[Spit-Project] Hares Roasting a Hunter, 16th century

[robert frazier]

i didn't know rabbits liked pulled pork.just remind them low and slow....



--- On Wed, 1/6/10, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com> wrote:


From: Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com>
Subject: Re: [Spit-Project] Hares Roasting a Hunter, 16th century
To: "Creating period spits" <spit-project at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 10:38 AM


I just thought it was a great image. I was scribbling off details just as soon as I came across
it in the Legion of Honor Museum.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (of which LoH is part) are well worth a visit
if you are in the area.
The collections can also be searched online
http://www.famsf.org/legion/index.asp

Johnnae

On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Meisterin Katarina Helene wrote:

> Did you notice the dogs going into the cooking pots, too <smile>... this is a wonderful reversal of roles.
> 
> Thanks, Johnnae.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Johnna Holloway johnnae at mac.com
> 
> 
> Came across this engraving and thought the list might like it.
> 
> Virgil Solis, artist
> German, 1514 - 1562
> Hares Roasting a Hunter, 16th century
> Engraving
> 
> http://search3.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?record=60692
> 
> It does illustrate a spit after all.
> 
> Numerous other illustrations by this artist
> http://search.famsf.org:8080/search.shtml?keywords=solis
> 
> Johnnae llyn Lewis

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