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Le Sommeil (translated in English variously as The Sleepers and Sleep) is an erotic [1] oil painting on canvas by French artist Gustave Courbet [2] created in 1866. [3] The painting, which depicts a lesbian couple, is also known as The Two Friends ( Les Deux Amies ) and Indolence and Lust ( Paresse et Luxure ).
A Girl Asleep (Dutch: Slapend meisje), also known as A Woman Asleep, A Woman Asleep at Table, and A Maid Asleep, [1] is a painting by the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, created c. 1657. [2] It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and may not be lent elsewhere under the terms of the donor's bequest.
In fact, 2020 research found that bed-sharing couples experience 10 percent more rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (a.k.a., the sleep stage responsible for most dreams) and more undisturbed REM sleep ...
Le Lit was made in oil paints on cardboard, mounted on wood, and measures 53.5 by 70 centimetres (21.1 in × 27.6 in).. The painting is one of four paintings of similar date depicting individuals in bed, often interpreted as lesbian couples.
In 18th-century England, it grew into an occasion for couples to express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid .
Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. American magazine publisher (1926–2017) Hugh Hefner Hefner in 2010 Born Hugh Marston Hefner (1926-04-09) April 9, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Other names ...
The Sleeping Cupid was a significant work in establishing the reputation of the young Michelangelo, who was 21 at the time. [7] The sculpture was later donated by Cesare Borgia to Isabella d'Este, and was probably collected by Charles I of England when all the Gonzaga collections were bought and taken to London in the seventeenth century. [5]