Big girls in art: Woman Playing Cello
By Francesca
Here we have the beautiful big girl who is playing the cello. She even has the little cherub to hold her music for her.
Francesca asks: What is she thinking about?
A poster print of this painting is available here.
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:30 pm
To me, it looks like she’s thinking “Dead GOD: will this ever END?!?!”
That cherub is holding her music at an angle far too low for her to read, making her miss notes in a medley to the queens of fashion… they have cursed her with wearing those God-awful puffy sleeves…. DEFINITELY not flattering to the figure. :S
January 2nd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I think she is thinking “I wonder if I can nail this cherub in the belly button with my bow without looking”.
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
“Where did I put my car keys?”
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
“is that a dominant minor or a dominant major? My kingdom for a GOOD copyist”
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:04 am
“What the - is that a ghost sheep flying over my head?”
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
She is thinking, “This artist, I hate him. Anyone who has picked up a cello even once will see that I am not really playing. I am not sitting sensibly forward on my seat, with my knees clasping the cello. I am holding it at such an angle that I cannot even see the A string, let alone reach it with the bow. But no, he wants the `angelic’ pose so he can add the stupid little putto as well. When I am finally released from this idiot project I will loosen the hairs of the bow and garotte the artist therewith.”
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Why didn’t they send me a grown up naked Cupid to hold my music?
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
My cheap shoes are killing me!
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
“Why is this infernal jackass painting a cello when it is clear by my bow grip and stance that I’m really playing a tpo-small contrabasso? Ok, so it’s got an extra lump, what of it?
January 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
what, you’re daring me to poke the cherubim in the tummy with my bow? Uh…why?
January 9th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Passing through and wanted to tell you I enjoyed my stay