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Erotic helplessness : a study of the history of the Damsel in Distress theme in art
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mysterybadger
Executioner
British illustrator Les Edwards.
mysterybadger
Executioner
"There was one poor lion who hadn't got a Christian"
(Saki, I think)
RedOrc
Magistrate
The girl in the first one is so "Stop it with the pussy versus pussy jokes, just stop it!"
mysterybadger
Executioner
Fortunino Matania combining his talents as a war illustrator and a lover of damsels in distress. Don;t know the story of the two versions
mysterybadger
Executioner
Some sacrificial scenes from Matania, although in the first the Roman matron Paulina is only going to sacrifice her person to a man pretending to be the god Anubis (this is the deception that leads to The Crucifixion of Ide) . The second is from one of E R Burroughs' Mars novels.
mysterybadger
Executioner
Matania didn't do many paintings, which some consider a loss. The first is "False Alarm" while the second is Nessus abductint Deainera. The last is sometimes referred to as "At the Edge"
I prefer the altenative title "Checkmate".
I prefer the altenative title "Checkmate".
catOnine
Executioner
Absolutely love the third one. Any idea where it is from? Thx in advance!
gerembeau
Tribune
Third from left or right ?Absolutely love the third one. Any idea where it is from? Thx in advance!
catOnine
Executioner
Seems to be the same way, huh? The middle one...
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gerembeau
Tribune
Silly joke -Seems to be the same way, huh? The middle one...
Thank you for your good humour
catOnine
Executioner
And do you have any information for me from whom the "third one" is or where you found it? A little reward waits...Silly joke -
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gerembeau
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As I wrote in a recent private similar question " absolutely sorry, there are years and years I collect pics, most of the time here and there one by one.
Totally unable to remember where I found ALL of them -
catOnine
Executioner
Ok.As I wrote in a recent private similar question " absolutely sorry, there are years and years I collect pics, most of the time here and there one by one.
Totally unable to remember where I found ALL of them -
sadly.... thanks anyway.
RedOrc
Magistrate
Detective mode engaged: The middle picture appears to be pro-Belgian and anti-German propaganda from The First World War. Although I have not seen this one before, there was a theme of showing invaded countries as naked crucified women, a great tradition which should be revived!
The picture is labelled "belgium-23" and there is a partly legible signature "P Cannere or Gannere" or similar. Try looking it up and see if there is more.
Edit: I tried but could not find anything else by this artist.
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