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23. As you can see from below, you had the right nationality for the painter.

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:15 AM

Dec 2012

The Spanish artists of that day had that religious mysticism thing goiing, altho Goya was pretty much anti-clerical as befitted his era. This predates Goya...

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Hello, my little pretties! Time for your Friday Afternoon Challenge: “Wild Manners of Fantasy and [View all] CTyankee Dec 2012 OP

Is #6 a Goya? broiles Dec 2012 #1

no. CTyankee Dec 2012 #3

As you can see from below, you had the right nationality for the painter. CTyankee Dec 2012 #23

I got the subject matter of #1 right but never heard of the painter. Shrike47 Dec 2012 #2

do you know the painter's name? CTyankee Dec 2012 #4

Yes but I cheated. Shrike47 Dec 2012 #5

Interesting painting, no? CTyankee Dec 2012 #6

#6: El Greco - Fable pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #7

Hmm, You know I thought it was more shrouded in mystery than that! Glad to hear the CTyankee Dec 2012 #9

These are tough! pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #17

It was an interesting time in art history, to say the least... CTyankee Dec 2012 #20

#4 is very familiar! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #8

No, there is no Rape of Lucrece here... CTyankee Dec 2012 #10

Thanks! I always enjoy your Friday challenges! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #11

thanks, but some of these are a little weird...I wonder about that era in art... CTyankee Dec 2012 #15

Thanks. Actually, the theme of the painting you commented on is quite a popular one CTyankee Dec 2012 #16

Oh, dear, where are my art history majors? CTyankee Dec 2012 #12

or you could just caption them. wyldwolf Dec 2012 #13

You know, I thought of that! CTyankee Dec 2012 #14

A guess on #2... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #18

oh, is THAT what he's doing with the scales? I was wondering (not brought up CTyankee Dec 2012 #19

That's just a guess based on other Last Judgment depictions pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #21

I should have known that since I have seen the van der weyden before. CTyankee Dec 2012 #22

St. Michael is a natty dresser... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #24

Well the artist who did this St. Michael also did another, more famous, one and it was CTyankee Dec 2012 #25

Crivelli or Piero? pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #27

Wow,you know your St. Michaels! Both of those are fabulous, but this isn't one of them. CTyankee Dec 2012 #32

#2 horseshoecrab Dec 2012 #49

Congratulations, horseshoecrab! pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #50

Thanks pinboy3niner! horseshoecrab Dec 2012 #52

any idea of what appears to be a medallion on St. Michaels elbow? CTyankee Dec 2012 #54

Just... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #55

OK, you get to rest now, but you better be in good shape for next week! CTyankee Dec 2012 #56

do you have a guess on the flying house? CTyankee Dec 2012 #26

The flying house one is driving me nuts Warpy Dec 2012 #28

It refers to a legend about the Holy Family's house that dates back to the 13th CTyankee Dec 2012 #31

Found the legend: The Translation of the Holy House of Loreto pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #36

Thanks, I hadn't seen the Gatti work, which treats the subject with more typical CTyankee Dec 2012 #40

Here's your Crivelli and Piero CTyankee Dec 2012 #44

i think you mean elvis costello. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #57

I can't believe I screwed that up. CTyankee Dec 2012 #60

:>) HiPointDem Dec 2012 #61

Yes, I remember that one Warpy Dec 2012 #58

Hey, you're one of the sane ones. I'm more than a little crazy over art... CTyankee Dec 2012 #62

You and me both! pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #53

No.1 - is it Susannah and the Elders? velvet Dec 2012 #29

It is not Parmagianino, but you nailed the theme. CTyankee Dec 2012 #30

So it's by Allori, I see from your post below velvet Dec 2012 #64

oh, he's a fine artist. Of all the Mannerists, he's one I really like... CTyankee Dec 2012 #66

Is is because most "Susannah and the Elders" paintings depict the elders entanglement Dec 2012 #65

perhaps! Mannerist turbulence here...what you can't see is the lower edgeof the CTyankee Dec 2012 #67

HINT: the period of time covered with all of these paintings except for #3 is between CTyankee Dec 2012 #33

#4 horseshoecrab Dec 2012 #34

thanks. this particular era isn't very popular and it didn't last long. Its rejection of CTyankee Dec 2012 #35

A cloud! TuxedoKat Dec 2012 #38

#5 Walter Keane suffragette Dec 2012 #37

You might call Fiorentino the Keane of his time...I mean really. CTyankee Dec 2012 #41

Yes, can't say I connect to any of it suffragette Dec 2012 #70

and yet there are some art scholars who find their works delightful. CTyankee Jan 2013 #71

#5 : Rosso Fiorentino - Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #39

Now you see where I got the name for my Challenge! (I love stealing this stuff). CTyankee Dec 2012 #42

Do you mean #3? pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #43

sorry, I meant #1. CTyankee Dec 2012 #45

I was hoping someone had gotten that one... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #46

He is alessandro allori who was raised by Bronzini, both big Mannerists. CTyankee Dec 2012 #47

Thanks! I just learned the legend of 'Susanna and the Elders'... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #48

referenced in leonard cohen's 'hallelujah' i think... wait, no delilah & bathsheba... HiPointDem Dec 2012 #59

AHA! #3: Annibale Carracci - Translation of the Holy House (aka Madonna of Loreto) pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #51

Caravaggio: keepin' it real! velvet Dec 2012 #63

I actually designed an Independent Study in grad school just on Caravaggio but it CTyankee Dec 2012 #68

Thank you velvet Dec 2012 #69