tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post7958732097309031652..comments2023-09-25T11:05:14.371-04:00Comments on The Balanced Center: Art and Beauty Tuesday--Jules Bastien-LepageStaying in Balancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-57556419103090072892011-03-04T07:49:12.066-05:002011-03-04T07:49:12.066-05:00I was wondering if they might be wooden shoes. Th...I was wondering if they might be wooden shoes. Thanks!Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-48565010487922941942011-03-03T19:27:55.646-05:002011-03-03T19:27:55.646-05:00Those are wooden shoes.
Pretty common for the more...Those are wooden shoes.<br />Pretty common for the more well to do poor to have wooden shoes rather than bare feet. I have seen similar paintings and drawings from the French Revolution that show wooden shoe wearers with straw stuffed in for comfort.newguy40https://www.blogger.com/profile/07691117339629857830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-20806515656091432432011-03-01T07:12:22.644-05:002011-03-01T07:12:22.644-05:00Good observation about the dress being dirty. I h...Good observation about the dress being dirty. I hadn't really noticed that myself.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-58349091735252053072011-03-01T06:51:23.571-05:002011-03-01T06:51:23.571-05:00The first thing I noticed was the man's oversi...The first thing I noticed was the man's oversized shoes. After reading your post my first thought was that the little girl was still wearing a dress (as in, "dressed-up"), despite their circumstances. Upon closer examination I realized that her dress is dirty (or is that just shadows). This goes along perfectly with your post about feeding the poor.TACParenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030661331128426243noreply@blogger.com