Monthly Archives: December 2017
One mean-looking putto
One mean-looking putto It was a complete accident. She’d read those twitter threads of people getting locked into bookshops, charity shops, and so on until rescued, and had thought that sounded more like fun than a disaster. Even so, this … Continue reading
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Tagged Annunciation, Artemisia Gentileschi, Capodimonte, Judith and her maid, Naples, Putto
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The Domino Effect
‘Domino cloak, black silk velvet, lined with white silk satin, a little worn at the lower edge, style consistent with circa 1775.’ Vera muttered the words to herself as she lifted the garment out of the trunk that it had … Continue reading
The Wrong Trouser Leg of Understanding 