Mischief and Repose by John William Godward, Greeting Card with Elegant Striped Gold Foil Envelope, 1 Card/Envelope

Mischief and Repose by John William Godward, Greeting Card with Elegant Striped Gold Foil Envelope, 1 Card/EnvelopeCorrespond in style! Send your best wishes, thoughts, and love with these elegant greeting cards painted by John William Godward. These luxurious greeting cards are giclee printed on the brightest, most velvety greeting card paper available in the market today. Interior is blank.Reclining on a tiger skin draped over a marble ledge, a young woman, Repose, is disturbed from slumber by her companion, Mischief, who pesters her with a dress pin. They wear diaphanous robes fashioned after chitons worn by women in ancient Greece. Another dress pin and a hair ribbon lie scattered on the marble floor.Following the excavations of Pompeii, which began in 1748, artists were fascinated with Greek and Roman life. John William Godward painted many scenes like this one of idealized beauties in calm, often sterile environments. In this painting, the figure of Repose is arranged seductively