In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Fascinating stuff, even the wiki entry is a bit unsure about this syndrome (see [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal%27s_syndrome]Stendhal syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] ).
I love the line in the wikipedia article which says.."The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances,...." - so that's why a visit to Tesco gives you palpitations:bigergrin:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Charles, I detect some small appreciation of Andy Warhol, methinks:yes:.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[quote=Persephone;110987]Charles, I detect some small appreciation of Andy Warhol, methinks:yes:.[/quote]
Moi? I'm a Heinz devotee :smile:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Yes Chas P, I now what you're getting at. Sometimes one is confronted with masterpieces of such artistic subliminality that the heart leaps, the pulse races & a red mist clouds the eyes, followed by a profoundly deep stygian black fuge. This was the subtext of Stendhals famous work " The Starlet & the Sack".
Pilch
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Worralorrabollix Pilch! Stygian "fuge" my backside - you've been down the Toff & Turnip again haven't you? Everyone knows the starlets sing for their supper in Abruzzo. :bigergrin:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[quote=Charles Phillips;110990]Moi? I'm a Heinz devotee :smile:[/quote]
Excellent taste Charles.
Heinz Jurgen Menzinger
'Afternoon Stroll'
Oil on Canvas
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Talking about blowing your own trumpet, Persephone, I detect an influence from that rather nice Menzinger in your own work!
That was fascinating and I can confirm that last year when I could actually walk right up to the Pintoricchio frescos at Santa Maria Maggiore in Spello, (they had alwyas been seen at a distance previously), I too was so overcome and overwhelmed that I had to go out for air. I could not return inside the Church and missed this rare opportunity.