The Painted Word

I thought this was a great writeup of this classic painting La Loge (”The Box at the Theatre”).

Here is just a piece of the writeup in the Telegraph:

“Her gaze is unfocused, as though she is lost in thought, unaware of being observed. This last detail is important because it reinforces the idea that we are watching her from a distance through binoculars. Since she isn’t conscious of our interest, we can feast our eyes on her slightly blowsy beauty, which is set off to perfection by her ravishing dress, jewels and flowers.”

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