Pensive Gallery

Woman in Blue by David Wright

Beautiful portrait of an unidentified woman by David Wright, better known for his pin ups. She sits with her arms folded and looks over her shoulder while wearing a turban style scarf on her head.
c.1943

© Estate of David Wright/Mary Evans Picture Library

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View of the monument to the Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852

View of the monument to the Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) in Moscow, Russia. It was erected in 1909 on Prechistensky Boulevard, but its style proved to be controversial because of its rather negative body language, and in the 1950s it was moved to Nikitsky Boulevard, and installed outside the house where Gogol lived. On the pedestal can be seen a bas relief of characters from Gogol's stories. Date: circa 1909

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Heraclitus of Ephesus. Portrait

Heraclitus of Ephesus (535-475 BC). Pre-socratic Greek philosopher. Heraclitus figured by Michelangelo. Detail of the fresco The School of Athens by Raphael. Raphael's Rooms. Apostolic Palace. Vatican City

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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