“The beautiful lady opened wide her arms,
Embraced my head, and plunged me underneath,
Where I was forced to swallow of the water.”
– Purg. XXXI, Dante Alighieri
Ode to Beatrice
“The beautiful lady opened wide her arms,
Embraced my head, and plunged me underneath,
Where I was forced to swallow of the water.”
– Purg. XXXI, Dante Alighieri
One Street Shy 
You are sure one multi-talented Women!
It’s all a ruse 😉
Elegant! Really quite lovely.
Thank you Kimberley – for both the nice compliment as well as visiting my site again.
You’re like a triple-threat. 😀
I think I like that, “a triple-threat” hahahaha
Dante was a little boy when he fell in love with Beatrice, and she was a little girl too, though somewhat older.
The women you draw are faceless; or their face is unclear. Why is that?
The woman in the post “The Slow Art of Beauty” was faceless to symbolize that beauty doesn’t have a face, that it is like sand and can disappear, while the latest post/drawing of Oblique, the model was simply looking down and letting her hair fall in her face. Although, I like that you saw the potential for some other meaning maybe…. Thanks for stopping by btw.
I am currently reading the Divine Comedy myself (light summer reading! not!) What is your favorite part? I am reading the translation by Henry Longfellow.
I was actually thinking a little about shame. The hair falling over her face is for me much more intriguing that well, what follows below. 🙂
As to the Divine Comedy, I’ve read Heathcote Williams translation. I liked the beginning much:
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
My favorite part is the ending of the Inferno, with Beelzebub between the worlds. That’s a powerful image.
You know how I think I ended up on your blog? I was reading these days Two Gentlemen of Verona by The Bard, and I see you have visited Verona. Some peculiar connection was formed between my imaginary Verona and your Verona, and somehow, without my knowing that you were in Verona, I ended up on your blog, to discover that you were in Verona. Curious and curioser!