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#4 John Singer Sargeant frazzled Dec 2012 #1
something about this detail that screams Sargent...I love this pose! CTyankee Dec 2012 #2
Yeah, it's screaming it loudly! frazzled Dec 2012 #3
Oh, yes. Isn't it lovely? One of my BIG favorites, just for the sheer beauty of it. CTyankee Dec 2012 #4
I should have known that one. panader0 Dec 2012 #5
Yeah, come to think of it you are right! It's called "El Jaleo" and I had looked and looked for CTyankee Dec 2012 #7
#3 has to be something to do with the burial of Jesus... countryjake Dec 2012 #6
Hmm...interesting comparison with Death of Marat.... CTyankee Dec 2012 #8
The Entombment of Christ by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio... countryjake Dec 2012 #14
Aren't you leaving something out? It's not just ONE artist... CTyankee Dec 2012 #16
Aha, is that why I couldn't see that foot in the one by Caravaggio? countryjake Dec 2012 #18
#3 on the right... horseshoecrab Dec 2012 #17
There you go! Rubens is SO evident with his brushstroke! I love this photo comparison! CTyankee Dec 2012 #20
I'm feeling hot today frazzled Dec 2012 #9
Oh, my, yes indeed! You can see in the detail the glisten of the paint! CTyankee Dec 2012 #10
That's why I hope the Internet (or reproductions in books) never frazzled Dec 2012 #12
I feel very blessed that I have been able to travel and see paintings in person. I recall CTyankee Dec 2012 #15
Oh, my, there will be lines out the Frick's doors to see it frazzled Dec 2012 #19
I LOVE house museums, like Mauritshaus and the Frick! They are so welcoming and personal! CTyankee Dec 2012 #21
It will be at the Frick in October, IIRC. Google their website for the dates. CTyankee Dec 2012 #34
I remember seeing van Gogh paintings in the Met. Incredible colors and brushstrokes! yardwork Dec 2012 #24
Oh, thanks. It is such a joy, isn't it? I have a bucket list of paintings I want to see before I die CTyankee Dec 2012 #25
I really want to go to the Netherlands. yardwork Dec 2012 #26
a barge trip on the canals is not the worst way to see the Netherlands. I had a half price offer CTyankee Dec 2012 #28
Agree about seeing art in person. I saw a few Van Goghs for the first time and was struck Nay Dec 2012 #41
You can OD on Monet at the Orangerie in Paris. They have his huge waterlilies which you CTyankee Dec 2012 #45
HELP me DU artsmarties! elehhhhna Dec 2012 #11
You know, the Golden Age of Dutch Art (late 17th century) has a VAST amount of art! CTyankee Dec 2012 #22
do you mean Hals? I was in his house museum in Haarlem but I don't recall seeing those two. CTyankee Dec 2012 #35
It may be Hals "Sense of Smell" but I can't google a pic of it -- elehhhhna Dec 2012 #40
It makes sense that you can't google something that has been in a private collection for ages... CTyankee Dec 2012 #42
I know -- in fact the catalogue online HAD a pic but it's gone, deleted elehhhhna Dec 2012 #43
I visited Amsterdam in the fall of 2011 and the Rijksmuseum was undergoing some renovation CTyankee Dec 2012 #44
Cupid and Psyche by Canova is #1 librechik Dec 2012 #13
such beauty! I love this sculpture...were you an art student? CTyankee Dec 2012 #23
yes librechik Dec 2012 #53
my undergrad degree was in Fine Arts, but in drama. CTyankee Dec 2012 #56
"consuming" and enjoying art is so much more important than degrees, anyway librechik Dec 2012 #57
problem is, the more you see, the more you want to learn more about it. I'm constantly scouring CTyankee Dec 2012 #58
SO, #2 and #5 are to be solved! C'MON FOLKS! YOU CAN DO IT! CTyankee Dec 2012 #27
Pieta Liberal In Texas Dec 2012 #29
no, no Pieta here. If you mean #1, that is Cupid and Psyche by Canova... CTyankee Dec 2012 #31
Is #6 from a Holbein portrait of Henry VIII? JackRiddler Dec 2012 #30
sorry, no Holbein, altho he did some terrific portraits, didn't he? CTyankee Dec 2012 #32
isn't #5 "the piano lesson" or something like that? TrogL Dec 2012 #33
No...if you mean #5. If you mean #6, that has been guessed and is Vermeer's "The Astronomer." CTyankee Dec 2012 #36
It was actually #4 TrogL Dec 2012 #37
#4 has been identified. It is Catherine Vlasto by John Singer Sargent. CTyankee Dec 2012 #38
A major HINT for #2! CTyankee Dec 2012 #39
If it's a golden apple ... frazzled Dec 2012 #46
#2: Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Persephona pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #47
Whattid I tellya! CTyankee Dec 2012 #48
I didn't know the painting pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #49
Would you like to venture a guess on #5? CTyankee Dec 2012 #50
Rut-roh... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #51
Here ya go, everybody! CTyankee Dec 2012 #52
Thank you CTyankee! Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #54
Thank YOU for stopping by! Hope to see you this coming Friday... CTyankee Dec 2012 #55
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