I was gonna post something from Titian, but none of his paintings really come through as jpegs.
How about these...
Venus de Urbino (Uffizi)
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The Englishman. aka The man with the blue/green eyes. (Palazzo Pitti) --but I saw it in The Art Institute of Chicago... on a travelling exhibition with Raphaello's "Donna Velatta". Those eyes were so ... crystal clear and so penetrating, a real master piece. The rats would not allow me to photograph it, so here is second best, but it just does not show the eyes as they really are.
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Here is an interesting detail...
How different artists (and even the same one --Titian) see the same subject...
First Titian...
Danae... the pretty one. (Capodimonte)
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Another version, by Titian as well: (Museo del Prado)
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And... then
Danae... (The Hermitage) painted latter ---definitively NOT the pretty one --she must have been hit by PMS, or similar {g}
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Then by Rembrandt:
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and by Correggio (Antonio Allegri)
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This brings perhaps a question: Do we, (Men), see women as they really look like, or do we see them as we think our ideal is ?
** No need to answer that ** {g}
More Tiziano Vecellio (one of my favorites by the way)
Venus and Adonis (Museo Del Prado)
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Look at this contrast...
Venus with a mirror (National Gallery Washington DC) Titian:
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And same title, by Rubens (Vaduz)
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Again, the original work is 100 times better and yes, they would not let me photograph it.
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One more...
Sacred and Profane Love (Galleria Borghese)
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[I know which one I would choose]
Primavera by A. Botticelli (Uffizzi).
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Another Flora, this one by Guisseppe Arcimboldo...
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Signore Arcimboldo must have relatives in L.A. Because I have seen similar work there...
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Now... to prove I do not look at these paintings because of the naked women... {g}
I like this one too... Look at this blue ! (it has clothes)
Laura Di Dianti
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But how can I resist ??
St. Mary Magdalene (They should have made her a priestess... just look at those....
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ok... one last one...
A Knight of Malta (Uffizzi)
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Ok... good night for now... |
