He is a curiously pale creature with oddly shaped front feet and too many toes. HP Lovecraft would have adored him.
The cushion is jaw-dropping in person. It's by far the most important piece in the museum, but they want everyone to see the relics donated by the Medici to the cult of the local Virgin. Said relics include a hideous, hideous reliquary of St. Theodore's skull (adorned with a wreath of flowers), plus what I have this awful feeling are his internal organs in finely sewn silk bags. It's one of those things that takes religious feeling and turns into kitsch, and not the good kind of kitsch.
OTOH, I have now seen a series of postcards of David's genitals, from a plain close-up to a set wearing Groucho glasses and saying 'Ciao!' I'm tempted to buy one of those because they're so splendidly vulgar....
er, if you could pick up about a half-dozen of those postcards of David's genitals saying "Ciao!", I'd happily reimburse you. I have WAYYYYY too many friends who adore Eddie Izzard to let an opportunity like THAT get away!
The Cushion of Impruneta.
Malfoy-the-cat!
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Date: 2008-01-14 03:17 pm (UTC)From:(Oh, yeah, the cushion is rather snazzy, too LOL)
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Date: 2008-01-14 05:51 pm (UTC)From:The cushion is jaw-dropping in person. It's by far the most important piece in the museum, but they want everyone to see the relics donated by the Medici to the cult of the local Virgin. Said relics include a hideous, hideous reliquary of St. Theodore's skull (adorned with a wreath of flowers), plus what I have this awful feeling are his internal organs in finely sewn silk bags. It's one of those things that takes religious feeling and turns into kitsch, and not the good kind of kitsch.
OTOH, I have now seen a series of postcards of David's genitals, from a plain close-up to a set wearing Groucho glasses and saying 'Ciao!' I'm tempted to buy one of those because they're so splendidly vulgar....
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Date: 2008-01-14 11:40 pm (UTC)From: