Love between women as allegories in art throughout history
Italia grati alla Francia. Vincenzo Vela (Swiss–Italian, 1820–1891). France receives a kiss from a liberated Italy, whose broken chains lie at her feet.
Italia und Germania. Johann Friedrich Overbeck (German, 1789–1869). A friendship allegory that symbolizes the artistic ideals of the two, specifically the espousal of early-Renaissance Italian and German art, in the form of a pair of dark- and fair-haired maidens holding hands.
Allegoria della Giustizia e della Pace che si baciano. Attributed to Ciro Ferri (Italian, 1634–1689)
Carità e Giustizia. Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1675–1757)
This and Studio Ghibli sending a katana with a note that said “no cuts” to Weinstein when he was handling the distribution of Princess Mononoke are now my two favorite movie anecdotes
Hello, Vivian? This is your mother. Just calling to say hi. Hope your birthday good. Did Wil show up? Thought you may wanna talk after she leaves. Oh, maybe she’s still there? Okay. Bye.