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this photo of Fumi Kaneko as Juliet in The Royal Ballet’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” is incredible
This 1929 portrait is the best thing hanging in the Montreal Fine Arts Museum.
Last week, fashion and entertainment blog Rant Chic published a listicle of ‘15 Photos of Biracial People that will Blow Your Mind.’ Aside from the fact that this topic has little to do with fashion or entertainment, and that author of this piece assumed that every biracial person on the planet looks like Jasmine Sanders , the blog made a few other questionable remarks. From claiming a Black person’s natural full lips would make a Kardashian jealous, to stating that dreadlocks “aren’t so dreadful anymore”, it seems as though the author has only ever come across bi/multi-racial individuals on Pinterest and not actually in real life. Black Twitter was quick to put Rant Chic on blast shortly after the article was originally posted, and it all went up in flames from there. Wow! RT @LesaMonroe : This isn’t offensive at all. @RantChic “ @MissZindzi : RT @AmyraBrion : …. Excuse me? pic.twitter.com/jcmQ05M4nH — Tah Tah Clinton-Dix (@Acquired_Taste) March 30, 2015 …. Excuse me?...
Although the identity of this sitter is uncertain, she may be the sister of Subleyras's wife Maria Félice. Maria Félice was a miniaturist and the daughter of the musician Giovanni Battista Tibaldi. A portrait of her by Subleyras can be found at the Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, and forms an interesting comparison with this work as there is a distinct family resemblance. Maria Félice's sister, Giovanna, married a rich lawyer named Domenico Bagnara. Her elevated social status would account for the opulence of fur trimmed dress and jewelry in this portrait. Subleyras enjoyed the support and favor of some of the most distinguished patrons in Rome, where he went in 1728 after winning a scholarship from the French Academy. He spent the rest of his prosperous career in Italy, receiving important commissions from the church and the state. Subleyras was also in great demand as a portraitist, whether by papal officials, aristocrats, or his fellow artists. His skill at convincingly rendering sumptuous fabrics and glittering gems is abundantly evident in this work. The work has been dated to ca. 1739. In the summer of that year François de Detroy arrived in Rome, and this work shows knowledge of the French artist's work.
A Higher Realm of Femdom, Discipline and Pleasure
Attorneys are paid well — about three times the average wage for all jobs. But lawyers’ pay varies a lot from state to state.
Portrait of a female lawyer smiling
Despite being a tongue-in-cheek depiction of girls in uniform, Albert's Bergeret's collection of playing cards entitled 'women of the future' turned out to be an eerily accurate portrait of the modern world.
