From Paris to The Netherlands

Ingres' expohisition is on in Louvre for months, I've got a luck to have a visit , a pioneer in neo-classical movement of the 19century .

Ingres was a sensitive and painstaking draftsman , which I've read from his 8 portraits for his wife , for Ingres , drawing was the very heart of painting , and he drew and redrew whatever he was to paint till he understood all . The gestures of women category tells the artist asked his audiences to read what the eyes' speaking , from which , I've read arrogance , proud , lost , tired , bored ...

' The turkey bath' impressed me a lot , the naked bodies , artic not eronic , warm environment , calm and relax ,created at 82 years old age , me and my boyfriend both agreed that's somehow telling the artist is having enough the tiring life after experiencing french revolusion , and also at the sunset of his life ...

The one I like the most is ' the source ', for some unreasonable reasons , this painting just have a sense of nature beauty , the warter pours ' smooth ' as textile , it reminds me of my astro ' aqua' , named the most intelligent constellation among the 12 which I always feel proud of ...

Thsi museum trip finished nicely by the bookmark he chose for me , I like it a lot , for no reason , I suddently felt I'm such a baby spoiled by him , and I just like this feeling that much ...