tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post1659376667723376333..comments2024-02-03T17:02:45.046-08:00Comments on Giorgione et al...: Giorgione: "Boy with an Arrow" 2Dr. Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08469403843869655063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post-58645523826586614952011-09-29T06:38:41.017-07:002011-09-29T06:38:41.017-07:00H:
Thanks for the compliment. I was hoping you wo...H:<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment. I was hoping you would like the piece. Glad to see you are becoming such a devotee of Mrs. Anna Jameson. Not only did this 19th century woman know her art but she wrote extremely well and pulled no punches.<br /><br />FrankDr. Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469403843869655063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post-46545907838346997502011-09-28T08:24:00.734-07:002011-09-28T08:24:00.734-07:00Thank you for this Frank, what a wonderful counter...Thank you for this Frank, what a wonderful counterpoint to my post on depictions of Saint Sebastian. <br /><br />That Mantegna image is particularly notable! As you know, Anna Jameson was most displeased with any artist that put the arrow through the head because this would have been a mortal wound and Sebastian is described as surviving this initial attempt on his life by no miraculous means.<br /><br />Kind Regards<br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.com