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Post by papillon on Apr 14, 2008 6:41:28 GMT -5
Well grampy, it is from a composition called Transverse Line. Here's the whole painting: Kandinsky is one of the few abstracts artists whose work I enjoy. Now it's over to you Grampy.
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Post by grampybone on Apr 14, 2008 11:36:51 GMT -5
Ok, here we go. This one is pretty easy, so I won't give any hints at this time.
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Post by papillon on Apr 14, 2008 16:29:19 GMT -5
I think the style is unmistakeable Gramps but I'll leave this one to someone else. Come on guys this really is easy.
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Post by grampybone on Apr 16, 2008 12:18:21 GMT -5
Ok, here's a hint. This is one of many self portraits (of which this artist is mostly known for).
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Apr 16, 2008 17:10:31 GMT -5
Rembrandt's Self Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar 1659 Right? I can't be 100 percent positive because he did so many others.
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Post by grampybone on Apr 16, 2008 19:17:25 GMT -5
Congrats Bird, your the winnner!! The bad news is you didn't win any money, just some karma...
Your turn to post something.
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Apr 17, 2008 0:11:09 GMT -5
Congrats Bird, your the winnner!! The bad news is you didn't win any money, just some karma... Your turn to post something. Hey, I could use some Karma.. this year has been the pits! But okay, I'm ready.. here is a cool one. I like it because it tells a story in an unusual way from what is typical. Expression and gesture are really sensational here, in a very subtle way... I dunno, can something be sensational and subtle at the same time? Give it a try people!
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Post by papillon on Apr 17, 2008 14:13:16 GMT -5
This looks like a toughy Deborah. Is it by a very famous painter?
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Apr 18, 2008 2:48:28 GMT -5
This looks like a toughy Deborah. Is it by a very famous painter? Yes, it is by someone who is of the same echelon as the others here. But maybe no one has really noticed it from here. I will post the entire painting then. Here it is.
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Apr 19, 2008 5:12:03 GMT -5
Okay, next hint. the artist is Sicilian. He's from the 1400's and he was inspired by Jan van Eyck.
He is also the first person to try a 3D look by drawing the hand reaching forward in the way it shows here. (it may not be perfect, but it is a first)
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Post by papillon on Apr 19, 2008 7:05:35 GMT -5
Now that makes it much. much easier Birdie! So here goes:
Antonio da Messina: The Annunciation - 1475.
Thank you for making me discover this artist... I was not aware of him before. He's pretty good though. What I noticed about his Christs is the humanity of them... very scared, ordinary looking individuals. By comparison his St Sebastian looks almost cocky! But this Madonna is really superb... the expression is so delicate.
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Apr 19, 2008 8:07:23 GMT -5
Good for you Rose! Another thing that is really neat about this painting is that it is not your typical annunciation painting.
Mary does not seem like a frightened young girl. She has been meditating, and the angel appears. She is unperturbed. She reaches out to accept the visitation. It is almost as if she expected it. She is calm.. very calm. Almost mystically calm.
For those who would like to know how you could identify the person in the painting, and then know what to search for; you only have to look at the colours of the clothing of the woman. The blue veil represents Mary's holiness and connection to heaven. The earth red dress, expresses that she is of the earth and human. If you could know the symbolism, then you would know it was a painting of Mary. Searching for Mary in paintings might have gotten the connection, and if you were really thinking and looking at the reaching hand, you would realize someone else was in the room, and then you might be good detectives and figure out it is the annunciation. Isn't art sleuthing fun?
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Post by papillon on Apr 19, 2008 10:13:20 GMT -5
Lol Birdie, I did figure out it was Mary - my problem was who's Mary! I also searched for Mary and Bible... assuming that is what she is reading. And now that I think about it, perhaps that is why she looks so self assured and unperturbed... expecting the annunciation as you said. The painter is seeming to suggest that Mary had understood all the prophecies in the Bible and was therefor expecting the angel. .... sure, now it all makes sense! ....BTW... do I get my Karma
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Apr 19, 2008 11:01:26 GMT -5
....BTW... do I get my Karma You sure do! I gave you one, the minute you figured out the painting, and I'll give you another as soon as the board permits. Well done! Now it's your turn again!
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Post by margaret51 on Apr 23, 2008 3:11:26 GMT -5
I also searched for Mary and Bible but could not find this painting
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