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The real Belle/Art History

posted 9 years ago by ClassicMovieholic
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I thought it was really interesting how her 2013 movie Belle used historic paintings to create context for Dido's struggle. Here's an article on the movie, the real portrait that inspired it, and how black people were depicted in art up until that time:

http://blog.sartle.com/post/124942486205/we-are-no-better-in-paintings

Let me know what you think?

[–] kindlej82 8 years ago

Great article. Thank you for sharing! :)

[–] ClassicMovieholic 8 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it.

[–] River_7 8 years ago

Thank you for sharing