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Lady Godiva

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For my wonderful friend Delice :iconaseamlessbonds: :iconarrheartplz:

Lady Godiva (means "gift of God") was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to a legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants.
The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom had watched her ride and was struck blind.
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Dr Hook - Hey Lady Godiva [link]

Model is not stock, with the permission of the photographer.
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By :iconalecbell:

The cruel Baron
made her shame his mercy's price.
Clothed in innocence,

protected by the sightless love
of the poor, she shamed her lord.

Pls also read his wonderful poem On "Lady Godiva"
On "Lady Godiva", Updated1
I needed to paint Godiva.

As I imagined her ordeal,
how she was clad in nothing
but her beauty, both naked and invisible,
I remembered how my own dear Marion died.
She failed to survive the birth of our daughter
ten long years ago. I, the widowed father
left still alive to grieve her fragility.

Godiva's image resonated in my mind,
implying depths beyond those confined
within the desiccated husk of a myth,
long since severed from its roots,
its meaning lost and forgotten,
locked in a state of consciousness
                  extinguished long ago.

Oh yes, certainly Godiva lived,
she belongs to history. Her thirst
for c
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4242x2836px 13.1 MB
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FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S3Pro
Shutter Speed
1/64 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 6, 2013, 3:41:14 PM
Sensor Size
22mm
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MoodyBlue's avatar

Sometimes I wish I was a horse :nod:


eautiful version of Lady Godiva :heart: