Parrots in Visual Culture

[tumorhead]

Hi everyone! In my ongoing search for old art with parrots, I stumbled across a painting by Gustave Courbet with a blue-fronted amazon. You can view it by clicking here! [NSFW artistic nude]

I was going to post more but instead I want to point you to a HUGE collection on the subject, Kiwi's Angels blog, which is a treasure trove, from old

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[pickleboot]

the guinness toucan is my favorite!

[nightchild01]

These are so cool! My favourites are the Jaun Gatti ones.

[ltdead]

D:
I would NOT FEEL SAFE being naked around an amazon that was displaying like that!!!

[tumorhead]

hahahahaha!!!

[tresjolie9]

This, someone is in for an involuntary nipple piercing!

Tee hee

[theoddbirdrant]

I remember years ago in art class commenting on that exact Courbet painting with:
"Looks like the parrot is screeching at that lady to put some clothes on!"

[tresjolie9]

Like, or nervous that she doesn't have them on!

[4o5pastmidnight]

I gotta say, I'm so glad to see boobs that aren't superhumanly perky like they tend to be in paintings.

I also like the Juan Gatti ones. :D