According to the images I’ve found on Google, they really were falling out of their robes in this style. Maybe she should introduce her hubby to Canada’s group of 7 instead.
Well, there was no colour photography in those days, just black and white French postcards. Besides which, the artists catered to the tastes of the people who actually paid for the paintings.
A second thought. A lot of those paintings showed women doing something heroic and leading men. An easy way to show the woman wasn’t simply a man in drag was to show her breasts.
As far as I’m concerned, it never left.As for the Sabine Women, I’ve looked at those paintings for hours and not found one of them putting up much of a fight
fuzzbucket Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Is there something he doesn’t get to see at home?
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It’s a hazard.
Ubintold almost 5 years ago
Maybe there was global warming Back then?
Ubintold almost 5 years ago
Maybe global warming back then?
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Simple: the Victorians didn’t have cable
Nachikethass almost 5 years ago
Like I said yesterday, “moral skin show”!
Andrew almost 5 years ago
And what kind of paintings does she have up? hmm…
Dani Rice almost 5 years ago
I’m waiting for the Reubenesque look to come back into fashion.
TheBigPickle almost 5 years ago
Nothing wrong with appreciating the classics… especially when your wife looks like Fred Flintstone in drag…
mauser7 almost 5 years ago
To be fair Nudity has been the staple of art world since we figured out how to make marks on cave wall’s. Then came graffiti.
Alfred almost 5 years ago
According to the images I’ve found on Google, they really were falling out of their robes in this style. Maybe she should introduce her hubby to Canada’s group of 7 instead.
ChessPirate almost 5 years ago
Well, falling out of her robes has to be an allegory for something… ☺
buckman-j almost 5 years ago
Lot of naked men too ladies, keep lookin’, or better yet, go to a friggin’ museum
MartinPerry1 almost 5 years ago
Well, there was no colour photography in those days, just black and white French postcards. Besides which, the artists catered to the tastes of the people who actually paid for the paintings.
MartinPerry1 almost 5 years ago
A second thought. A lot of those paintings showed women doing something heroic and leading men. An easy way to show the woman wasn’t simply a man in drag was to show her breasts.
Bill The Nuke almost 5 years ago
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member almost 5 years ago
That’s why someone finally invented buttons, snaps, Velcro, etc.
Serial Pedant almost 5 years ago
As far as I’m concerned, it never left.As for the Sabine Women, I’ve looked at those paintings for hours and not found one of them putting up much of a fight
Serial Pedant almost 5 years ago
less than a minute agoAND, as far as I’m concerned, they all pale next to Fragonard: Girl On a Swing, por empleo.