An old engraving in my host's house in London...of course it made me think of the damsel with a dulcimer in Colerdige's poem. Note the many pear/paisley/yin-yang curves of the figure and the instrument, echoed in the lilies in the background, circling around to meet each other.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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And a clear heart, right in the middle of her chest, encircled by golden details.
On her side, a strange object (vegetal, mineral?) with a point reminiscent of an arrow's point.
Heart and arrow - Cupid.
Makes me wonder if anyone still does this. The work that goes into these is truly amazing ;)
Beautiful piece and better reference...!
Such a beautiful painting, hard to believe it is an engraving. Such a skill. I will have to hunt out the poem xJ
fractals!
So delicately done. I love that her arms 'look' tattooed to match her skirt. -J
If music be the food of love - play on.
Hello Susan! I just found your blog thanks to the very funny Tomas Serrano and I am glad I came because your stuff is great!!
the colors are thrilling - i don't think I've ever encounter "soft" like this...
p.s. there's lots of 'phallic'ing' going on here too, but makes it that much the lovlier!
I guess she is meant to be Turkish. The instrument is a saz.
Stunning, and so right.
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