Comments: Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Oddly enough, the Grauniad has
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2012/nov/05/rolling-stones-perform-satisfaction-video
this today.
"In September 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction was just about to go No 1 in the UK, having topped the US charts for four weeks in high summer. This was the Stones' big breakthrough record and Peter Whitehead's film captures them just as their lives were being transformed: they are caught in the middle, part analysing the change as it happens, part surrendering to the mania"
Posted by Bill Jones at November 6, 2012 2:55 PM
I am not familiar with the painting. Why does the young woman have a skull in her lap?
Posted by Mikey NTH at November 6, 2012 6:04 PM
The young woman is Mary Magdalene, painted by the French artist Georges de la Tour (1593-1652). She is turned away from the viewer to emphasize her penitence for her past life. The skull represents her knowledge of her own mortality. Her meditative focus on the candle suggests her faith in Christ, the Light of the World.
Posted by PA Cat at November 7, 2012 4:55 AM
Thank you, PA Cat.
Once you know the subject, you can figure out the symbols.
Posted by Mikey NTH at November 7, 2012 5:51 AM
I would have guessed the woman drove her husband to suicide and is now contemplating her next move.
Posted by Gary at November 7, 2012 9:57 AM