“le parfum”
"Le Parfum" by René Schützenberger, Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1914, exhibited at the Salon de de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts of 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A Perfume Riddle
I am introducing a new feature here on Hortus Conclusus , in which a perfume bottle sings a little riddle, and it’s up to you, dear readers, to guess which bottle of perfume is riddling. To start us out on the best possible foot, My first poem has an easy solution! Which of you will be the first to guess, I wonder: I’m not a pentangle. I live in a square I bubble like golden champagne filled with air, My obscure beginnings are shrouded in mystery But that won’t stop people from telling my history. I fly through the air, I swim with the fishes. Scientists say I reside in all ditches. I go everywhere, and all know my fame therefore I know that you have guessed my name. I will never die; you keep me alive. By now you have guessed, I’m ________! Image of Oedipus and the Sphinx by Gustave Moreau courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
I love this! What a beautiful portrait - and why aren't we celebrating this lush and sensual feminine shape? Who decided that skinny is better?
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I agree with Josephine whole -heartedly,
ReplyDeleteI think "thicker" is healthier and more attractive, raising my daughter's to be proud of womanly curves. I love that name BTW J, so lovely and feminine. I liked it for one of my daughter's but it got overuled for Juliette instead.
You always pick the most beautiful art Sarah.
Be well, Happy 4th boo <3<3<3
Amen ladies! Actually, looking this over, i realize her body looks a lot like mine--a little tiny bit thicker, perhaps, but similar in the essentials :-)
ReplyDeleteI have finally been coming to terms with my own feminine curves---thank God!
thanks for the feedback. I liked the pic too.
I wish my boobies were that pert!
ReplyDeleteLove the painting - I have always been drawn to the curvier gals - probably because I knew I'd grow to be one!
Amen.
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