Odd Art: Will the Saga Ever End?

Yes, it's time again for another post on Very Odd and/or Tasteless Art. I am far too lazy to do anything else even remotely useful to-day.

("The Remedy", by Antoine Watteau)

This is a follow-up of sorts to my previous post on Le Curieux, which, of course, is another moving example of the well-known and cherished enema genre.

Please note the gorgeous sheen of shockingly peach colored flesh tones, the marvelously textured background, and the somewhat blurry face of the waiting servant, a face which seems to speak of class alienation, a loss of identity, strange gender roles, and a philosophical mindset that seems to say: "ugh"

Many scholars consider this to be perhaps the finest example of this classic genre, a subject which has perplexed and fascinated the upper classes for generations. Countless articles and scholarly treatises have been written about the work, which is truly a masterpiece of its kind. And thanks to the modern technology of the Internet, such artistic genius can now be viewed from the comfort and safety of home.

True artists will appreciate and acknowledge the fine craftmanship, the painstaking lines, the perfect composition, facial expressions and social commentary.

Everyone else is, Quite Sadly, a Philistine.