Exquisite 1854 Oil on (Relined) Canvas History Painting of King's Coronation, A. Moreaux wooden duck decoy This is the second of

This is the second of two marvelously naive mid 20th century ex voto retablos I purchased from a seller in California

but I'm really taken with it

all of which work great

I'll throw in a few extra dice that I bought along with these

What magic voice the silence broke / And warm'd my soul like day-beams fire / Or was it only fancy spoke / The echo of my heart's desire

Exquisite 1854 Oil on (Relined) Canvas History Painting of King's Coronation, A. Moreaux wooden duck decoy This is the second ofNot quite exactly my usual thing, but when I happened upon this painting close to home, I was immediately struck by its fineness and layers upon layers of glorious color and pattern and drama and detail, and the more time I spend with it, the more smitten I become. I've also got a weakness for any painting that reminds me of the frescoes I fell in love while living Florence, with at least one character casting a side eye directly out at the viewer, as