tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post1833162711876135789..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: More reliquary virginsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-57067327211517807412011-10-10T02:19:05.210+01:002011-10-10T02:19:05.210+01:00Had a good chuckle at the exchange in the comments...Had a good chuckle at the exchange in the comments about the mysterious lady from the Met. I do find reliquaries peculiar, but you're right they made for a lot of beautiful art. The Vanni altarpiece, particularly, appealed to me.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-10810751367978146012011-10-09T22:46:29.644+01:002011-10-09T22:46:29.644+01:00Thought bubbles for the lady, please. I suspect it...Thought bubbles for the lady, please. I suspect it's the slight raising of her left eyebrow, without which she might look a bit bored and indolent. I wonder what Mona Lisa would look like with an extra rise in the brow?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-63900677701633491922011-10-09T21:34:58.897+01:002011-10-09T21:34:58.897+01:00Indeed that companion of St-Ursula reminds me of a...Indeed that companion of St-Ursula reminds me of a character in Agatha Christie's murder mysteries. She knows something.Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03297393116796129135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-11591714560325169222011-10-09T17:15:06.784+01:002011-10-09T17:15:06.784+01:00One can imagine that calm but poisonous voice:
&q...One can imagine that calm but poisonous voice:<br /><br />"Was the hope drunk in which you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since? and wakes it now, to look so green and pale?.....Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would' like the poor cat in the adage"David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-28652814032069552432011-10-09T16:11:22.805+01:002011-10-09T16:11:22.805+01:00Now that you mention it, she does look rather arch...Now that you mention it, she does look rather arch and not especially holy.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-43463768959045801482011-10-09T14:38:12.961+01:002011-10-09T14:38:12.961+01:00Gosh.......well the probable " companion of S...Gosh.......well the probable " companion of St Ursula" from the Metropolian in New Yok may have been a saint - no reason why not - BUT what a shrewd cookie..... one can imagine her ruling a kingdom as well as her men. Are we sure the Met have got the attribution right? And even if so, what were the origins of such a face? Also very relevant even today. I would NOT like to be on the wrong side of such a possessor of will power and ( at least she assumes) judgement.David Damantnoreply@blogger.com