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Thread #163282   Message #3893547
Posted By: Richie
12-Dec-17 - 11:50 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Spanish Lady painting/ song info
Subject: Origins: Spanish Lady painting/ song info
Hi,

I've done a new study of Spanish Lady and some of it is found in "Madam, I Have Come to Court You" thread.

I could not find any images online that would depict the song to put on my website so I did a quick painting which combines the candle light theme (also moonlight) where she is washing her feet. The study and nearly complete painting are here:
http://bluegrassmessengers.com/8e-the-spanish-lady.aspx

I was wondering about the nudity in the painting and if it rises to the standard of the lyrics by Campbell:

Old age has laid its hand upon me
Cold as a fire of ashy coal
And where is the lovely Spanish lady
The maid so neat about the sole?

which indicate a lifelong yearning for the Spanish Lady after a chance encounter of her washing her feet by candlelight in his youth.

Richie