But I will admit that ' HOW EN SUITE IT IS!'. And then came MARINE ENCORE, following the same add-an-EN pattern, which felt even more flaccid, and I reconciled myself to merely enduring yet another Sunday. boy.' There was something that seemed so, well, MEAGRE about the concept (more on MEAGRE later). 'We're just adding 'EN'!? That's what 'Length-ening' means!? O. Liked the way this one started, with the BLURRIER TAQUERIA of the NW corner, but with the revelation of the first themer, SQUARE EN ROUTE, I could feel my spirits deflate a little. In Haarlem, the civic guards were traditionally portrayed in the kniestuk style of being 'cut off at the knee' in three-quarter length portraits. This was possibly to prove to the decision makers in Amsterdam that Hals was capable of painting a schutterstuk in the 'Amsterdam style', which included the entire figure. Whether or not Hals did in fact start on the left or drew a sketch of the entire group at once, the flag bearer on the left in this painting has been painted in a remarkably flamboyant way from the tip of his hat to the toe of his boots. Since each sitter paid for his own portrait, it is presumed that Hals began with the most important sitters in order to 'sell' canvas room to other paying officers. Though it is impossible to tell on which side of the canvas Hals began painting, the light falls onto the figures from the left in the 'standard' Hals tradition and this is also where the most important figures are situated within the painting. Hals seems to have initially intended an Amsterdam version of the same painting, beginning on the left with a smiling flag bearer wearing a flamboyant cut-sleeve jacket with lace and holding a flag in the color of his sash. The sergeants were shown, holding halberds to differentiate them from officers with spontoons. Hals was originally commissioned in 1633, after the favorable reception of his previous militia group portrait, The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1633, in which all ensigns are holding flags and all officers are holding their weapons. The sitters contracted Pieter Codde to finish the work. Hals was unhappy about commuting to Amsterdam to work on the painting and, unlike his previous group portraits, was unable to deliver it on time. The Meagre Company, or The Company of Captain Reinier Reael and Lieutenant Cornelis Michielsz Blaeuw, refers to the only militia group portrait, or schutterstuk, painted by Frans Halsoutside of Haarlem, and today is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum, on loan to the Rijksmuseum, where it is considered one of its main attractions of the Honor Gallery. Word of the Day: 'The MEAGRE Company' (Frans Hals portrait) ( 30A). THE ROYAL ENNUI (from 'the Royal We') (118A: Challenge for a court jester?).CHOPPING EN BLOC (from 'chopping block') (106A: What students in a karate class are often doing?).I guess, 'make-up tray' (?)) (90A: Dish cooked to smooth things over after a fight?) 'EN GARDE, IANS OF THE GALAXY!' (from 'Guardians of the Galaxy') (70A: 'Prepare for a sword fight, McKellen, Fleming and all other namesakes out there!'?).MARINE ENCORE (from 'Marine Corps') (49A: How Shamu acknowledged the crowd's appreciation?).HOW EN SUITE IT IS (from 'How sweet it is!') (35A: Realtor's exclamation about a primary bathroom?).SQUARE EN ROUTE (from 'square root') (24A: Why the party's about to get less hip?).

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