artporn

4158 readers

27 users here now

Wander the gallery. Look at the art. Be polite. If you feel able please post some great art :)

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

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

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

top 4 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It' s a reference to gods Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (death), who are brothers.

[–] shalafi 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I prefer the modern version

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] UtMan1988 1 points 3 weeks ago

And they were roommates