That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 21, 2022

No punchline????

Write your own adventure installment?

/// The great painter, Jacques-Louis David,

had a Studio. Models agreed

to be posed in the nude.

This one knows he’ll be viewed

as an object (who’s hung like a steed).

/// When they’ve painted this pose he’ll be told

to take on an assignment more bold

as Marat in his bath,

(after C. Corday’s wrath),

with some towels, in case he feels cold.

Steve’s caption is posted below on Tweets from That Is Priceless.

Well this is weird! I thought that there would be some broads in this class!

“Who are all of these people, and why are they sitting in my potty staring at me?”

You ‘say’ it’s not contagious, but…

One artist said to the other, “Is it that cold in here?”

Perhaps you are all wondering why I asked you here today.

“I pay 500 francs a week

for this cretinous lout’s physique”

As he grumpily mutters

“I’ll make sure no one else gets a peek “

The model is being carefully drawn / In the soft light of just after dawn. / Each stroke and each line / Tries to preserve for all time / This moment of “L’après-midi du brawn.”

“Sir, could you stop staring at the female nude on the wall? We can’t paint you like that.”

This picture, here shown without name / Show how many models are framed / In summer, it’s not bad / To sit here, unclad / But winter? I’ll pass on that “fame.”

“Excuse me, but I’m blind – I’m going to have to do this by feel”

Thanks for posting it. I’m a bit late reading today so I’m glad it was after your post. Good one!

Bruce, wondering for the umpteenth time if he would have made more money as a Chippendale.

The Studio of Jacques-Louis David: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Studio_of_Jacques-Louis_David_LACMA_AC1993.19.1.jpg 

(best viewed with Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this painting, since it’s missing from Mr. Melcher’s comment, an 1814, oil on canvas by the French painter Léon-Mathieu Cochereau, a student of David’s. At least 4 museums have different versions of it: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:L%C3%A9on_Matthieu_Cochereau

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image at 

http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/2022/01/masterpiece-2864.html 

I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here.

Steve, you should forget the punchline more often. Though I liked your Starbucks caption, some of the other captions here are “Priceless”!

“I am having a deal of trouble getting all those piercings right. So many in such a small area. It makes me queasy.”

Thanks for all the clever humour.

All of the other paintings on the shelf were embarrassed and turned the other way.

Next week we swap places. I will paint and all of you will freeze your tuchuses.

at the gay art school the students are very impressed with jack, the best drawing will get to take jack home.notice the ben wa balls hanging above model.

OK, that was worth the extra click.

Unless those other people are midgets, this guy is about 7 feet tall…..

He possesses A wondrous physique

musculature quite unique

But he can’t run or throw /

Hes remarkably slow

No wonder up the creek

Ken just couldn’t attract the female artists.

all the guys loved drafting club…

He had the mustache and the body, but unfortunately for Jacques, the porn industry was still a 100 years in the future.

The Art Institute class promised Jacques that by the time they finished their advertising posters, his shabby garage would become the most famous auto-repair shop in Paris.

If a place where you just change a tire’ll / need a boost from a long downward spiral / We commercial art dudes / suggest posing for nudes / to assure that your ads will go viral!

Oh, fine, seat me way over on the side looking into the light. Okay, I’ll just document everyone else’s presence, and save it for leverage later.

“Ugly Naked Guy has friends!”“No way!”

“What a piece of work is it man “

iPad typo. “Is a man..*

FYI guys, prior to this, I was in the pool. The water was cold…

“Gentlemen please keep in mind I just got out of the pool.”

Art student: Keep your body as erect as your…well you know!

Thanks for posting the comment. I LOVE these “artistic inspirations”

/// Grégoire D’Art was the model du jour.

Said one painter who felt his allure:

“If you’re feeling forlorn,

(not to blow my own horn),

let me demonstrate my embouchure.

Xiaflex tv commercial screen test, “ Mr Before”

Haiku

— One unashamed nude

compels a dozen clothed men

to glance furtively.

Village People – The Early Rehearsals…

((“Will I never not be objectified?”))

The Emperor holding court just before that stupid kid shows up.