𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐄 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝

Anne as 𝘼 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙖 by D.G. Rossetti: the apple blossom symbolises the transience of beauty, while the butterflies represent the soul. As she faces the moment of life and death, Fiametta exudes a mysterious and charming air.

Gilbert as 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕖𝕣 by A. Rodin: A man sits alone absorbed in thought. He leans forward, his hand supporting his chin. He thinks not only with his brain, but with every muscle of his arms, back, and legs. It represents the act of thinking and, perhaps, philosophy

Diana as 𝒢𝒾𝓇𝓁 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑜 by Willem Haenraets: music and and painting are both art, the same as the pure girl who is playing the piano

Ruby as 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔 (detail of Venus) by S. Botticelli: it shows the triumphant Goddess of Love and Beauty. She stands in the centre, looking ethereal and luminous. She seems to draw all attention to herself; a symbol of beauty, both physical and spiritual

Josie as 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 by A. Renoir: as Apollinaire writes in one of his last poems:
Her hair turns golden you would say
A beautiful lightning flash that goes on and on
Or the flames that spread out their feathers
In wilting tea roses

Jane&Tillie as ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʟᴀᴅɪᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɪɴᴇ by G. Courbet: This work, unique, broke the conventions. These young women are cooling off one hot summer's day by the waterside. The realism of the scene is seen in the frankness of the faces and postures

Cole as 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 by William Bruce Ellis Ranken: the painting shows a young man absorbed into art, probably taking inspiration from his surroundings to create art himself. It can be seen as Meta art (art within art)

Prissy as the ℑ𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔖𝔞𝔟𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔚𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔫 by Jacques-Louis David: the Sabine women intervene to stop the battle raging beneath the ramparts of the Capitol in Rome. The picture evokes the crucial role women play here

Winifred as 𝓥𝓮𝓷𝓾𝓼 𝓥𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓻𝓲𝔁 by A. Canova: princess Pauline Bonaparte is dressed within the guise of the goddess Venus to enhance her social and dynastic status and magnificence. The apple is credited to the goddess as a sign of her supremacy among the female deities

Marilla as 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 by J-F. Millet: three peasant women glean a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest. The painting is famous because these women are portrayed as worthy of being dignified and admired for their work

Jerry&Matthew as 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕤 by G. Courbet: it’s a work of social realism, depicting two peasants, one young and one old, breaking rocks. It was a very difficult activity, and it symbolizes the humble conditions of hard workers, worthy of appreciation

Bash and Mary as 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈 by Gustav Klimt: The lovers appear in an unbreakable embrace, yet despite the fact they are intertwined on a flowerbed they are also on the edge of an abyss, threatening to disappear forever

Minnie May as ᧁⅈ𝕣ꪶ ꪖ𝕥 ꪑⅈ𝕣𝕣ꪮ𝕣 by N. Rockwell: the hairbrush and lipstick tell us that the girl is no longer a little girl, she wants to grow up. Although the girl’s apprehensive face, seen in the mirror, shows doubts – is it really time to grow up like this?

Delphine as 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 by C. Monet: The Nymphaea waterlilies perfectly symbolise innocence, purity, hope, rebirth, wellness, and peace. The magic of these pictures is that the encounter unfolds, repeats, returns and spirals like a piece of music

Aunt Jo as 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙮 by F. Hayez: a medieval young woman taken by a feeling of love, standing in an abandoned pose, who is perhaps remembering the person she cares for, keeping her head somewhat bowed the better to nurture the thought which dominates her

Miss Stacey as ડ᭙ꪖꪀડ 𝕣ꫀᠻꪶꫀᥴ𝕥ⅈꪀᧁ ꫀꪶꫀρꫝꪖꪀ𝕥ડ by Salvador Dalì: Elephants hold the symbolism of strength, unity and power as well as being marked as sympathetic and clever. Swans are the symbol of love, music, poetry and art

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