Nothing I might write about this painting, Portrait of an Officer, is funnier than viewing the whole series of twenty-five paintings it comes from. Each portrait is of a different officer with different uniforms, armor and helmets, but each one is in exactly the same pose against a dark background. And all of their helmets are decorated with slightly different extravagant configurations of plumes, usually orange-colored. This was in honor of their commander, Prince Maurits of Orange.
I suppose I’ll try now to come up with some limericks. Hmmm… what rhymes with “orange”?
Nothing I might write about this painting, Portrait of an Officer, is funnier than viewing the whole series of twenty-five paintings it comes from. Each portrait is of a different officer with different uniforms, armor and helmets, but each one is in exactly the same pose against a dark background. And all of their helmets are decorated with slightly different extravagant configurations of plumes, usually orange-colored. This was in honor of their commander, Prince Maurits of Orange.
I suppose I’ll try now to come up with some limericks. Hmmm… what rhymes with “orange”?