Color inspiration: women of easy virtue in art

By Speakin_colors / / 21 June 20105 comments

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It would be wrong to believe that only respectable women artists in history inspiriert.Die decadent and oppressive reality of prostitute and brothels has its colors given, writers, painters and musicians used as a source of inspiration for their work.

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The arcane world of Harlotry inspired the great German artist William Hogarth.In of series of paintings known as A harlot progress (later tricks published) it shows the misery fate of a country girl, which up to tragic end began a career of prostitution in the city from its starting point: whore vein real disease death and following merciless funeral Zeremonie.Die continued the series shows in eight images A rake's progress, the reckless life of Tom Rakewell, the son of a merchant who all his money on luxurious living whoring and gambling enough waste and ultimately ends his life in Bedlam.

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