Literature

  • Le billet doux (1915)

    Le billet doux (1915)

    Edmund Blair Leighton (English, 1853–1922)

    A woman clutches a secret letter at dusk, her expression a mix of hope and hesitation, framed by opulent shadows.

  • Young Woman Reading (c 1880)

    Young Woman Reading (c 1880)

    Osman Hamdi Bey (Turkish, 1842–1910)

    A young woman lost in thought while reading, her expression caught between concentration and quiet yearning.

  • Paul Verlaine dans un paysage hivernal (1886-1896)

    Paul Verlaine dans un paysage hivernal (1886-1896)

    Frédéric Auguste Cazals (French, 1865–1941)

    A solitary figure wanders through a winter landscape, where the chill in the air seems to echo the quiet weight of thought.

  • Juliet (1898)

    Juliet (1898)

    John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917)

    John William Waterhouse’s 1898 painting “Juliet” portrays the innocence and melancholy of Shakespeare’s heroine.