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Trump Weird News - What The Frump? - Golden Twins
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Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?
Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852-1911)
Date: 1896-1899; reworked 1900
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Description
The theme of this painting is drawn from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona. The title "Who is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?" is the opening question in a song composed by Proteus, one of the many suitors (or swains) of Sylvia, the Duke of Milan's stunning daughter. All heads turn toward the regal beauty as she lifts the skirts of her Italian Renaissance-style gown while descending a brilliantly carpeted staircase. Each admirer gazes at her and reaches to play an instrument or to offer her a love token. The figure at far left presents a luxurious feather fan; the next man a small dog; and the figure leaning against the column bows in devotion, holding his hat in one hand and a book of poetry in the other.
Thurio’s song to Silvia:
“Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness, And, being help’d, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling: To her let us garlands bring.”
Well done!
Large Antique Chinese Rose Medallion / Famille Rose Porcelain bowl with bird and butterfly motif
[WIP] Dragontaur
Work in progress dragon taur for a commissioner that wishes to remain anonymous. I had to dig up my knowledge of pre-chemical dyes to color the tunic correctly (can't believe I'd forgotten!
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pov ur a very big very fucked fly
(fig never does this in the story; distinct possibility it never even comes up)
I think that they are one and the same