Comments on: Big Girls in Art: Sleeping Nude http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/ Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Thu, 24 May 2012 06:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How big is big? » Manolo for the Big Girl! http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-8061 How big is big? » Manolo for the Big Girl! Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:28:18 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-8061 [...] last couple of posts, and the comments to them, leave her with an important question: For purposes of this blog, just [...] [...] last couple of posts, and the comments to them, leave her with an important question: For purposes of this blog, just [...]

]]> By: Jennie http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-8002 Jennie Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:05:30 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-8002 For a contemporary artist that truly appreciates BBW's, look at Fernando Botero (Colombian Painter, born in 1932)... For a contemporary artist that truly appreciates BBW’s, look at Fernando Botero
(Colombian Painter, born in 1932)…

]]> By: Jennie http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7971 Jennie Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:47:49 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7971 I reject your reality and substitute my own... This goddess was a cat and transformed to her current form. To keep it, she has to suck the life out of craigslist "men seeking women" asses at least 4 times a week...(less if they have "pic attached") Failure to do so will send her back to animal form for eternity (and the mating habits of cats is really harsh...). I was shocked today at the mall (Maul-to rend, twist out of shape...) to discover that a size 10 was considered the new Large size! When did this memo come out? If 10 is large, what is 12, 14, or 16? Larger, Largest, Pre X??? I call on all Americans to EAT A MEAL! Please, don't become Amy Winehouse!!! I reject your reality and substitute my own… This goddess was a cat and transformed to her current form. To keep it, she has to suck the life out of craigslist “men seeking women” asses at least 4 times a week…(less if they have “pic attached”) Failure to do so will send her back to animal form for eternity (and the mating habits of cats is really harsh…).
I was shocked today at the mall (Maul-to rend, twist out of shape…) to discover that a size 10 was considered the new Large size! When did this memo come out? If 10 is large, what is 12, 14, or 16? Larger, Largest, Pre X??? I call on all Americans to EAT A MEAL! Please, don’t become Amy Winehouse!!!

]]> By: Bridey http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7965 Bridey Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:43:26 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7965 This also seems to me like an image of Salome with the head of John the Baptist. And if that's right, that would be Herod's court gathered behind her. The open-eyed creature on the rug seems to be some kind of cat -- a symbol of sensuality? There's nothing in the story to really suggest Salome had a crush on the saint -- she's referred to just once, and only as "the daughter of Herodias" -- but I don't think it's an unheard of suggestion. This also seems mistitled (I don't think she's sleeping), and, with no artist credited, I wonder if this is an illustration that has come into the public domain. It has something of that look. By an accomplished artist; it's quite beautiful. This also seems to me like an image of Salome with the head of John the Baptist. And if that’s right, that would be Herod’s court gathered behind her. The open-eyed creature on the rug seems to be some kind of cat — a symbol of sensuality?

There’s nothing in the story to really suggest Salome had a crush on the saint — she’s referred to just once, and only as “the daughter of Herodias” — but I don’t think it’s an unheard of suggestion.

This also seems mistitled (I don’t think she’s sleeping), and, with no artist credited, I wonder if this is an illustration that has come into the public domain. It has something of that look. By an accomplished artist; it’s quite beautiful.

]]> By: Sara http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7962 Sara Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:25:51 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7962 Creepy but beautiful. She's too generously hipped and thighed to be slender. Whatever her body size may be, she's undoubtedly soft and lovely. Creepy but beautiful. She’s too generously hipped and thighed to be slender. Whatever her body size may be, she’s undoubtedly soft and lovely.

]]> By: kristin http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7960 kristin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:34:27 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7960 Is that really a "big girl"? Is that really a “big girl”?

]]> By: Cecilia http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7959 Cecilia Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:23:03 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7959 I thought it was John the Baptist and Salome, also. Um, I hope I'm not quibbling, but I don't think the girl in the painting is big at all. Not even heavy set or plump. She has slender arms and a flat tummy. She's not a stick, but I'd say that she's slender. I thought it was John the Baptist and Salome, also.

Um, I hope I’m not quibbling, but I don’t think the girl in the painting is big at all. Not even heavy set or plump. She has slender arms and a flat tummy. She’s not a stick, but I’d say that she’s slender.

]]> By: rosarita http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7958 rosarita Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:19:12 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7958 Ooh, I don't quite get this either. The man she's kissing definitely looks dead, and the shadowy figures in the background seem to symbolize heaven. She appears to me to be tenderly kissing her beloved before he slips away into the afterlife (just a guess) but I'm not clear about the dog or the reason behind her nudity. Not that she needs a reason, she is indeed, um, drop dead gorgeous (I really couldn't resist, sorry :). Ooh, I don’t quite get this either. The man she’s kissing definitely looks dead, and the shadowy figures in the background seem to symbolize heaven. She appears to me to be tenderly kissing her beloved before he slips away into the afterlife (just a guess) but I’m not clear about the dog or the reason behind her nudity. Not that she needs a reason, she is indeed, um, drop dead gorgeous (I really couldn’t resist, sorry :).

]]> By: Lil http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7957 Lil Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:18:47 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7957 Is that not Salome, with the head of John the Baptist? Is that not Salome, with the head of John the Baptist?

]]> By: OTM http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/comment-page-1/#comment-7955 OTM Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:10:39 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2008/02/15/big-girls-in-art-sleeping-nude/#comment-7955 Is it maybe a depiction of Judith? http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith1.html http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith2.html http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith3.html Is it maybe a depiction of Judith?

http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith1.html
http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith2.html
http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith3.html

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