tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post976138540946985328..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of April 6, 2015Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-8427375982677539642015-04-13T14:17:36.194-04:002015-04-13T14:17:36.194-04:00Karen Anne, I went & found the Fragonard paint...Karen Anne, I went & found the Fragonard painting you mentoned, Visite à la nourrice, and then hunted about to find out more about it. Fortunately the baby isn't sick; instead, this is supposed to be a sentimental picture of young parents admiring their beautiful baby. One of the articles I read was in French, and my French being a bit rusty, I'm *guessing* that the nurse in the title refers to the wet-nurse who is looking after the child. In any event, it's supposed to be happy and golden, and not sad at all.Whew! :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-19287489159407337102015-04-13T14:14:06.547-04:002015-04-13T14:14:06.547-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53967603220660608592015-04-13T14:13:57.813-04:002015-04-13T14:13:57.813-04:00I'm not sure what the difference is between a ...I'm not sure what the difference is between a Chelsea bun and a Bath bun. Anyone out there know?Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12087008905662683652015-04-13T07:43:40.208-04:002015-04-13T07:43:40.208-04:00I went looking for other Fragonard paintings and r...I went looking for other Fragonard paintings and ran across Visite à la nourrice. That's a sad seeming scene, but I could not find out more about it. Is the baby sick?Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26649116026174407972015-04-12T17:30:06.252-04:002015-04-12T17:30:06.252-04:00What is a Chelsea bun? A Bath bun?What is a Chelsea bun? A Bath bun?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-40144572384304172592015-04-12T08:49:37.239-04:002015-04-12T08:49:37.239-04:00Lillian, I think in this case there's somethin...Lillian, I think in this case there's something more going on, which is what has art historians all a-buzz. The newly-discovered version fits in with a series of other portraits that Fragonard did - the same costumes, poses, and attitude. For some reason, he repainted the woman's head at least six months' later; so not so much a draft, as a purposeful reworking. It's an entirely different woman's face now. That's the mystery, and a question that will probably never be known - why did he do it? :)<br />Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-25058575567228257822015-04-11T22:37:39.100-04:002015-04-11T22:37:39.100-04:00A propos the Fragonard painting—it's rather li...A propos the Fragonard painting—it's rather like the difference between a printed book and the first draft, isn't it?Lillian Marekhttp://lilmrek.indiemade.comnoreply@blogger.com