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| Elisabeth Tallyarde, by Godfried Schalcken, 1679. |
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| I love her earrings; certainly crystal, they look exactly like pendants intended for a chandelier - but beautifully painted. |
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| I find her glove quite curious. |
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| Princess Teresa Pamphilj Cybo, by Jacob Ferdinand Voet, circa 1673. |
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| A knowing glance. |
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| A most graceful gesture of the hand, and dizzying detail. |
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| Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore, by Sir Peter Lely, circa 1675. |
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| I love the - certainly unintentional - variation in the blue pigments of her drapery. |
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| Even though Lely was a crude and repetitive painter - and all his women look peculiarly alike - I still find this portrait captivating. |
Is Catherine Sedley pointing at something? It is unclear what it might be -- an inscription?
ReplyDeleteI don't think she's actually trying to indicate anything. Lely's subjects did a lot of vaguely dramatic - but pointless - gesturing. ; )
DeleteElisabeth's glove is skin tight so I wonder if she can roll down the fingers for eating?
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