(by Carol)
Most of the decor in this apartment is modern with some faux rustic furniture (paint purposefully, if not meaninglessly, rubbed off). Over the loveseat is a five-piece photograph of a vineyard at sunset. There is a little chalkboard with instructions for using the modem handwritten in hot pink chalk. There are various pictures of wine advertisements. On the floor next to the loveseat is a tall glass vase, filled with colorful fake flower petals and long curvy white sticks stuck into the mess. Pretty much bourgeoisie, young adult, cool shit. And then there is this old, sepia toned portrait of men in towels with large ropes of pasta hanging on lines.
I’m not sure, but the hats, mustaches, and general condition of the portrait suggests to me that it was taken in the early 20th century. Was it taken in Florence, or if not in the city, somewhere in Tuscany? Why are several of the men wearing towels? I wish I could travel back to that time and place and say to them, “My! What big noodles you have!”