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Painting of Hope or the 3 Virtues

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Scorpio60 | 19:42 Mon 31st Dec 2007 | Arts & Literature
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In the book 'The Blood Doctor' by Barbara Vine the narrator describes Hope as 'that ugly woman in the painting who sits on top of the world with a towel round her head'. Which painting does this refer to?
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Could it be the Delphic Sibyl on the Sistine ceiling.....she is not on top of the world,tho http://gallery.euroweb.hu/tours/sistina/prophe ts.html
22:14 Mon 31st Dec 2007
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Dunno but I'm guessing this one by Watts-his-name.
13:48 Tue 01st Jan 2008
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Oooooh -I DO like that painting(the Watts)...glad I looked at this thread again!
01:55 Wed 02nd Jan 2008

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