epicene-street-light:

i just discovered my new favorite painter and she painted the exact Emma Bovary ive been picturing for y e a r s 

Portrait study of a woman in a yellow dress, Emma Sandys, 1870

– the yellow dress? (Emma went to the ball in La Vaubyessard in a yellow dress)

– the medieval tapestry? (we know she’s got a thing for medieval tapestries and religious objects)

– the annoyed, introspective face?

– that hair!!! those eyes!!! (same color/nature, same complexion as Emma’s, and a hairstyle that really looks like hers)

– that’s Emma Bovary as she pictured herself when she was in her convent during her teen years, reading Walter Scott!!!!!! she literally tried to emulate this very picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

– like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

in conclusion: im shook