tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879358975697996389.post4824109523203974347..comments2024-03-05T10:03:02.064+01:00Comments on ART BLOG: Charles Allston Collins - Convent Thoughts 1851Madame B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02021757529241863716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879358975697996389.post-5573132861817253192013-08-30T17:35:40.256+02:002013-08-30T17:35:40.256+02:00Yes, I know this story :)Yes, I know this story :)Madame B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02021757529241863716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879358975697996389.post-69317878525632941162013-08-23T21:54:29.919+02:002013-08-23T21:54:29.919+02:00Passion flower because the monks who came across i...Passion flower because the monks who came across it in the Americas saw symbols of the Passion (mistreatment and killing) of Christ. Not the other kind of passion, regrettably. <br /><br />Seems a negative interpretation of a beautiful flower, but they were Spanish monks and like that.<br /><br />In the southern US they grow wild and are called maypops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879358975697996389.post-9203023346685858172011-11-01T21:07:56.009+01:002011-11-01T21:07:56.009+01:00Yes João Batista , I've noticed that because i...Yes João Batista , I've noticed that because it's my favourite flower : )Madame B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02021757529241863716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879358975697996389.post-9834482300972805162011-11-01T11:47:15.813+01:002011-11-01T11:47:15.813+01:00Have you noticed that the flower she is holding is...Have you noticed that the flower she is holding is the so called "passion fruit flower"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com