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Fumée d'ambre gris (Smoke of Ambergris) (media.clarkart.edu)

submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/artporn@lemm.ee

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John Singer Sargent

oil on canvas

1880

Clark Art Institute

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[–] erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this from the Vandermeer book?

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. « City of Saints and Madmen » Reminded me of the pic on a few levels

[–] erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Definitely. I didn't even know ambergris was a thing outside the book. Gross word, ok book tho. I wish there would a been more about the mushroom-people cult. And this painting definitely gives me mushroom-people vibes.

[–] oddspinnaker@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

It’s also a really gross substance! Gross all around. Apparently very important and expensive, but gross.