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

Just because your trust can not be bought doesn't mean you won't pay for having not invested it wisely.

Just because your trust can not be bought doesn't mean you won't pay for having not invested it wisely.

Neptune and Triton is a life-size 17th-century marble sculpture carved by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between March 1622 and February 1623 (when he was in his early twenties). It currently housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. It depicts Neptune (the Roman god of the sea) standing over his merman son, Triton. Neptune wields a trident while Triton crouches below and blows into a conch shell. This is what a man in his early 20s could active 400 years ago. The maintenance of high culture heightens then mindset, standards, and ability of the children born into into its presence.

Maunder's Fish Shop was a historic 19th-century fishmonger located at 72 Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, London. The original 17th-century building housing the shop was demolished around 1892 to make way for newer residential developments 🎨 Norman, Philip, 1905

Upcoming Pub/History walking tours 🚶‍♂️ @PubHistoryTours 2 SUNDAY Tours Tower Hill & Shad Thames 📅 15th November (SUNDAY) 👥 Liberty Bounds Pub (15 Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London EC3N) 🕦 11 AM British Museum/Bloomsbury 📅 22nd November (SUNDAY) 👥 Tottenham Court Road Station (Centre Point Exit) 🕐 11 AM Please share and make others aware. Meeting point is a short walk from Tower Hill Station, Tower Gateway, Aldgate, or Fenchurch Street Station. The tour will end right beside London Bridge Station. The historic and fascinating areas of Tower Hill (north of the River Thames) and Shad Thames (south of the river, near Tower Bridge) represent two of London's most vital maritime, industrial, and royal heritage zones. Each tour will last between 3/4 hours and will end in a pub. Prices: £20 per person (for over 18s), 16-18: £10 Under 16s: Free (May only attend accompanied by a paying adult) Dogs Welcome 🐕 Thank you all so much for your custom and support

The Sérilly Cabinet (often referred to as the Boudoir of Madame de Sérilly) at the Victoria and Albert Museum is a beautifully decorated French panelled room that dates back to 1778. In 19th century Paris, wealthy ladies would often have small, decorative rooms like this for personal use. Be warned. If you let the Mrs see this, she'll want a room like this for herself. This Neoclassical, detailed masterpiece boats a remarkable level of craftsmanship The Panelling and Gilding is exquisite. Carved in solid oak by the Rousseau brothers (who also worked at Versailles) and highlighted with two-tone gold leaf (reddish and bright yellow). It includes a white marble chimneypiece by Philippe-Laurent Roland with gilt-bronze mounts by Pierre Gouthière. The room's background is tied to the French Revolution. After the "Revolution," the family lost the townhouse to financial ruin, the Marquis was guillotined in 1794, and Madame de Sérilly narrowly escaped execution.