What you call cheesy many an aging rock star would call harsh reality.
But that's exactly the point. Blair-Leighton should have painted then a present day musican, not a 19th century romantic in a medieval costume.
That's a really strange argument to make on a blog you've titled "Painting History". Even rock stars occasionally refer to themselves as troubadours.
Faded Laurels (1889) by the British painter Edmund Blair-Leighton (1853-1922). Beautiful cheesy middle ages, could also be a scene from the Lord of the Rings.
What you call cheesy many an aging rock star would call harsh reality.
ReplyDeleteBut that's exactly the point. Blair-Leighton should have painted then a present day musican, not a 19th century romantic in a medieval costume.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really strange argument to make on a blog you've titled "Painting History". Even rock stars occasionally refer to themselves as troubadours.
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