 |     cloudycoffeekelly: Thanks for stopping by ~lovely painting ~ 3 years ago • Report 0  Perspicuity: "Aristotle contemplating the Bust of Homer" has been one of my favorites since childhood--I've spent many hours in front of it over the years.  wanda the wanton: i have to find that one of Augustine to show you - it is gorgeous just as this one is  Sliced Bread: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_This_(novel) The novel is an eclectic historical journey across multiple periods of history, all connected by a single painting: Rembrandt van Rijn's Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer. Perspicuity: Hellar's novel has been on my please-get-around-to-reading list for some time.It sounds fascinating. Perspicuity: thank you. It has been among my favorites since childhood (I used to visit it often in the Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
