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To: Don Pueblo who wrote (46)	8/20/2001 5:37:59 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 268

Amazing how the complexity of painting increases from Pippi to Rembrandt etc like the evolution of our minds and ourselves ... we learned a certain new depth to our perceptions and began to realized and evolve it on canvas , and over time the eye of the beholder starts to crave more and the painters provided it .... first religion and the saints were painted , and then artists & painting became religion and the saints.. ...well they were saints in that they were living more real lives than others and saw more that lived in the world...cause they used their "eyes" too see, though they were often considered only "hired" help , they were the ones who changed so much of the landscape of seeing. we learn to see more of the world , as we admit more of the world inwardly to our own selves . We saw that the earth was round a 1000 yrs before ...but they weren't allowed to paint it ....you couldn't go there <g> feelings become colors , and shade becomes mood textures becomes shade , and shade becomes color... and we opened up ourselves as we painted down thru the centuries...new insights , new eyes to see with... and a little smile , could last a while ,said the lady Mona Lisa to all the women who were to follow her... ;-)

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (46)	8/20/2001 7:11:11 PM
From: SusieQ1065	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 268

That Van Eyck is astonishing, TLC...you have some wonderful favorites.. another Rembrandt.. Descent from the Cross ibiblio.org

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (46)	8/21/2001 12:29:26 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 268

Tastes Like Chicken Referencing the Van Eyck, you wrote (The jpeg is larger than the actual painting, the single most astounding example of craftsmanship in oil paint that I have ever seen, and it's in New York City) What is the actual size?

To: Don Pueblo who wrote (46)	8/21/2001 12:46:42 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Respond to of 268

Van Eyck painting is awesome...great detail it was meant to scare the bejesus out of the illiterates-(hell anyone that believes) and inspire hope beyond their dismal lives like the work of Giotto at Padua mystudios.com I don't know where I can find on-line the part of the frescoe of the Last Judgement where ... I just found it in the same site-- the pictures on the main page can be viewed in greater detail mystudios.com and the lower right corner with Satan-- you still cannot see him very good but Giotto has him (satan) how would you say-- excreting a sinner--besides torture and various maladies carried out on the damned-- now thats vivid and that was in the 1300's-- got a book describing the history of hell and doom and gloom-- good stuff-- mainly on Christainity's version of hell which is more chaotic than Hindu many levels of hell and Buddism's thousand levels and even egyptian times with their book of the dead has similarities... must be universal to fear what would happen to oneself being considered bad, naughty or vile-- makes good paintings though.