letters from the end consumer: If you can't get enough of old art either.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

If you can't get enough of old art either.

"Executioners were always amongst the most fashionably dressed, outre dressed.... there is an association between being well dressed and being morally corrupt".

3 comments:

Dauntless said...: Are you quoting yourself or did "someone" actually say this? Brilliant either way!; October 11, 2011 11:22 PM
emi guner said...: "someone" did. Roger Wieck, curator of medieval and renaissance manuscripts at the Morgan library and museum did, apropos characteristic portrayals of executioners in late medieval and renaissance manuscripts. Click the link to hear Mr Wieck tell you so many interesting things! The quote I'm referring to Listen from 1:17 in the first clip to hear him say these words.; October 12, 2011 12:23 AM
Your's truly said...: I think that association still exists to some extent...; October 12, 2011 7:24 AM

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