While Europe's eye is fixed on mighty things, / The fate of Empires and the fall of Kings, / While quacks of State must each produce his plan, / And even children lisp the Rights of Man; / Amid this mighty fuss let me mention, / The Rights of Woman merit some attention. - ROBERT BURNS

Saturday, April 13, 2013

"Flabellifera"
John William Godward 1861-1922

When I posted the painting on Thursday 11th April, I added a note saying that I hadn't been able to discover the reason for that title. One of my daughers has come to the rescue; the Latin word flabellum means fan and of course the girl in the painting is carrying a fan.

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