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The Doctor (notginger) wrote in mirage_rpg,

The Doctor nodded eagerly as she commented on the darkness of the painting, eager to share another little tidbit of knowledge with her. "Well, this is one of his later pieces. He developed cataracts and had a few operations on his eyes that likely had some sort of effect on his vision," he explained, not seeing it as a negative thing at all. "He even re-did some of his earlier paintings. Like I said, he wanted to paint what he saw, even if what he saw was a bit blurred and discoloured. I think the effect is actually pretty marvelous!" he grinned, nodding appreciatively at the painting before they moved on.

"Ah, good old Whistler and his mother!" he laughed, examining the painting for a little while before he decided to say anything. "It's possible that one of his models didn't show up, so his mother sat for the painting instead. But she was old, so that was the best position he could get," he explained, not entirely sure how much truth was in the rumour. "I like the way he's added in the painting on the wall, like art within art," he added, sighing a little as he tried to make a bit more of it.

"I'm not a big fan, to be honest. I mean, I'm sure the really drab colours and the way she's just staring off into space is meant to say something really deep about human nature, but... I like art that makes me feel a little spark of life. This... doesn't," he admitted, scrunching up his nose.

He glanced over to see what was coming next and gave her a wide grin. "This has life in it. Cupid Complaining to Venus!" he ushered her along, almost giggling at the sight of the Lucas Cranach painting in front of them. "Her kid is getting stung by all these bees, and she's just like... look at me! Aren't I lovely?!" he said, grinning widely. "I think it has some sort of moral about pain and pleasure, because he's trying to get the honey but... he just ends up stung," he shrugged, a lot more amused by his own interpretation than any moral message.