On Wed, 4 May 1994, Brad Daly wrote: > Listmembers, > > Can anyone identify the mural tht appears on Petra's bedroom wall in > Rainer Fassbinder's film, _The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant_? > According to my professor, it appears to be mannerist school in > the post-renaissance in the late 1600's or early 1700's. Possible > Baroque. Any information about the painting and its artist will > be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Brad Daly > [log in to unmask] > Lynne Kirby wrote a wonderful essay on painting and Fassbinder, with, i believe, much comment on _Bitter Tears_. The essay was published in _Camera Obscura_ a couple of years ago. Sorry I'm not at my office and don't have the exact reference. --James Schamus