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2:06 pm
May 7, 2010
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I meant to do this before then forgot and well……………..anyway
The idea came to me when I realised each time I saw certain of the portraits from ‘our’ period that I had a personal ‘title’ come to mind – a sort of way of separating each character in my mind rather than just by their name – often it is the pose/props or facial expression which ‘inspires’ me, so I thought it might be amusing to see if this happens with anyone else and get some of you to ‘re-name’ a portrait.
I’ll start of with one of my favourites
Hans Holbein of 3rd Duke of Norfolk:-
‘The Snooker Player’
(I don’t know how to add pictures to posts but I am sure you all know the one I mean)
Let us show them that they are hares and foxes trying to rule over dogs and wolves - Boudica addressing the tribes Circa AD60
5:43 pm
December 5, 2009
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Actually I can see exactly what you mean. If you look at it quickly it looks as if he’s carrying a cue.
By the way, does anyone else think that Mona Lisa looks as if she’s suffering from constipation? To me that’s never looked like an enigmatic smile; it’s wind!
11:08 pm
January 3, 2012
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Whistler’s Mother looks like a Bulldog chewing a wasp..
Semper Fidelis, quod sum quod
4:19 pm
February 24, 2012
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I always think, in any portrait of him, that Henry looks like he’s been sucking on a lemon. 
5:58 pm
January 3, 2012
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Queen (Bloody) Mary always looks like she’s in a foul mood in her portraits. The only actress to actually capture that look on the silver screen is Kathy Burke. I suppose you can understand why Mary wasn’t a happy bunny in any of her portraits given what she had gone through and was still going through.. Like Henry I think Mary was her own worst enemy, and although surrounded by people when Henry died he really did die a lonley and bitter old man (well old by their standards) and I think Mary was the same too. The people were bloody glad to see the back of both of them..
Semper Fidelis, quod sum quod
