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<p>[QUOTE="Fid, post: 841149, member: 7724"]that's not unusual in art nouveau. besides the poppies as an element of decoration it's a sign of relaxing and sweet dreams. think of Baudelaire about hashish or de Quiney with his opium and laudanum - they still had an influence on the art world.</p><p>also showing the neck open would correspond to a visible ankle in Victorian times; the long hair often found - let your hair down etc..</p><p>in a certain sense the art nouveau was not only a liberation of the academic art schooling, but also a teeny wee bit for the women.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> but only a little...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fid, post: 841149, member: 7724"]that's not unusual in art nouveau. besides the poppies as an element of decoration it's a sign of relaxing and sweet dreams. think of Baudelaire about hashish or de Quiney with his opium and laudanum - they still had an influence on the art world. also showing the neck open would correspond to a visible ankle in Victorian times; the long hair often found - let your hair down etc.. in a certain sense the art nouveau was not only a liberation of the academic art schooling, but also a teeny wee bit for the women.:) but only a little...[/QUOTE]
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