Thread by @Shadow__War, 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 ~ 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼 ~ [...]

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 ~ 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼 ~ 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝘾𝙞𝙢𝙖 𝙙𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤, 𝙘. 1510–1517

𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 ~ 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡, 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡, 1868

This popular work depicts the famous biblical story of Lucifer being kicked out of heaven. The painter’s portrayal of grief and anger relates to Forgive Me’s own theme of heart break and rage.

𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 ~ 𝗔 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗿, 1665

Vermeer uses themes of innocence (ie the blue turban) to show a young girl’s venture to new social status. With the girl at the center of the canvas, she is taking control of the narrative similar to Baby Girl’s theme of female empowerment and gaining control of your own life.

𝗗𝗼 𝗶𝘁 ~ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟲 | 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆

Basically these two works show Do it’s premise of just getting ready to have a good time. Theses paintings uniquely portray the song’s theme of freedom and fun.

𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀𝘆 ~ 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 | 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶, 𝟭𝟲𝟮𝟯-𝟭𝟲𝟮𝟱

Besides the theme of killing men, Gentileschi’s painting connects to this song because of how it symbolizes the consequences of male mistreatement. That is seen through the depiction of this biblical story and how the painter uses this as a reflection to her own life.

𝗨𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 ~ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗼, 𝟭𝟱𝟭𝟮

These works connect through their similar premises/symbolism. UH is about fulfilling/supporting someone in the good & bad stages of life. With God giving Adam the gift of life,he is essentially “meeting him where he is” in this divine connection.

𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙮~ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙤𝙣, 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙨, 1927

This particular work depicts a man that has lost his way and gotten into certain loose or promiscuous activities. Similar to this work, Busy Boy is about a former fling who was involved in a lot of messy relationships.

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 ~ 𝗣𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘅, 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻ç𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆, 𝟭𝟳𝟮𝟮-𝟭𝟳𝟮𝟰

This painting centers the story of Pan’s failed pursuit of the wood nymph Syrinx in Greek mythology. Besides the green color palette, this work embodies the song Catch up through its portrayal of a toxic back and forth relationship.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 ~ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵, 𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟯 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼, 𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟯-𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟰

Although these paintings are made by completely different artists, they both show the premise of the interlude which is humanity’s struggle of anxiety and grief. Munch shows this through the figures shocked expression while Picasso uses color to create this sad atmosphere.

Lonely ~ Automat, Edward Hopper, 1927 | Old Man in Sorrow, Vincent Van Gogh

These two paintings delve onto the two themes of the song which are isolation and the struggles of dealing with your own demons alone.

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲 ~ 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗿 | 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵

DMIHOM focuses on the struggle of of moving on from a past relationship. Vermeer’s painting symbolizes that crossroads of choosing between two different circumstances while Munch’s painting reflects the aspect of moving on.

𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲, 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘆, 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟵

As seen in the painting, this work shows a relationship’s struggle of infidelity. Like the song, it shows the situations that a women may face in a complicated affair.

𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗹 ~ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶, 𝟭𝟰𝟴𝟱-𝟭𝟰𝟴𝟲

This famous Renaissance piece shows Venus (the Goddess of love) emerging from the sea foam. This painting relates to Royl’s own ideas of rebirth and evolving into your true self.

Disclaimer: Of course these are only my interpretations of these paintings. If any art stans, enthusiasts, whatever disagree or would suggest something different, feel free to cause y’all probably know a lot more about this subject then I do

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