takeheart@lemmy.world to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThe Chocolate Girl (La Belle Chocolatière) - by Jean-Étienne Liotard; pastel painting with Gouache accents; 1743-1744lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10
arrow-up1113arrow-down1imageThe Chocolate Girl (La Belle Chocolatière) - by Jean-Étienne Liotard; pastel painting with Gouache accents; 1743-1744lemmy.worldtakeheart@lemmy.world to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarenyctre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoA word for word translation of the french title would be “the beautiful chocolate maker/seller”. Not calling her a chocolate. (Also, I’m assuming that’s hot chocolate that she’s carrying)
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIf she’s made of chocolate and she drinks hot chocolate, is she a cannibal or a vampire?
minus-squarenyctre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoCannibal. To be a vampire requires her to be a mutated/magical type of chocolate, doesn’t it? There’s more to being a vampire than drinking blood.
A word for word translation of the french title would be “the beautiful chocolate maker/seller”. Not calling her a chocolate. (Also, I’m assuming that’s hot chocolate that she’s carrying)
If she’s made of chocolate and she drinks hot chocolate, is she a cannibal or a vampire?
Cannibal. To be a vampire requires her to be a mutated/magical type of chocolate, doesn’t it? There’s more to being a vampire than drinking blood.