Friday, May 12, 2023

May's Bookish Art...

 
Wilhelm Amberg -- Women in White Reading Outdoors


"I'm old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised."
--Wistawa Szymbarska



20 comments:

  1. I love that painting, very spring/summer, and totally agree with the sentiment.

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  2. Beautiful. Regine

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  3. Love, love, love both the art and the quote!

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    1. The above Love Love Love comment was me, by the way. Google must be playing hooky today. :-/

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    2. Google/Blogger is stupid sometimes.

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  4. Great picture, though I don't know, lying in the grass in a white dress...

    I love Szymborska.

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  5. The painting is gorgeous! Love the quote, too!

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  6. Great picture. I'm afraid the clothes won't be white anymore when they get up. ;)
    As to the quote, I hope that reading is not old-fashioned at all and will continue far far into the future.

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  7. What a gorgeous painting! And I agree wholeheartedly with that quote. :)

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  8. Love it! Great pick to spotlight. :)

    Sophia Rose

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  9. Love the image, although I hate to think that reading is old-fashioned. This quote reminds me of the Roman quote about the youth of “today” going to rack and ruin, circa 50 BCE or so.

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  10. The painting scene looks very content. But will those dresses remain white?

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  11. I love that art! Nothing like reading outside regardless of the time period!

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  12. Oh I love this! I would get a print of this for my office.

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  13. That's such a beautiful painting! (Though I would worry about the grass stains on my lovely white dress!)

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  14. I love both the painting and the quote this week!

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  15. That's a good quote and a lovely painting!

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  16. I'm old-fashioned in the same way (and lots of others). I'm also just old-old, so I have to read in a chair with a back on it. LOL.

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