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CTyankee

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44. well, I went on an art intensive in Florence, where I saw both of these works and I had

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 08:23 AM

Jan 2013

done a year of research into the Early Italian Renaissance, on my own, previous to that. I still go to Europe every year to see great art and I study all I can beforehand. I am retired so I have lots of time on my hands! And I am crazy about art...

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Well, well, I see you have returned for your Friday Afternoon Challenge! Today: “Interiors.” [View all] CTyankee Jan 2013 OP

Love the warm light in #2, and the So. California light in #4 Hekate Jan 2013 #1

#2 is that Dutch guy who slept in a box jberryhill Jan 2013 #2

Didn't they all sleep in a box in the wall in those days? CTyankee Jan 2013 #4

Very common back in the day. nt Hekate Jan 2013 #14

Not the same box! jberryhill Jan 2013 #23

Oh, I don't know about that...there are little boxes and big boxes... CTyankee Jan 2013 #24

#5 is "The Birth of the Virgin".........I think! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #3

good eye there... CTyankee Jan 2013 #5

Pathetic attempt flying rabbit Jan 2013 #6

No Ingres and no to your guess on #3...but keep going, you'll get there! CTyankee Jan 2013 #7

#2 is Pieter de Hooch, Interior with a Mother Delousing her Child yardwork Jan 2013 #8

You're golden, yardwork! Did you study Dutch art of the 17th century? CTyankee Jan 2013 #9

No! I thought maybe Vermeer and went looking for the title of the piece. Instead I found this. yardwork Jan 2013 #10

Yep a real genre piece from that era. CTyankee Jan 2013 #11

It's very beautiful and then the title is a shocker. Very interesting. yardwork Jan 2013 #13

It's funny, but the title I had from the painting I downloaded was in French and I didn't know CTyankee Jan 2013 #17

I LOVE this painting blaze Jan 2013 #29

This genre is nice is probably why. There is a quiet feeling. An intimate moment that we can CTyankee Jan 2013 #35

Kid wouldn't need it if he didn't Pieter de Hooch! jberryhill Jan 2013 #25

yeah, that'll give ya head lice every time! CTyankee Jan 2013 #37

I didn't get 'em on my head though jberryhill Jan 2013 #38

Hmm, funny how we never see an artist's rendering of his (or someone else's) "other" body CTyankee Jan 2013 #39

It's okay, you can't share 'em online jberryhill Jan 2013 #40

There is one helluva lot. Start looking under "golden age of Dutch painting." CTyankee Jan 2013 #46

#3 is a Balthus frazzled Jan 2013 #12

I viewed her as a little older than that, altho other Balthus's aren't. CTyankee Jan 2013 #15

It just strikes me as unattractive as well as perverse Hekate Jan 2013 #16

Yes, as I said this struck me as pretty strange and demented. Balthus must've been a wierd guy... CTyankee Jan 2013 #19

Yes, perversity is ascribed to him frazzled Jan 2013 #20

The compositional use of interior light is what I found striking about this work. CTyankee Jan 2013 #22

#6 another Gérôme frazzled Jan 2013 #18

Yup. Good for you! CTyankee Jan 2013 #21

CTyankee, if you see this...could you explain who the ladies are... nenagh Jan 2013 #26

I think you mean #5. CTyankee Jan 2013 #27

Thank you..it is number 5... nenagh Jan 2013 #28

Actually, this one is related to Birth of the Virgin in a way... CTyankee Jan 2013 #32

did you happen to notice that the flooring in #1 is the same pattern as the ceiling in #5? CTyankee Jan 2013 #36

I'd have never spotted those tiles.... So unusual on the ceiling...from our POV... nenagh Jan 2013 #42

well, I went on an art intensive in Florence, where I saw both of these works and I had CTyankee Jan 2013 #44

why is this in the Politics forum? just wondering IcyPeas Jan 2013 #30

My bad, that's why...I didn't realize it till a few minutes ago and got a couple of pms about it.! CTyankee Jan 2013 #33

#4 is a Hocking. velvet Jan 2013 #31

I think you mean Hockney. You are correct. CTyankee Jan 2013 #34

oops! velvet Jan 2013 #41

#5 ... Bitticelli? velvet Jan 2013 #43

I am going to post the answers to this Challenge over in General Discussion. CTyankee Jan 2013 #45