During
our Appropriation of Loupgarou in New Orleans #loupgarou we visited the Ogden Museum ofSouthern Art. Why, because we all know Loupgarou are passionate about art.
There
are paintings, photographs, drawings and sculptures by artists from Louisiana, Alabama,
Texas and several other Southern States.
One
painting in particular grabbed my attention. Portrait of a Bespectacled
Gentleman by Jean Joseph Vaudechamp
painted in 1832.
Why did he not take his glasses
off while having his portrait painted? Who was he? What is the Gentleman’s
story? Who commissioned the work? How
often had I seen a portrait where a Gentleman wore glasses?
This
week enjoy Gentlemen with Glasses.
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