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If you follow this npub, you might already know that you're looking at Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen's "The Laughing Fool".

But do you know what it means? Let's make a funny test and write on a piece of paper what you think about the fool when you look at him. Take your time. Or not...
After you write down your answer, look in the comments.
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Classical Music · 2d
The painting is a 500-year-old Rorschach test, it represents a mirror and what you wrote earlier is the opinion you carry about yourself. Or maybe I'm wrong...
Pana - Network State of Refuge · 2d
Seen it used (and abused) in media of many forms before. But with a naked eye it reminds one of joyful abandon, laughing ugly, in a way society doesn't expect, nor likely want you to. The smile of abandon of the unenslaved.. Could also reference it to the Fool card in the Tarot deck - new begi...
fuckstr · 2d
entertaining and unsettling
fuckstr · 2d
entertaining and unsettling
KrakenM · 2d
To me it feels like forced laughter, that feeling when you have to choke out a laugh or it could be your head on the line.