tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post998409036909678864..comments2023-12-21T12:23:17.111+02:00Comments on Daughter of the jaded era: Gothic Art in Spotlight: Will o' the Wisp by Harriet HosmerJadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-75002681766165429132015-03-09T10:47:15.653+02:002015-03-09T10:47:15.653+02:00The museums sound great! I love anything mythical!...The museums sound great! I love anything mythical!Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402692693911867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-66520539455653014412015-03-08T23:11:30.860+02:002015-03-08T23:11:30.860+02:00And it seems to change depending where you look at...And it seems to change depending where you look at it. From one angle it looks happy and playful, from the other somehow reserved. :)Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-77650961338750423242015-03-08T23:05:34.715+02:002015-03-08T23:05:34.715+02:00That publication seems intriguing, hanks for posti...That publication seems intriguing, hanks for posting a link! I started to think now that the bat-wings might also refer to Athene in a more subtle way. She was after all also a goddess of moon. ^_^Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-2322883056914247492015-03-08T23:00:20.999+02:002015-03-08T23:00:20.999+02:00She did, and she also liked to sculpt little boys ...She did, and she also liked to sculpt little boys with horns too! :DJadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-10554529703576266272015-03-08T22:59:00.780+02:002015-03-08T22:59:00.780+02:00Yeah, something one would happily have at her back...Yeah, something one would happily have at her back yard or in the lounge. :DJadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-43476726050209362492015-03-08T22:58:17.741+02:002015-03-08T22:58:17.741+02:00They are, and so well crafted too. :)They are, and so well crafted too. :)Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657394873058225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-87675531999876550532015-03-08T19:05:26.761+02:002015-03-08T19:05:26.761+02:00Lovely statueLovely statue5th Avenue Gothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15631503951105585937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-35077659415846341712015-03-08T16:50:09.139+02:002015-03-08T16:50:09.139+02:00I like your reading of the piece.
I went searchi...I like your reading of the piece. <br /><br />I went searching about bat wings in art and found this little nugget http://centralpt.com/upload/417/12061_BatsinArtLessons.pdf It's isn't related to the sculpture but is pretty fascinating in itself. Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-69021632721469604952015-03-08T04:42:10.304+02:002015-03-08T04:42:10.304+02:00Well, I like Harriet because she had the good tast...Well, I like Harriet because she had the good taste to put bat wings on her little statue instead of just regular old wings. :)Insomniac's Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713662124096176176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-35374444934790256492015-03-07T23:58:14.758+02:002015-03-07T23:58:14.758+02:00That is a really neat statueThat is a really neat statueSylviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046068654128830933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282761689342131948.post-30705966230990866892015-03-07T22:51:36.985+02:002015-03-07T22:51:36.985+02:00Awesome O_O never heard of Hosmer either but that ...Awesome O_O never heard of Hosmer either but that statue is beautiful and as you said the bat wings are unusual!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com