Edmund Blair Leighton, English
“Will You Be My Valentine? I Mean, Now That My HPV Has Cleared Up?,” 1919
Oil on panel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1384 (2/14/16)
Category: Valentine’s Day
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1641 (2/14/17)
Ernst Stöhr, Austrian
“Sorry, Honey. This Was Supposed To Be Your Big Valentine’s Day Surprise, But Then Your Mother Decided To Drop By,” 1907
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2560
Kenyon Cox, American
“Cupid, You’ve Got To Keep Your Wrist Straight, Like This. Otherwise, You’ll Keep Hitting Everyone in the Liver Like Last Year,” 1917
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2384
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French
Cupid Going a Little Overboard Trying To Make His Quota, ca. 1880
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2137
William Bouguereau, French
“Baby, I’m Thinking Let’s Keep It Simple This Valentine’s Day and Just Go Out to Dinner. Preferably Some Place With a Casual Dress Code,” 1850
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2020
Lavinia Fontana, Italian
Cupid With His Cougar Girlfriend, 1592
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1886
Emile Claus, Belgian
“Before I Agree To Be Your Valentine, I Need To Know Where This Relationship Is Going. I Mean, Let’s Face It — I’m Not 7 Years Old Anymore,” Before 1924
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1866
Gustav Holweg-Glantschnigg, Austrian
This Valentine’s Day, Robert Downey, Jr. IS…”The Gondolier,” 1882
Oil on panel
FROM THE ARCHIVES: MASTERPIECE #123
Pedro Americo, Brazilian
Happy Valentine’s Day from Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 1879
Happy Valentine’s Day from Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 1879
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #703
Charles Sprague Pearce, American
Trying to Remember if She’s Gay or Not, 1882
Oil on canvas