tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444730936505370363.post8928624695575471340..comments2024-02-23T06:02:53.198-08:00Comments on Attire's Mind: Scatter# 7Paul G. Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134358778441543921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444730936505370363.post-5181117466957002742014-06-13T21:27:49.420-07:002014-06-13T21:27:49.420-07:00That's kinda a part of my point. The co-opting...That's kinda a part of my point. The co-opting of this image of female supportiveness and love, suddenly connected to war and death. The redirection of a madonna as a vengeful angel of destruction.Paul G. Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134358778441543921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444730936505370363.post-64640825537854313372014-06-13T16:50:29.847-07:002014-06-13T16:50:29.847-07:00Not to get overly political, but an awful lot of f...Not to get overly political, but an awful lot of fighting has been done in the name of the Madonna and /or Jesus over the past couple millennia. I'm no expert (I'm not even a knowledgeable amateur) but might this be armor from around the era of the Reconquest of Spain & Portugal and the Crusades? In that context it would make sense to have an important religious emblem etched into armor. Mary is even holding what looks to be a stylized battle lance. This is not a picture of a loving young mother and her child -- it's a call to arms. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319810567723643844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444730936505370363.post-87372320821419464722014-06-13T10:19:24.917-07:002014-06-13T10:19:24.917-07:00I wonder if the etched suit of armor was strictly ...I wonder if the etched suit of armor was strictly for ceremony. I agree with you that the juxtaposition of imagery seems ironic at best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182714090110196580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444730936505370363.post-80330267576779106482014-06-13T08:01:19.600-07:002014-06-13T08:01:19.600-07:00There was also quite a fashion for retro 18th cent...There was also quite a fashion for retro 18th century styles within the Victorian design world. But you may well be right.Paul G. Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134358778441543921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444730936505370363.post-5347844512210351152014-06-13T07:58:17.545-07:002014-06-13T07:58:17.545-07:00The red velvet jacket is really amazing. I suspec...The red velvet jacket is really amazing. I suspect it was made for some fabulous costume ball, the sort that the aristocracy of the time were always putting on; the 18th century was a very popular theme for such. : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.com