Musing Collection

Buddha statue (1790), Japanese Tea Gardens, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA

Hands, Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Buddha statue in grotto, Tanzhe Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk and Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia

His majesty was then deep in a problem. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875
2963127 His majesty was then deep in a problem. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

By means of this loadstone, the island is made to rise and fall. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa
2963126 By means of this loadstone, the island is made to rise and fall. From Gulliver's voyage to Laputa. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Impressions de voyage d'un grand poète, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Impressions de voyage d'un grand poete, 1842. Travel impressions of a great poet. "Une des curiosites de Francfort qui disparaitra bientot j'en ai peur, c'est la boucherie

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Ina Tänzer

Cromwell at Windsor Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas)
CH441535 Cromwell at Windsor Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 34.8x27.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Napoleon Bonaparte Musing at St. Helena, 1841 (oil on canvas)
623132 Napoleon Bonaparte Musing at St. Helena, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Haydon, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846) (after); 76.3x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman Deep in Thought, c. 1910 (pastel on paper)
AGR127726 Woman Deep in Thought, c.1910 (pastel on paper) by Axentowicz, Teodor (1859-1938); 63x47.5 cm; Private Collection; Agra Art, Warsaw, Poland; Polish, out of copyright

Evening Musings, The Tide of Time, 1876 (pen and brush and sepia wash and pencil on paper
985371 Evening Musings, The Tide of Time, 1876 (pen and brush and sepia wash and pencil on paper) by Melrose, Andrew (1826-1901); 57x78 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening Musings)

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Jan Slotboom

EPIDEMIC OUTBREAK
Mariuca Brancoveanu

The Legend of Saint Lucie, Virgin and Child with Saints (detail), 15th century. From the Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn

St Jerome, 1521. Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Jerome, 1521. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Man, Greek, torso, naked, hands on his head

Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-law
Caricature of William Ballantine (1812-1887), Serjeant-at-law, a legal position abolished in the reforms of 1873. In the early 1880s he retired from the law and published several volumes of memoirs

Mother Misses her Son
A grey-haired mother sits musing on her absent son. As she wistfully gazes into a photograph album a vision of him appears in the fireplace. He too looks pensive. Date: 1922

Russian Royalty Considering Military Manoeuvres
The Commander in Chief of the Russian Armies: Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (18561929) weighing up his options with Tsar Nicholas II. Date: circa 1910

Francis Grose, Pensive
FRANCIS GROSE Antiquary, depicted in the act of musing pensively on the mutability of things whereby time transmutes mans proudest artifacts into antiquities... Date: 1731 - 1791

Courtesan Resting Veranda Edo period 1615-1868
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Portrait of George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) 6th Baron Byron, 1813 (oil on canvas)
XCF267454 Portrait of George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) 6th Baron Byron, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Louis-Francois Roubiliac (1695-1762) Modelling his Monument to Shakespeare (oil
XYC147964 Louis-Francois Roubiliac (1695-1762) Modelling his Monument to Shakespeare (oil on canvas) by Carpentiers, Adrien (c.1713-78); 127.5x101 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Young man wearing a wet shirt, lying on stairs

Eight-year-old girl thinking

Student wearing a suit and glasses, sitting in front of a painting

Young businessman wearing a suit with his hand on his chin, pensive, portrait

Girl (8-9) sitting at table, holding pencil in mouth, (B&W), close-up

Burns / Lass O Ballochmyl
THE LASS OF BALLOCHMYLE With careless step I onward strayed, My heart rejoiced in natures joy, When musing in a lonely glade, A maiden fair I chanced to spy

Praising the sunset over the Pacific Ocean, Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Statue of the Buddha above Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddhist monks in front of the giant standing statue of the Buddha dating from the 5th century, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Monk standing in front of the great seated figure of the Buddha, Mihintale, Sri Lanka, Asia

Three young monks praying at a rock-cut image of the Buddha in the Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa (Polonnaruva), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cao Dai ceremony inside Tay Ninh Holy See, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Interior of the Cao Dai Great Temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monks praying, Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monk praying, Wat Benchamabophit (Marble Temple), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monks seated inside temple, Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, Lamphun, northern Thailand, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk kneeling beneath the Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia

A Buddhist prostrates at dawn before the main entrance to Kathmandus Tibetan stupa called Boudha (Boudhanath) (Bodhnath), Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Boy praying at Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia

Hands of monk in the posture kyoskku (awakening spirit), Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) monastery, Japan, Asia

Two monks during Za-Zen meditation in the Sodo or Zazendo hall, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Giant Buddha in Kamakura, Japan

Daibutsu, the Great Buddha statue, Kamakura, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Daibusu (the Great Buddha), Kamakura, Tokyo, Japan

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"Musing: A Journey of Reflection and Contemplation" In the serene presence of a Buddha statue from 1790, hands delicately poised in Za-Zen meditation, we find ourselves transported to the Tanzhe Temple in Beijing, China. Here, amidst the tranquil grotto, an ancient Buddha statue stands as a testament to centuries of devotion and enlightenment. A novice Buddhist monk gazes upon the Phra Atchana Buddha statue with reverence and curiosity. In his eyes lies a portrait of a man seeking wisdom and inner peace. Lost in thought, he contemplates life's mysteries while surrounded by timeless beauty. Across time and space, great leaders like Cromwell at Windsor Castle in 1828 or Napoleon Bonaparte musing at St. Helena in 1841 have also found solace in introspection. Their oil-painted expressions capture moments when even powerful minds pause to reflect on their actions and aspirations. But musing is not limited to historical figures; it transcends eras. A woman deep in thought circa 1910 immortalized her contemplative state through pastel strokes on paper. Her mind wanders into realms unknown as she grapples with undefined desires and dreams of a perfect world. As evening falls upon us, we are reminded that they can be both personal journeys and collective reflections on the tide of time itself. Through pen, brushwork, sepia washes, or pencil marks on paper from "Evening Musings: The Tide of Time" created back in 1876 – we witness how thoughts ebb and flow like waves against our consciousness. Musing takes us beyond mundane routines; it invites us to explore our deepest selves – where dreams intertwine with reality and hopes mingle with uncertainties, and is within these moments that we discover profound insights about who we are as individuals but also as part of something greater than ourselves. So let us embrace musing's gentle embrace, allowing our minds to wander and wonder.