—Gary Cooper
Esther at the Palace Gate, circa 1475-1480
oil on canvas, 48.5 x 43 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
1884, oil on canvas, Collection of Joslyn Art Museum, Gift of the Friends of Art
“Coffee”
1959
oil on canvas
57 1/2 in. x 52 1/4 in. (146.05 cm x 132.72 cm)
—Elizabeth Taylor, Life Magazine, 1969
The Triumph of Mordecai
between circa 1475 and circa 1480
Tempera on poplar wood
48.3 × 43.2 × 3.5 cm (1.5 × 1.4 × 0.1 ft)
National Gallery of Canada
Stanley Spencer
“Daphne by the Window, Northern Ireland” 1952
Daphne was Spencer’s niece who lived in Belfast
oil on canvas
684mm (width), 604mm (height), frame: 844mm (width), 761mm (height), 84mm (depth)
Maju, 2008
b. 1903, Nyack, New York; d. 1972, Flushing, New York
Setting for a Fairy Tale
1942
Glass-paned wooden box with printed paper, cardboard, twigs, mirror, and paint
11 9/16 x 14 3/8 x 3 7/8 inches (29.4 x 36.6 x 9.9 cm)
—Jane Powell
Esther before Ahasuerus
between 1628 and 1635
oil on canvas
208.3 × 273.7 cm (2.2 × 2.9 yd)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nedick’s, 1970, oil on canvas. Height: 121.9 cm (47.99 in.), Width: 167.6 cm (65.98 in.) Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (Spain – Madrid)
Hassidic Boys, Brooklyn, New York, 1954
” the Vatican then and now, to be avoided, and nothing at all to do with Catholicism,”
Malachi Martin’s novels are probably a window into that closed society. I have read them all and think they are probably all true stories, even about Pope Paul I.
I, like Bill, had never heard of Dovima until you posted about her and I have to agree — I don’t personally find her attractive, but I certainly can appreciate her fashion/modeling appeal.
I love that Rolex… what a beautiful design.
Love the Art Deco styling of the cars and the beautiful diner.
And a lovely photo of your grand kids, but would you father have worn a Mets cap, or a Yankees ball cap?
Robert – Catherine enjoyed a Morgan – what’s holding you back? 😉 (for one you will find that they aren’t as reliable as a Lexus but have 100 times the personality and fun factor)
Wonderful quote from Taylor. We think their lives are perfect.
I had never heard of Dovima until here. Like a lot of fashion models I don’t think she is particularly attractive but has feline characteristics.
An adorable display. As for Elizabeth Taylor’s comment, the Vatican then and now, to be avoided, and nothing at all to do with Catholicism, just a display of middle class lefties, or in the case of our current Pope, Latin American Marxism.