Painting of the Week

[olde_fashioned]

Not as "costume-y" of a painting this time, but I kind of fell in love with it, lol. I could dream up all sorts of scenarios for this one!

Feel free to discuss and/or drool! ;-P



click to enlarge to full painting

Image courtesy of the ARC

Comments

[papertowns.livejournal.com]

I love old paintings. =)

I admit I don't know too much about art. I'd love to take an art history class or at least read a book about famous artists.

Do you know of any good artists to read about?

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

So do I! :-D

Hmmm, well, I confess I don't read about them nearly as much as I look at their work, lol, so I'm hardly the person to ask. But there are several artists that I find interesting, among them Gainsborough, Reynolds, John Singleton Copley (who IIRC was largely self-taught), Vermeer, Ingres, David (who was heavily involved in the French Revolution), Waterhouse, and I've read a bit about Tissot, whose work was sadly underappreciated in his lifetime. A quick browse of the traditional art section of your local library ought to produce a few fascinating volumes! :-D I hope you find something you like.

One scenario...

[rebeccarand987.livejournal.com]

Hmm...one scenario that I thought of isn't very detailed but whatever.
so.
That's a woman who's parents lost most of their money gambling some 10 years back. The woman depicted is the oldest of 5 children and has had to work the hardest to bring her family back up financially. Even if she should, she doesn't blame her parents for the lack of money and is going back into the house to make sure a fire is being made for them. (For they're getting old and sometimes forget certain things...) If anything they're as wealthy as they used to be, thanks to the woman being an excellent seamstress and very good at business, especially where her teashop is concerned. She has also excelled at earning money through writing anonymous newspaper articles. Through her hardship she has become gentle and forgiving yet at the same time punctual, has a down-to-business attitude, is determined and exudes confidence and beauty. From experience she is also very thrifty.
The man in the red suit is completely in love with her but has a bad gambling habit. Thus, she kindly and constantly rejects his advances.
Wow, Georgette Heyer much?
Maybe I should flesh out that story a bit more, though...hehe...

thanks for featuring this beautiful painting!

Oh wait. would the guy in the red coat be a servant? I couldn't tell so I left out that part and just said he gambled so that I wouldn't be inaccurate in my historical costume storytelling.

Wow why do all painted women remind of Eleanor Tilney?!

Oh and the woman (I can't figure out her name) adores her horse to a fault. She is riding her in the painting and the horse's name is...Bessie.
:)
sorry if that was kind of long.

Re: One scenario...

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Wow, are you sure you shouldn't be occupying your time writing novels? ;-P

I love Eleanor Tilney -- she's so elegant!

Re: One scenario...

[rebeccarand987.livejournal.com]

I would occupy my time writing if we actually did more than essay writing in class, and if we got a lot less writing, I suppose. The problem with my stories is that they're impossibly cliched and predictable. I could easily tell you that if I had finished this story the girl would have conquered everything, gotten married, been a modern/ahead of her time women and had adorable children. and become a famous writer. basically, in the end, there would be no surprise whatsoever. oh well, at least you enjoyed, i think :)
Eleanor Tilney is quite elegant :) I just find her to have such a...kindred nature.

Re: One scenario...

[rebeccarand987.livejournal.com]

less homework. I mean I would write more if I had less homework. oops sorry about the typo.