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Fri Aug-20-10 05:17 PM
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| 63. You MADE it to the finish line! Congrats, Wes! |
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The black and white dogs at the bottom echo the black and white robes and habits of the Dominican order. Members of this order were called “hounds of the Lord” for their vigorous preaching of the Catholic faith and “dogging” the doubters or those in error. It is thought by some art critics that the dogs pictured in this painting were considered fashionable in their day.
Hey, Wes! How did you know where this was and what it was? Have you been to the Santa Maria Novella church in Florence?
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| -Hello, DUers! Here's your Friday Afternoon Challenge Question! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 03:58 PM |
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In the lower right |
gratuitous |
Aug-20-10 04:00 PM |
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No, not Donatello... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:03 PM |
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A little further to the right |
hamsterjill |
Aug-20-10 04:12 PM |
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OMG, you are right! That makes TWO jokes in this work! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:22 PM |
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K&R - I never know but am always interested to see the answer. nt |
gateley |
Aug-20-10 04:01 PM |
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At least it's kinda cool to look at! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:05 PM |
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Thank you for these challenges, CTyankee. |
Pathwalker |
Aug-20-10 04:06 PM |
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Thanks, I have fun doing them! nt |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:32 PM |
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Is anyone going to St Yves with seven wives? |
YOY |
Aug-20-10 04:06 PM |
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Ya know, it is reminiscent of Canterbury Tales... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:09 PM |
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That's not chauncer...it's an old riddle. |
YOY |
Aug-20-10 04:13 PM |
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Yes, you are right...thanks for the correction! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:18 PM |
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Only "I" is going to St. Ives, |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Aug-20-10 05:16 PM |
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Some kind of inversion of social order |
EFerrari |
Aug-20-10 04:08 PM |
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This is pre Renaissance, which is why it has been largely neglected by art |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:12 PM |
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Right. The funny thing about the Renaissance |
EFerrari |
Aug-20-10 04:24 PM |
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I really think this work is firmly rooted in the Gothic...probably the Italian or Trecento |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:29 PM |
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Does the joke have something to do with the Items Jesus is holding? |
blogslut |
Aug-20-10 04:20 PM |
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No. |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:23 PM |
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Interesting painting |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 04:22 PM |
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The "journey" you describe is part of the basic idea of this painting... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:24 PM |
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Is it some sort of commentary about the Church standing between |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 04:30 PM |
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No, if anything the EXACT opposite! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:34 PM |
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Your father wears full length dresses! |
Renew Deal |
Aug-20-10 04:23 PM |
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Damn. |
Wilber_Stool |
Aug-20-10 04:32 PM |
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Yeah, kinda...a medieval one at that! However, the joke is NOT in identifying |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:33 PM |
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The War in Heaven as seen by Stephen Colbert? |
EFerrari |
Aug-20-10 04:35 PM |
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If he is Roman Catholic, he'd have a guess... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:36 PM |
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Like Christmas, because the throne is empty? |
EFerrari |
Aug-20-10 04:38 PM |
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HINT: the joke has to do with one group of identifiable people. nt |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:38 PM |
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Cappellone degli Spagnoli. |
Call Me Wesley |
Aug-20-10 04:38 PM |
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but the joke here? |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:44 PM |
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I edited: |
Call Me Wesley |
Aug-20-10 04:45 PM |
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nope... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:46 PM |
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Hmmm ... the Non-Christians portrayed there? |
Call Me Wesley |
Aug-20-10 04:52 PM |
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no, there is a reference to Jews but it is more pointed to their enlightenment...nt |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:04 PM |
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Have to abstain, because of late time here. |
Call Me Wesley |
Aug-20-10 05:06 PM |
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Why are all the priests, nuns, Pope, church all squished into the left hand corner |
nc4bo |
Aug-20-10 04:40 PM |
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The higher up you go, the fewer prelates there are. nt |
EFerrari |
Aug-20-10 04:41 PM |
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So I guess they lost their free pass to heaven? |
nc4bo |
Aug-20-10 04:43 PM |
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Seems to be instructional...nt |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:44 PM |
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So it seems if you believe in God alone and not in "the church" |
nc4bo |
Aug-20-10 04:49 PM |
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Oh, no! Oh,dear...nt |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:51 PM |
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I know, I know. |
nc4bo |
Aug-20-10 04:53 PM |
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Clergy were notorious consumers of the 7 deadlies |
EFerrari |
Aug-20-10 04:47 PM |
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Four of them are in one of the middle panels...check out the lady with the monkey. |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:50 PM |
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True. Nothing like hiding your sins or validating your sinful ways than behind a cross. nt |
nc4bo |
Aug-20-10 04:51 PM |
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My google-fu has found the artist, but I've yet to figure out the joke |
petronius |
Aug-20-10 04:44 PM |
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eventually, you will... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:45 PM |
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"Suffer the little children to come unto me"? |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 04:47 PM |
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I don't think the priests in this work are "not helping" folks get into heaven. |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 04:49 PM |
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Yes, now I get it. They are PUSHING them, against their will, in |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 04:54 PM |
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Is that why the man in the lower right corner has his hands over his ears? |
nc4bo |
Aug-20-10 04:56 PM |
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Is the joke about the Dominicans being portrayed as dogs? |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 04:53 PM |
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In what way, Charlie? |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:03 PM |
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Because God spelled backwards is Dog? |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 05:12 PM |
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Do you know Latin? |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:15 PM |
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Not really but I suppose it doesn't translate n/t |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-10 05:16 PM |
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Domini-Canes? |
Call Me Wesley |
Aug-20-10 05:15 PM |
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You MADE it to the finish line! Congrats, Wes! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:17 PM |
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My, I'm pretty familiar with Dominicans, but you made it way hard. ;) |
Call Me Wesley |
Aug-20-10 05:25 PM |
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It's a play on the name of the order: Dominican/ Domini Canes/Cani (latin) - dogs of the lord |
Solly Mack |
Aug-20-10 05:20 PM |
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Yep, sorta shepherding them up to heaven (one way or another)...nt |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:21 PM |
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and that woman isn't scratching her butt..she's hiding papers |
Solly Mack |
Aug-20-10 05:23 PM |
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Domini canes? |
damntexdem |
Aug-20-10 05:26 PM |
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Is that a bearded lady in there? |
End Of The Road |
Aug-20-10 05:05 PM |
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No, that's a guy. I think he's "Pride." |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:08 PM |
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Pretty wussy hat he's wearing! |
End Of The Road |
Aug-20-10 05:11 PM |
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See above...all done...go back to work now... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:19 PM |
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Nah -- I had to google Dominican Habit to see if it looked like the dogs! |
End Of The Road |
Aug-20-10 05:26 PM |
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Yeah, well, the black and white thing... |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 06:00 PM |
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Does it have something to do with the 7 deadly sins? |
Pathwalker |
Aug-20-10 05:18 PM |
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There is so much going on in this thing that it is hard to find one thing! |
CTyankee |
Aug-20-10 05:20 PM |
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The four seated people on the middle right are identified as |
CTyankee |
Aug-21-10 06:59 AM |
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The guy in the white hoodie left his pants at home? |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Aug-20-10 05:39 PM |
#73 |
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