Monday Morning Photos x Picture this by GPP

Today’s Monday Morning Photo is a special edition – a hybrid with our fave – Picture this by GPP! Enjoy these beautiful and inspirational works of art!

September 11 is the best day to visit the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Though it is Sunday, the place was empty.Here are some of my favourites. – GPP

Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). Probably Susanna Lunden.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). Probably Susanna Lunden.

Could be Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.

Michiel Sweerts (1593 - 1678)
Michiel Sweerts (1593 - 1678)

Clothing the Naked.  Looks like Ralph Rucci satin.

More after the jump!

Orazio Borgianni (1574 - 1616)
Orazio Borgianni (1574 - 1616)

Head of an old woman.  Before plastic surgeons.

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1616) Judith with the head of Holofernes.
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1616) Judith with the head of Holofernes.

Sometimes I wish I could do this.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901) The Clown: M. Joret.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901) The Clown: M. Joret.

Great caricature.

Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921) Lady with hat, Southampton.
Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921) Lady with hat, Southampton.

Yes indeed, it’s the great tenor, who liked to draw.

Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) Dancer looking at the sole of her right foot.
Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) Dancer looking at the sole of her right foot.

Why can’t our models hold a pose like this?

 Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) At the Lapin Agile.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) At the Lapin Agile.

Picasso is harlequin, with Germaine Pichot.

Paul Cézanne ( 1839 - 1906) Madame Cézanne
Paul Cézanne ( 1839 - 1906) Madame Cézanne

She hated this.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) L'Arlésienne, Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux.
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) L'Arlésienne, Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux.

Love the yellow.

Paul Gaugin (1848 - 1903) Walking stick carved from boxwood.
Paul Gaugin (1848 - 1903) Walking stick carved from boxwood.

Sexy!

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Harlequin.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Harlequin.

Needs blue nails!

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