fresh hot image: April 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009

one morning, when all the animals of the house had finally quieted down from their endless play throughout the night, enough for jon to fall asleep... a man came to our neighbourhood and decided to flush out the fire hydrant in front of our bedroom window:

Margie invited her new friend Piper (Tim's pup) over and showed her her favorite toy ball to play with in the backyard:

Piper begged Margie to show her how to play:

So, Margie brought the ball to Susan, to which Susan said, "Drop it!" and Margie did so. The Susan threw the ball all the way across the yard and Margie began to chase after it... Piper saw the chasing and decided to race Margie:

The exhilerating thrill of running... Piper ran...

and ran...

To which Margie said, "That's not how we play the ball game."

So, Piper asked Susan if she could help her with gardening, to which Susan said, "no, get out of the dirt!"

So, Piper ran through the sprinkler, biting at the water sprays, and Susan again said, "No!" And Piper cried, "I was only trying to help."

So, Piper went back to Margie's ball, and Margie growled... so she got put in the kennel. But Piper, loyal to their new friendship, went into the cell as well to show her support:

The next day, Margie showed Piper how to play the play fighting game and said, "If you want to be a true Boxer, you need to learn to fight right!"

To which Piper replied, "Look - Predator attacking Godzilla!" and with her distraction techniques and quick lightness of her feet, won the fight.

Then they all went inside for some treats and lied down for a long nap. The only trouble was, by then, it was night, and Jon's sleeping time was long gone.

Romantic

Singer Isabella Colbran by Waldmüller or a follower, c 1830

Maria Dorothea Eleonora Heicke by Friedrich T. Georgi, 1835

Windsor Castle in Modern Times by Landseer, 1841

Florence Nightingale and Her Sister by William White

Regency

The Buck Family by Adam Buck

Lady with Fan by Goya

Madame Recamier by Jacques Louis David, 1800

Louise von Preußen by Vigée-Lebrun

Joséphine Bonaparte by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1805

Madame Bonaparte by Vigée-Lebrun, 1807

Madame Henet by Vigée-Lebrun, 1809

La Vicomtesse de Senonnes by Ingres, 1816

Eliza Ridgely by Sully, 1818

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Eighteenth Century ~ 1780-1799

Mrs Mary "Perdita" Robinson by Gainsborough, 1781-82

Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun by herself, 1782

Sir Christopher Sykes and His Wife by George Romney, 1786

Les Lavoisiers by Jacques Louis David, 1788

Madame Dubarry by Vigée-Lebrun, 1781

Mme Seriziat by David, 1795

Baroque

Generalities of the Period

For once blond hair went out of fashion, and black or brown hair was preferred. Women, during the time of Louis XIII, often wore their hair in tight, neat plaits. A popular hairstyle was launched by Mademoiselle de Fontanges, a favorite of Louis XIV. On a hunt with the king, she appeared with a glorious coiffure adorned with ribbons and feathers. On horseback, her hair became tousled, so she simply tied it up with a silk garter. From that moment on, women tied up their curls, which had fallen on the shoulders until then, and the style became known as a Fontanges.

Young women wore their hair in soft, loose curls which fell about an inch below the ears. Towards the end of the period, wigs were gaining popularity.

For ease of navigation I've divided this century into smaller segments

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