Re: Nature of instrument in 1845-1847 painting
No! We have to overanalyze it to death and back. Don't you know nothing?
Originally Posted by
Simon DS
Looks also like the picking hand has been twisted to match the symmetry of the shawl.
I don't see that. Really, gentlemen, the only thing wrong with this painting is the bowl is waaay too deep. Oh, and keep in mind the model is posing with the mandolin, not playing it - it's a prop, as is usually the case in paintings from back then. Her left hand is not forming a chord. Not an actual one, anyway.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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