"Self Portrait, the Artist Hesitating between the Arts of Music and Painting" (1794) by Angelica Kaufmann [1741-1807].
all things being equal
I would choose a life
of music over art
a painting may draw
a tear but a well-struck chord
will tear at my heart
© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.
Wow! I did look at her portraits, Diane. Sometimes it's hard to believe that someone could paint like that. I really don't have the proper words to describe art! Your cherita shows her mind, but it's difficult to believe, too.
ReplyDeleteLove the homograph tear/tear!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd choose art...
I agree Diane - have had many tears from well-struck chords. I have also seen young children moved to tears from classical music - which also brought me to tears that they felt the beauty so deeply. What a gorgeous painting!
ReplyDeleteLove your word play with tear, but I would not be able to chose. My mother is a pianist, my father an artist, so to choose would be choosing between my parents, impossible.
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