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I thought if I had the Blood I would have all things. And now I know that it's not so.

From painting the I k o n s and the cold disconsolate anticipation of being b u r i e d a l i v e as a monk⋅⋅⋅

To the rich red beds of Venice and kisses of B l o o d⋅⋅⋅

And finally, infallibly, to be b u r i e d a l i v e⋅⋅⋅

Only to wake up at the dusk pushing out of the sarcophagus ever to be the beautiful vagabond angel-faced monster who loves R u s s i a n s a i n t s and cries b l o o d t e a r s⋅⋅⋅

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Just recently, I watched The Art of Russia on the History channel, which went into the history of Russian icons and their significance.

I thought it was really cool, what the historian said about the Russian view on icon and icon painters:

"The belief is that in order to paint an icon, the artist must not only have talent in colors and paint, but he must have lived the life of a saint, himself."

I thought that was really intriguing, knowing the story of Armand in the Vampire Chronicles. ♥

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Amadeo:
Photograph/costume by:

Vampire Chronicles © Anne Rice.

Description
I thought if I had the Blood I would have all things. And now I know that it's not so.

From painting the I k o n s and the cold disconsolate anticipation of being b u r i e d a l i v e as a monk⋅⋅⋅

To the rich red beds of Venice and kisses of B l o o d⋅⋅⋅

And finally, infallibly, to be b u r i e d a l i v e⋅⋅⋅

Only to wake up at the dusk pushing out of the sarcophagus ever to be the beautiful vagabond angel-faced monster who loves R u s s i a n s a i n t s and cries b l o o d t e a r s⋅⋅⋅

×××× ×

Just recently, I watched The Art of Russia on the History channel, which went into the history of Russian icons and their significance.

I thought it was really cool, what the historian said about the Russian view on icon and icon painters:

"The belief is that in order to paint an icon, the artist must not only have talent in colors and paint, but he must have lived the life of a saint, himself."

I thought that was really intriguing, knowing the story of Armand in the Vampire Chronicles. ♥

×××××

Amadeo:
Photograph/costume by:

Vampire Chronicles © Anne Rice.