tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post2988963761589067958..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: The Painted Past: Unforgettable and so Behead-ableKirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-3217299633779629052011-07-18T11:18:44.141+01:002011-07-18T11:18:44.141+01:00Sphinxvictorian: I love the Delaroche Lady Jane, i...Sphinxvictorian: I love the Delaroche Lady Jane, it is so very moving and tense. Oddly, his Princes in the Tower leaves me a bit cold when compared to Millais.<br /><br />Mr Parry, you are more than welcome :)Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-82253634610948775362011-07-18T10:13:56.281+01:002011-07-18T10:13:56.281+01:00Much appreciated, these articles. Albeit on a rath...Much appreciated, these articles. Albeit on a rather gruesome subject, these are, indeed, interesting paintings. And while so many have been out enjoying our magnificent English Summer (sic) weather this weekend, you have been providing us with another wonderful and entertaining series of posts. Thank you!Robert Stephen Parryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747616730405354161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-40108823990116857532011-07-18T07:27:04.817+01:002011-07-18T07:27:04.817+01:00Paul Delaroche's painting is one of my favorit...Paul Delaroche's painting is one of my favorite paintings to sit in front of for long periods, gazing at it. The subject matter touches me, I have the greatest sympathy for poor Jane, and the painting itself is so beautifully pathetic and tragic. Not only the gentlewomen in their passions of mourning, but the genuine pity even in the face of the executioner, who looks as though he'd rather cut off his own right hand than do this deed, is so moving.<br /><br />As to the lit-up straw under the block, I think that the source of light in the painting, that reflects off of her white satin gown and highlights the keening face of the one gentlewoman, comes from a high but rather large window in the wall in front of Jane. <br /><br />I love the Helena Bonham-Carter movie, because it (rightly or wrongly) shows how educated she was and how strong she was in her Protestant faith. The whole argument she gives against transubstantiation ("Christ also said, 'I am the vine, I am the door.' Was he a vine? Was he a door?") has stuck with me for years. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for a fascinating post! I loved the Cruikshank print, I'd never seen that one before!Sphinxvictorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449864683506664769noreply@blogger.com