MELANCHOLIA

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melancholia

i tried reading burton's anatomy but it sapped my stamina despite all of his witty erudition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=rRF5D68e44Q

artemisia gentileschi, mary magdalene as melancholy

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/15/collection/830468/melancholy-ubi-inletabilitas-ibi-virtus

SHIP OF FOOLS

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_fools

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Fools_(satire)

The Pilgrim's Progress ... at the age of ten i could see that it was allegorical because of the characters' names, even if i'd never heard the word allegorical ... but i desperately wanted it to be a straightforward adventure with a violent climax ... and am still disappointed

 

etc, etc ... to be continued

noah's ark ... we've had a lot of rain lately ...

 

... to be continued ...