tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post8576905673171685662..comments2024-03-22T03:10:02.053-07:00Comments on THE BLUE LANTERN: How To Take A BathJane Librizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943563452168571716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post-38567598252212475902009-10-01T08:39:01.190-07:002009-10-01T08:39:01.190-07:00Jeanne, isn't it interesting that Barbier uses...Jeanne, isn't it interesting that Barbier uses (mer) men as decorations, a role usually filled by women in art? Jane Morris may have been "sipping" bath water but thanks to her architect-husband, that's a rather modern bath tub for 1869. As for Cremonini, who likes to uses mirrors and their reflections in his paintings, the detective in me noticed that the bathroom mirror is inexplicably NOT steamed up.Janehttp://www.thebleulantern.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post-68033052304823803072009-10-01T08:30:35.701-07:002009-10-01T08:30:35.701-07:00Neil, I like the sound of "Deserate Romantics...Neil, I like the sound of "Deserate Romantics." I'll look for it. As to Leonardo Cremonini, he is from Bologna and, after World War II ended, lived in France, including at least one summer in Brittany. Born in 1925, his work caught the attention of Peggy Guggenheim around 1949-1940, when he was in Venice, and gallery shows in New York followed. An entire room at the 1964 Venice Bienniale was devoted to Cremonini's work. Most commentators, including Umberto Eco, point to the ambiguity built into his paintings, often hinting at distraction or sexuality. I see in some pictures echoes of surrealism.Janehttp://www.thebluelantern.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post-87369653071683934492009-10-01T08:19:15.678-07:002009-10-01T08:19:15.678-07:00Aida, sometimes in historical narratives, you rea...Aida, sometimes in historical narratives, you read about royalty conducting meetings with their advisors while they bathed or dressed. Apparently, the sense of private time is quite flexible.Janehttp://www.thebluelantern.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post-80180325210331909772009-09-30T21:57:01.104-07:002009-09-30T21:57:01.104-07:00Oh I love those Mer-Men. And the lady sipping bath...Oh I love those Mer-Men. And the lady sipping bath water - ugh! But it's a funny illustration. Wonderful picture of the lady scrubbing her back. The place looks "gauzy" like it might be a bit steamy there.femminismohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259380168965137800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post-23476783587233290182009-09-30T14:42:55.059-07:002009-09-30T14:42:55.059-07:00Wonderfully funny Rossetti sketch. Have you seen t...Wonderfully funny Rossetti sketch. Have you seen the Desperate Romantics television skit on the pre-Raphaelites in the USA yet? Pedants may scoff, but I think Rossetti at least would have enjoyed it. And so interesting to see the Cremonini, I've found very little information on him.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086588560855961894.post-84021948425953183542009-09-30T13:27:49.927-07:002009-09-30T13:27:49.927-07:00I'm with you - solitary baths all the way. To...I'm with you - solitary baths all the way. To think of having an entourage standing around while one bathes is horrifying to me! I would think royalty would have *wanted* some privacy now and then?qwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432204798446414619noreply@blogger.com