on the other hand, a disrespectful treatment loomed, along with evil pranks and the lowering into the court fool status, especially if a "funny councillor" was or became an alcoholic.
...That's one way to put it. OMG. (I see you and felis have already discussed the "but he was an alcoholic!" bit so I guess I won't, but...I don't drink but I think I would have become a serious alcoholic after a week of that...)
I thought it was really neat that Heinrich might well have been the source of the names (and that does fit, like you say below, with his methodical nature and it being late in his life, and that's interesting about the details of the painting.
Strangely, one option Kloosterhuis does not consider at all is Ferdinand. What else is new? :)
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Re: Kloosterhuis: Sehnsuchtsort
Date: 2021-04-14 05:02 am (UTC)on the other hand, a disrespectful treatment loomed, along with evil pranks and the lowering into the court fool status, especially if a "funny councillor" was or became an alcoholic.
...That's one way to put it. OMG. (I see you and
I thought it was really neat that Heinrich might well have been the source of the names (and that does fit, like you say below, with his methodical nature and it being late in his life, and that's interesting about the details of the painting.
Strangely, one option Kloosterhuis does not consider at all is Ferdinand. What else is new? :)
I laughed really hard! :D