Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres,Jupiter and Thetis, 1811 You were the storm and I the lofty tower that dared defy your power; you had to dash yourself against my wall or hurl me to my fall, — it could not be ! You were the ocean, I the firm, grim rock that e’er withstood your shock …
Workshop of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Venus and Adonis, XIX c. Ne’er until now have I seen anywhere A flower that on a volcano grows, But next to your heart I see nestling a rose ; — Tell me, how lives it there ? Come vive quella rosa che hai appuntato sul tuo cuore? Mai prima d’ora …
Frederick Leighton, Greek girls picking up pebbles by the sea, 1871 A sigh is but air, and melts into air, a tear is but water and to the sea flows. Tell me, woman, when love is forgot, do you know where it goes ? Sono aria i sospiri e vanno via nell’ aria. Sono acqua …
Domenichino, Rinaldo and Armida, c. 1620 The viewless atoms of the air around me palpitate and burn, all heaven dissolves in gold, and earth quivers with new-found joy. Floating on waves of harmony I hear a stir of kisses, and a sweep of wings; mine eyelids close – “What pageant nears?” “‘Tis Love that passes …
Nicolas Colombel, Psyche Abandoned by Cupid, c. 1699 As a miser guards his treasure, I guarded my pain; I wanted to prove there was something as eternal as the eternal love she swore to me. But today I call in vain and hear the time that has passed, say: “Ah, miserable mud, eternally you will …
Wilhelm Kotarbinsky, The comfort of the fog, c. 1890 As in an open book Read from your pupils in the background. What are you faking your lip? laughter that is denied by the eyes? Cry! Do not be ashamed to confess that you loved me a little. Cry! Nobody looks at us. You see; I …
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