The Liver Building, a great Liverpool landmark, down by the docks, the scene of Liverpool's original wealth.
Today we took itchy pup for her tests and they have tried just about whatever and declared her a "very allergic dog". So now we wait for vaccine to be developed (in Holland, would you beleive) and meanwhile she's back on her steroids to calm things down and fast asleep right now, after her big adventure.
Meanwhile we went over to Liverpool for a walk in the sunshine, to visit a Klimt exhibition and see the Albert Dock (once a real dock, now a tourist attraction, but nevertheless very lovely in the sunshine). Naturally a cuppa tea was needed fairly quickly after we got there.
This was followed by a walk around, taking in the boats and off into the gallery to see the beautiful art. Klimt was quite an interesting chap who thought that seuxality is liberation, and that got him in some trouble with Austrians of a less outgoing nature! Anyway, here's the information on the exhibit http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/gustavklimt/
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Sounds like a perfect day! I love Klimt's work! I love beer! ;¬)
Poor Millie with her allergies.
How fun to see Klimt's work, though the descriptions of the Tate exhibit suggest that the show was more mixed and interesting.
My dog has allergies, too. She is a 4-year-old Bichon and Shitzu mix. I give her Benedril and a Rx prednisone, but during some seasons (like now), she can scratch herself raw. Oh those little white dogs.
Yeah, poor Millie indeed! In fact it sounds like a similar story to lou's dog - as you say, lil white dogs! We may end up on the exact same regime for Millie, though we will hope they can "de-sensitise" her, which is what they aim to do with a vaccine.
Yes, the show was mixed - there was quite a bit of furniture from the various houses he worked on with Hoffmann and some stuff about the movement against traditionalism that he was involved in. I have always had an interest in the Pre-Raphaelites (since being a teen - their work got me interested in fine art) who constituted the English 19th Century movement against traditional artistic values, so the parallel was of interest to me.
((((((cod)))))) and ((((((lou)))))) thank you for always coming in here and posting lovely things.
One of the reasons that I love the Tate London is their collection of Pre-Raphaelites. :-)
Yay :-)
Me too,
K xxx.
When I spent those summers in Cambridge, I felt so lucky that Millais' "The Bridesmaid" hung in the city's Fitzwilliam Museum.
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/pdp/opac/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=3637&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10#1
Oh, I'd rather forgotten her. I've probably never seen that one for real, if she's in Cambridge. Is that one of his kids? There's something very knowing about her.
I think Millais painted Bridesmaid before he had a family, so the model was not a daughter. Don't know who she is.
She is definitely thinking "gawd, this dress sucks".
You know I'm loving this discussion!
Hi Con! In her hands, the bridesmaid is holding a ring and a bit of wedding cake. The Victorian tradition was to pass a bit of cake 9 times through the ring and imagine one's future spouse. What you see in her eyes is the imagining of her own future. She, as bridesmaid, is the virgin, the one in waiting.
...but I bet she still hates the dress. ;¬)
Nah, can't see that at all. With that hair, who's looking at the dress anyway?
K xxx.
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