The Accolade...

All of sudden some old memory flashed across my mind...

Dear reader, if you are from Purdue, do you recognize the painting below...?

The Accolade

This painting is called 'The Accolade', by Edmund Blair Leighton, and is displayed prominently in the computer room on the second floor of MSEE (just next to the sky bridge connecting the Physics building).


The first time I took a close look at this painting was with MAK. Then I had no clue what it depicted and commented something like, "Gee, this lady wants to execute the guy"... Then she told me the queen was bestowing knighthood, instead of cutting that guy's throat. I stood corrected. :)

There was another painting, 'God Speed' by the same painter on the sidewall of that computer room.

God Speed!

All those memories... :)