tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post114973925644369276..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Beggars, babes and the BibleTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1150192858338721182006-06-13T11:00:00.000+01:002006-06-13T11:00:00.000+01:00This is the one, FN. Looks like Saskia. But, hey, ...<A HREF="http://www.odonwagnergallery.com/dynamic/artwork_detail.asp?ArtworkID=331" REL="nofollow">This is the one</A>, FN. Looks like Saskia. But, hey, these hefty Dutch broads all blur together, don't they?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1150148269336217622006-06-12T22:37:00.000+01:002006-06-12T22:37:00.000+01:00I know just the picture you mean. draped in furs, ...I know just the picture you mean. draped in furs, glimmering in the firelight like a statue carved from suet? saskia was the model for that i think. its true what they say...butter IS love.FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1150000633815046982006-06-11T05:37:00.000+01:002006-06-11T05:37:00.000+01:00Pashmina: I fully endorse your sense of priorities...Pashmina: I fully endorse your sense of priorities.<BR/><BR/>Pavlov: There have been a few lectures tied into the exhibition, but they seem to focus on Rembrandt's techniques; there's even an etching workshop.<BR/><BR/>I think the idea of drawing attention to social ills in a graphic way is a bit too in-your-face for Thais; charity advertising is rather more decorous. That said, the idea of the beneficial power of contemplating death and decay is ingrained in Buddhist practice.<BR/><BR/>So what do I know?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1149841777174740262006-06-09T09:29:00.000+01:002006-06-09T09:29:00.000+01:00Top post, Tim. Co-incidentally I am extending my t...Top post, Tim. Co-incidentally I am extending my trip to Amsterdam overnight next week specifically so I can catch the Rembrandt-Caravaggio exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum (just to add insult to injury to the Vincent fans).<BR/><BR/>Ironically this may mean I'll end up missing you when you're here, but hey, at least I'll get to see some decent paintings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com