"Beauty now for ashes wear,
Perfumes for the garb of woe.
Chaplets for dishevelled hair,
Dances for sad footsteps slow;
Open wide your hearts that they
Let in joy this Easter Day."
—"Easter," by Gerald Manley Hopkins
"Maiden in Contemplation," painted by Gaston La Touche, 1854–1913
this is the most beautiful painting of lace, thank you for sharing Midori!
I love this painting for that reason too — and the calm of the young woman.
Wow, I agree with Mo – but its also an amazing painting of her skin – I love the head lace the most, and the contrast between head and lace.