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Love in Control – Chapter II – Savannah (Part 2)
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“And, over time, he got what he wanted.”
“Although there were some who had qualms about his methods, and his passion for the guillotine, no one really stood up to him. Until one day, a woman from outside Paris, Charlotte Corday, decided she needed to stop him. And so she did; she was able to access his chambers, and she stuck a knife on his chest as he bathe.”
“All of Paris was shocked at what happened; David was one who was amongst the most grief-stricken. When there was a cry expressed during a meeting in the Jacobin club to ask who would paint Marat, David, normally reticent, stood up and answered “I will. I will paint Marat.”
“And so he did.”
“What he painted, in the midst of one of the hottest summers in memory at that time, was both breathtaking and evil, as some great art can be. It was beautiful but it was controversial and potent enough so that the Revolution’s leadership later on kicked him out of France. David departed France and went into exile in Brussels. Years later, upon his death, the sting of what he had done through this painting was still strong enough for France to refuse his family’s request to bury him in the country of his birth.”
“You may ask: just how bad … or how good was this painting?”
“In this painting, David transforms Marat wholly – this man who could never have enough terror, never see enough blood running in the streets – has become a paragon of virtue. Marat had a skin problem, but in the painting Marat’s skin is perfect in the painting, all blemishes airbrushed, to reinforce David’s intentions. David positions him still in the bath, at the moment when he has just been killed: his face is angelic, and his slumped figure is marble-like, sculpted, and perfect. Marat has become a transfigured hero, through his honesty and patriotism, David seems to say, reinvented by a true and gifted master. David presents Marat as the highest type of humanity, a martyr.”
“The painting was acknowledged then as his best work, and is still considered to be so – it is hauntingly beautiful, and would likely never fade; it constituted Marat’s best revenge on those who doubted him. David’s painting would ensure Marat, and his message of bloodlust and carnage, now beautifully rendered, would always be around to stir the blood. It became and was pitched to be, a cult image: the slumped, heroic figure who has just died for the cause urges you to believe. In this painting David uses his unique genius to make a painting for the people, of the people. The painting is a spellbinding example of art designed to exhort those who it was painted for to fervently believe; to believe in their goodness, in the righteousness of their cause, in their virtue, and, most importantly, in Marat’s virtue.”
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So pleased to read your story!
I don’t care that it isn’t a traditional Bette and Tina story line, but i wouldn’t mind if you give them more time in it ;-)
That was such a heart warming talk between Jade and Rian’s mom.
Thanks for the update!
Just Bette and Tina please!!!
It was a little early for my Pinot Noir, but well worth it, as it perfectly paired with your story. In fact, all of your stories are a full-spectrum sensory experience for me. Like a good glass of wine, I get lost in the color, bathe in the aroma, and relish the taste and texture of your scenes. Your give your protagonist characters a rich personality that I can’t help but instantly root for. While Bette and Tina initially drew me this this site and your stories, I really enjoy your other characters just as much.
Aerin virtually stole the words out of my mouth. If I had a professor like Rian during my undergraduate years, perhaps I would have gotten better than a C+ in my Art History class. I may have even been persuaded to change majors with such impassioned lectures.
As I was reading the dialogue between Jade and Rian’s mom, I was thinking that’s the type of mom I wish we had and we all would become. Well done.
Enjoyed it. Thought TJ was headed for a bad fall. Who’s this Kaci? No drama for Bette and Tina please. Thanks
Sky loved the chapter. Love to read more of Bette and Tina but your on a good path.
I normally am only interested in Bette and Tina stories, but not with this one im loving all your characters , and story lines, i can”t wait to read more. Thank you
Thanks for all your comments don70! Am glad you and others enjoy reading about these characters and am happy you find the different storylines they inhabit interesting. Please do continue to let me know your thoughts as this story progresses – based on actual places and people – as we explore what it means to love, and be stripped bare even if fully-clothed, before another.
Genuine art has the power to strengthen the spirit of the people.
I loved Rian lecture, I applaud the end of the lecture.
And please do not let Tina looks at this Kaci, from what I read,
I realized, it will happen.
The complete constellation.