Our16th century Renaissance women, heroines all, in a number of mise en scene- are actually Greek Goddesses, Sappho, Oenone, Dido, Briseis, et alia.
the bath,
the peeping King...
the texts,
the well meaning "friend"
the intrigue,
the occasional Dragon,
the slips and falls from grace,
the lament,
the mayhem,
the mayhem,
the murder,
& it starts all over again.
...all in the Day of a Life.
manuscripts: Français 874, fol. 170v. at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, & Mandragore
Gaye I am amazed that you discovered these works of art, I would love to know more...
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Karena
The Arts by Karena
thanks Karena.. check the links on the post.
DeleteYou should look at Remedios Varos paintings...quite similar in vein yet conveying Surrealism's hidden messages clearly, as these.
ReplyDeletewill do, thanks for steering me in new directions-as always. pgt
DeleteEveryone here is way to smart for me! I love every word and every picture! Lordy!!!
ReplyDeleteha, no way. I am so grateful for your insights Penelope. pgt
DeleteHi Gaye,
ReplyDeleteI'm going to ponder these ladies a bit more--so relevant to today's struggles.
thanks.
Mary
Mary, my sentiments exactly.
DeleteFacinating! Can you share more about these fantastic images? Or point me in the direction of where I can read more about them?
ReplyDeleteLa...Lola, there are links at the end of the post to follow and search. pgt
DeleteMy gosh--those slippers in the last picture! Who knew they had funny, fuzzy slippers in the 16th century too??
ReplyDeleteThese are very intriguing, I don't think I've ever seen anything like them. Thanks for sharing, Gaye!
Diane