To: drSteve78
"Prudes and Karens even back then."
No doubt, but that isn't necessarily why the Cupid was removed. I like the painting without it better; the Cupid detracts from the girl.
To: Steve_Seattle
I like the yellower tone on the walls
15 posted on
08/31/2021 5:10:25 PM PDT by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Steve_Seattle
I like the painting without it better; the Cupid detracts from the girl. Yeah, I'm no art expert like Hunter Biden, but my eyes prefer the Cupid free version. I can understand getting rid of it. The original also had the observer looking in at the girl through an open window, while the repainted version removed the window frame (but not the curtain), removing a somewhat voyeuristic perspective. Between the two changes, the artistic intent is significantly changed.
27 posted on
08/31/2021 6:04:46 PM PDT by
ETCM
To: Steve_Seattle
33 posted on
08/31/2021 6:24:30 PM PDT by
mairdie
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