tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post114041039956665545..comments2023-12-08T00:54:27.168+11:00Comments on Sorrow at Sills Bend: Tell me about this picturelucy tartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140868364716574352006-02-25T22:52:00.000+11:002006-02-25T22:52:00.000+11:00You asked for it :o) just don't get all correcty w...You asked for it :o) just don't get all correcty with the red pen. <BR/><BR/><BR/>The Child in Portraiture:<BR/>The evolution of child figuration from the 15th to 20th Centuries<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The concept of “the child” is not a static one. The way in which children are understood and portrayed has evolved over the centuries in accordance with widely held beliefs about what a childFluffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543234500631689525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140748607764659112006-02-24T13:36:00.000+11:002006-02-24T13:36:00.000+11:00I think that this boy was so vivacious that he wou...I think that this boy was so vivacious that he wouldn't sit still until the artist told him an entertaining story, which fixed his attention.<BR/><BR/>(tee hee)Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140698937432813312006-02-23T23:48:00.000+11:002006-02-23T23:48:00.000+11:00Congtatulations, Emily! I hope you'll enjoy your ...Congtatulations, Emily! I hope you'll enjoy your prize: a warm inner glow. (Not transferable & not redeemable for cash.)lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140694665608599282006-02-23T22:37:00.000+11:002006-02-23T22:37:00.000+11:00It IS possible........I just won bazlotto!! What ...It IS possible........I just won bazlotto!! What an adorable puss he is too.<BR/><BR/>EmilyJust Like A Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806378905440378977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140621504168439332006-02-23T02:18:00.000+11:002006-02-23T02:18:00.000+11:00I think the background is deliberately dark and bl...I think the background is deliberately dark and blurry so that we focus on the boy -- I think the background is supposed to be somewhat "natural" but in a blurry indistinct way.<BR/><BR/>He is staring intently. The way his hands are, it looks like he is holding himself still. Someone else has buttoned his coat for him -- you get the idea he will unbutton it the minute he stands up.<BR/><BR/>I jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140554062470539932006-02-22T07:34:00.000+11:002006-02-22T07:34:00.000+11:00You seem a nice person.My goodness yes.When I win ...You seem a nice person.<BR/><BR/>My goodness yes.<BR/><BR/><BR/>When I win bazlotto.........<BR/><BR/>I'll give you half.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140553834075956582006-02-22T07:30:00.000+11:002006-02-22T07:30:00.000+11:00All my self-references are necessary.And will cont...All my self-references are necessary.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And will continue.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140524156060928002006-02-21T23:15:00.000+11:002006-02-21T23:15:00.000+11:00i know this is off-topic, and i don't want to soun...i know this is off-topic, and i don't want to sound like i'm obsessed with winning more bazlotto than anyone else or anything, and it's not like i feel that i need to defend myself against potential cheating claims...but i was pushing my little boy home this afternoon (in his pusher, i wasn't trying to hurry him in an un-nurturing way) and i remembered something from the statistics in year elevenThirdCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961559066632251691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140487250334662462006-02-21T13:00:00.000+11:002006-02-21T13:00:00.000+11:00To me he appears like he's been called in from run...To me he appears like he's been called in from running around outside to sit down and have his portrait done. His expression seems as though he's about to ask a question (a serios one too) of the painter.<BR/><BR/>The coat looks like it's something his mum made him wear. <BR/><BR/>The rosy cheeks to me make him look healthy and active, and he's not skinny so I don't think he's too poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140481630149474942006-02-21T11:27:00.000+11:002006-02-21T11:27:00.000+11:00My extremely unhelpful response is that I'm a litt...My extremely unhelpful response is that I'm a little freaked out at how much he looks like my kid.<BR/><BR/>I'm with Scrivener in being confused by the background, though. What IS that brown in the upper right corner?Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140479695363681302006-02-21T10:54:00.000+11:002006-02-21T10:54:00.000+11:00drats re bazcat, but never mind i'm sure i will su...drats re bazcat, but never mind i'm sure i will suffer worse disappointments. i only ever cheat in a family context. and even then, i have to admit it. <BR/><BR/>also, i reckon this is the child the whole family is always saying 'he really is gorgeous' aboutThirdCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961559066632251691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140476998770947872006-02-21T10:09:00.000+11:002006-02-21T10:09:00.000+11:00Laura, have a look at Middle Child's blog; the pho...Laura, have a look at Middle Child's blog; the photo of the old couple.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140474746334137162006-02-21T09:32:00.000+11:002006-02-21T09:32:00.000+11:00I think he looks dishevelled, and just a little bi...I think he looks dishevelled, and just a little bit poor; his shirt shouldn't be open so far (where's the chest hair and gold bling?) and his jacket is a tad too small for him - but maybe he doesn't have another. Someone at least button him up properly, wouldya? But his hair is so shiny and neat in such an endearing way, that you can see there been some motherly pride beamed down on him at some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140472455334340862006-02-21T08:54:00.000+11:002006-02-21T08:54:00.000+11:00I don't even think he looks all that sad, more lik...I don't even think he looks all that sad, more like intent. Is there a kind of dichotomy going on behind him? Over his right shoulder there's the glimpse of trees and blue sky, but over his left? Is that simply a massive tree trunk behind him? Are there some sort of odd designs in the browness up there?Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140437890182492272006-02-20T23:18:00.000+11:002006-02-20T23:18:00.000+11:00You're this close to me posting my entire 3rd year...You're <I>this</I> close to me posting my entire 3rd year dissertation on Youth in art from the Renaissance to today. As a comment.<BR/><BR/>*hangs head in shame*Fluffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543234500631689525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140435103033649132006-02-20T22:31:00.000+11:002006-02-20T22:31:00.000+11:00A hauntingly beautiful image. The era is irreleva...A hauntingly beautiful image. The era is irrelevant, as his expression is timeless, that of a little boy (6 or 7 year old?) seemingly on the verge of tears, for whatever reason. Having seen the same expression on my own little boy's face, for me it stirs a strong mothering/nurturing/ protective urge. <BR/>It's a lovely painting.<BR/><BR/>EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140430634694697772006-02-20T21:17:00.000+11:002006-02-20T21:17:00.000+11:00The painting is by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Thank you...The painting is by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Thank you for your thoughts, they're very helpful. Please, keep them coming; there's no trick & it's not a test. Free-associate away.<BR/><BR/>RH I am glad your posters arrived safe and sound and I'm also glad you did not follow the blonde lady around. <BR/><BR/>ThirdCat, unfortunately there is no skerrick of Baz in the picture of the galah. If there lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140425330622648822006-02-20T19:48:00.000+11:002006-02-20T19:48:00.000+11:00he knows a lot. reminds me of a few people in my f...he knows a lot. reminds me of a few people in my family. and i reckon he would do a good line in chuckles when he is in happy moods. gorgeous fingers. bit much brown. the way his shirt opens is a bit more 70's (1970's that is) than one would expect<BR/><BR/>and is that bazcat in the left hand corner of the photo with a galah? because if it is i just won bazlotto againThirdCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961559066632251691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140422516892393352006-02-20T19:01:00.000+11:002006-02-20T19:01:00.000+11:00I think he looks startled, and sad. Someone's jus...I think he looks startled, and sad. Someone's just said something to him that he didn't quite understand, except to know he doesn't like it.<BR/><BR/>Unless of course Mindy is right.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140420557777705902006-02-20T18:29:00.000+11:002006-02-20T18:29:00.000+11:00I think it's Gainsborough. I don't know. I shouldn...I think it's Gainsborough. I don't know. I shouldn't know.<BR/><BR/>Greetings, there will be no endearments. <BR/>Well maybe just one.<BR/><BR/>Dear Laura, the smelly posters arrived today. <BR/>I was out the front, and the postman handed me the tube, with a dirty look. <BR/>I'm joking, I just made that up.<BR/> <BR/>I'm so pleased to get these posters. It's the highlight of my career. The real R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140415885689841122006-02-20T17:11:00.000+11:002006-02-20T17:11:00.000+11:00Erm -- did you want first impressions?18th century...Erm -- did you want first impressions?<BR/><BR/>18th century English? Maybe very early 19thC? It looks like a very good contemporary illustration of Jane Austen. (Aha, is that what this is about?) One of Mary's children in *Persuasion* maybe.<BR/><BR/>Maybe later 18thC? Maybe Gainsborough? The browned-out shadowy exterior looks like him.<BR/><BR/>If it's Gainsborough then it's maybe one of his 'Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140413935766394422006-02-20T16:38:00.000+11:002006-02-20T16:38:00.000+11:00Little Lord Fauntleroy?Little Lord Fauntleroy?Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035268080440921379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1140411321413516092006-02-20T15:55:00.000+11:002006-02-20T15:55:00.000+11:00Well obviously the artist had a lot of brown paint...Well obviously the artist had a lot of brown paint left over and needed to use it up before ordering a new pack of paints.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634135486127575735noreply@blogger.com