POST #3: THE PIDDLING POSER
Critic Explanation: As you can see a nice painting but an unpleasant subject, there is nothing much to say but sour puss! Then you notice the odd piece laying centered on her forehead. What is that? It almost looks like she has mistaken the proper way to put a headband on her head or someone marked the painting with a permanent black sharpie pen. At least the artist tried to spruce her up a little with the glitter sparkles above her head or maybe that's just dandruff!
Art History:
This piece is called the "Portrait of A Widow' circa 1640 by Carlos Ceresa. The clasp that is on her forehead represents widowhood.
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