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Sleep and His Half-Brother Death - John William Waterhouse (1874) (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 8 months ago by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/artporn@lemm.ee

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Sleep and His Half-Brother Death is a painting by John William Waterhouse completed in 1874. Waterhouse's first Royal Academy exhibit (submitted from his father's house at 1 Scarsdale Villas), it was painted after both his younger brothers died of tuberculosis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_and_His_Half-Brother_Death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I prefer the modern version

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

I thought of Gaiman and Sandman too. Sleep could'a been one of the Endless if his name started with a D. :|