Jonathan Emmesedi<p>As the caption suggests, the subject of this 1848 picture does call to mind the obsession of some men of that era with "fallen women", but I revel in the sheer visual pleasure occasioned by this work from an important Scottish artist.</p><p>Omnia vanitas | Works of Art | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts</p><p><a href="https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/omnia-vanitas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">royalacademy.org.uk/art-artist</span><span class="invisible">s/work-of-art/omnia-vanitas</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScottishArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BritishArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NineteenthCenturyArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NineteenthCenturyArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WilliamDyce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WilliamDyce</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MaryMagdalene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaryMagdalene</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/OmniaVanitas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OmniaVanitas</span></a></p>