Celebrity and Karma
Fabulous portraits with animal attitude
In the fable (animal fable), human traits are transferred to an animal species. This trick can be used to dramatize and exaggerate the personality of a character, as well as to narrate incidents with a new perspective. Through this kind of masquerade, a certain entertaining tension is built up and thus history can reach a new audience, such as teenagers, in an entertaining way.
The yellow wig is a symbol of abuse of power and delusion.
Marie Antoinette as a royal poodle.
As Queen of France, Marie Antoinette lost all connection with money. She spent huge sums on fashion and fancy hairstyles while the common French people became poorer and poorer. In 1789, the people began to fight back. Marie Antoinette, who was thought to be a frivolous fool all her life, surprised everyone at her trial with her composure and clear, thoughtful answers. History also did not do justice to the woman, because it was written mainly by men. She was the scapegoat, standing for aristocratic caste of the ailing feudal system. Could she have known better? In the end, she was trapped in her role as a domesticated woman in the rococo. Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793 in the Place de la Concorde.
Original painting:© The Bridgeman Art Library/Getty Images
The Rainbow Portrait of Elisabeth I. Imagination as a fox.
Original attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, perhaps the most symbolic portrait of the Queen is the Rainbow Portrait. It was painted around 1600-1602, when the Queen was in her sixties. In this painting, a timeless Elizabeth appears dressed as if for a masquerade , in a linen top embroidered with spring flowers and a cloak draped over one shoulder, her hair loose under a fantastic headdress. She wears symbols from the popular emblem books , including the cloak with eyes and ears, the serpent of wisdom and the celestial armillary sphere , and carries a rainbow with the motto non sine sole iris ("no rainbow without the sun").
Portrait of Elizabeth I - https://de.abcdef.wiki/wiki/Portraiture_of_Elizabeth_I
