 1914]

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Possibly: Tobacco people take it easy... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

[Untitled, possibly related to: Tobacco people take it easy after their morning's work "putting up" tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina]

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The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Creator: Chokosai Eisho

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Three of the most beautiful courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure district are depicted, each with a male guest. Their beauty is an analogy for fine poems of the past, six of which, one by each Immortal, are inscribed above. Narihira's most famous love poem is on the right, and a work by Ono no Komachi is on the left

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