Helen didn’t dare move for fear of waking Hal, but her leg was in excruciating pain from holding the same pose for the past hour. But such was the dangers of being the favorite harem girl.
has info and links that point to more info about this painting. The parentheses used in the title are what its museum included.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3002 (September 28, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. First work by him used here.
BE THIS GUY about 2 years ago
Starting Ishmael would have to wait for another night.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 2 years ago
The Salton pays a lot of money for a snuggle.
ronaldspence about 2 years ago
So much for Netflix and chill…
Solstice*1947 about 2 years ago
/// Sultan sleeps on a large leopard pelt.
Hugs his concubine, silk-clad and svelte.
To the girl’s knees he clings,
but what are those strange things
that are tucked in his wide leather belt?
rmremail about 2 years ago
Helen didn’t dare move for fear of waking Hal, but her leg was in excruciating pain from holding the same pose for the past hour. But such was the dangers of being the favorite harem girl.
rmremail about 2 years ago
Whenever the sultan came to visit, Fido had to sleep on the rug.
orinoco womble about 2 years ago
My first thought was Judith and Holofernes. But I’m weird.
PraiseofFolly about 2 years ago
It’s Scheherazade, I assume. A clever girl can keep her head about her:
.
Night after night, she told a cliffhanger story
About adventurous heroes and Arabia’s glory
She did not do it lightly, she had a plan
To outlast the vengeance of the jealous sultan
That toward women angrily swore he.
.
The stories as translated by Sir Richard Burton
(Not Elizabeth T’s husband, that is for certain)
Come in three volumes, unexpurgated
As Scherzi herself at the time related
To read through them all is somewhat a burden.
.
Well, Scherzi’s plan worked, it was clever,
And the sultan kept her as wife forever and ever.
But to tell the truth, it was not love that clinched it
It was to at last shut her up that finally cinched it.
And her head was too much trouble to severe.
Egrayjames about 2 years ago
Reminds me of a Moody Blues lyric:
Between the silence of the mountains
And the crashing of the sea
There lies a land I once lived in
And she’s waiting there for me
garcoa about 2 years ago
That is a very dark painting.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
Say- who is this bald headed chap/
With his head in the young lady’s lap ?
Believe it or not/
It’s the Sultan of Squat -/
And he’s taking a much-needed nap …///
Reader about 2 years ago
Favorite concubine? She may as well be his wife of 15 years if he’s going to fall asleep on the couch like this every night after dinner.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
The Sultan is “hors de combat”/
He ends every evening like that/
Not with one concubine/
But with eight- even nine !/
Before he’s removed his hat..///
Tyge about 2 years ago
It’s good to be Sultan! 8^ )
Tyge about 2 years ago
Some Sultans are prematurely grey. This one appears to be, sadly, premature.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
What are those two things in his belt ?*/
Are they used to compel her to melt ?/
Are they one “double-header”/
That works even better/
Than the natural “cards” he was dealt?
*danged if I know!
The Wolf In Your Midst about 2 years ago
“So, enough about me, honey. Tell me about your day.”
“Well, I-”
“Zzzzzzzzz….”
Calvins Brother about 2 years ago
Not exactly the Energizer Bunny, is he?
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 years ago
Portia when I lie on your lap for some reason I think of a fish market?
Another Take about 2 years ago
I need a better monitor. It’s just a dark mess of a painting to me.
mabrndt Premium Member about 2 years ago
(Interior Scene with Sultan and Concubine):
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Buchanan_Read_-_(Interior_Scene_with_Sultan_and_Concubine)_-_1976.36_-_Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum.jpg
has info and links that point to more info about this painting. The parentheses used in the title are what its museum included.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3002 (September 28, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. First work by him used here.
anomaly about 2 years ago
With the pain in her legs, his exposed neck was getting very tempting.
6turtle9 about 2 years ago
This certainly NOT the Sultan of Swing.
Bilan about 2 years ago
The Sultan fails again at his Guinness world record attempt. but he still enjoys trying.
d1234dick Premium Member about 2 years ago
the two ducks in the basket did help count Herin Finnish off Gertrude but it took so doing.
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
Whoever said Old Men finish last didn’t know what they were saying…..
Running Buffalo Premium Member about 2 years ago
Scheherazade was the master at verbally counting sheep jumping over a fence.
Call me Ishmael about 2 years ago
Foot tomorrow:
“ Well, I guess it’s good enough to hang on the refrigerator.”