Jedi Council Forums - Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: "The Birth of the World" by Joan Miro (1925)

Post Reply | Active Topic Notification | Previous Active Topic | Next Active Topic

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 » - Previous | Next | Reload

Author	Topic: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: "The Birth of the World" by Joan Miro (1925)
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/5/07 4:21pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Sandro Botticelli "The Birth of Venus"
	You've been to the Uffizi?
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Chancellor_Ewok Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 6/6/07 2:06pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Sandro Botticelli "The Birth of Venus"
	Zaz posted: You've been to the Uffizi? In the 11th grade. I also saw the David and the Piatta in Rome. Do you hate me yet? -----signature----- http://tlongpublications.wordpress.com/ http://tlongportfolio.wordpress.com/ http://thestarsailors.wordpress.com/
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/6/07 4:08pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Sandro Botticelli "The Birth of Venus"
	I hate you.
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
DT421 Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 6/7/07 10:13am Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Sandro Botticelli "The Birth of Venus"
	Zaz posted: It is unknown who the patron was, or what the occasion. Such a large painting on a non-religious subject was rare. The best guess at that is that it may have been painted for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici's Villa di Castello. -----signature----- rhonderoo "We have to believe in free will. We've got no choice." - Isaac Bashevis Singer "There is in every village a torch - the teacher: and an extinguisher - the clergyman." - Victor Hugo
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/8/07 9:15pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Sandro Botticelli "The Birth of Venus"
	Next: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni" 1488, tempera on panel, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This portrait is symbolic...the book reflects the woman's learning, the coral beads, a rosary (she's pious), and there is an inscription, "Art, would that you could represent character and mind! There would be no more beautiful painting on earth." The portrait was based on a drawing for a full-scare fresco; the sitter was a minor bystander in it. She also died in childbirth in the year inscribed on the portrait, so the portrait was posthumous.
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Black-Pearl Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 6/9/07 5:30am Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni"
	Is that what you're looking for? -----signature----- • Captain Garust -- POTC III I Love the Amphitheatre!
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/9/07 9:15am Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni"
	See? I only get a post in this damn thread when I make a mistake. [mutter, mutter, mutter]
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Black-Pearl Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 6/9/07 9:29am Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni"
	Lol, I think it's a beautiful painting. Did you analyze all of these yourself or is it off a site? -----signature----- • Captain Garust -- POTC III I Love the Amphitheatre!
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/9/07 9:35am Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni"
	I have a book from the Folio Society, with large illustrations. Very nice.
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Black-Pearl Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 6/9/07 9:39am Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni"
	Not enough people on the boards appreciate art. Put a naked picture up there you'll get thousands of replies. -----signature----- • Captain Garust -- POTC III I Love the Amphitheatre!
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/9/07 7:32pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Domenico Ghirlandaio, "Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni"
	You'll also get banned... Next: Leonardo da Vinci, "Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine" (Cecilia Gallerani) c. 1490, oil on panel, Czartoryski Museum, Cracow The ermine symbolizes purity and moderation. He has a lot of personality.
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Black-Pearl Registered: Jun '07	Date Posted: 6/9/07 7:35pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Leonardo da Vinci, "Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine"
	I will? Even if it's purely for the sake of art? That picture is kind of bland in my opinion. Needs more colour and the lady could lighten up a little bit! -----signature----- • Captain Garust -- POTC III I Love the Amphitheatre!
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/10/07 8:50pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: Leonardo da Vinci, "Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine" - Date Edited: 2/16/08 8:14pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Next: "Self-Portrait at 28" by Albrecht Durer c. 1500, oil on panel, Alte Pinokothek, Munich Durer was apparently the first artist to do independent self-portraits, though some artists portrayed themself in a scene. He did one at 22, 26, and this was the third, at 28. He painted at least one subsequent one, now lost. He darkened his hair and elongated his features to give himself a Christ-like appearance. Here's the one at age 22: And at 26:
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 6/10/07 8:57pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: "Self Portrait at 28" by Albrecht Durer
	Durer was a true master; the personality shines through this one. That gaze is incredibly direct. -----signature----- Don't be a fool, don't be blind Heart of mine If you can't do the time, don't do the crime Heart of mine
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History
Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 6/11/07 9:58pm Subject: RE: Folio Society's 100 Greatest Paintings: "Self Portrait at 28" by Albrecht Durer
	Next: Vittore Carpaccio "St. Augustine in his Study" c. 1502-8, oil and tempera on canvas, Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice Usually identified as St. Jerome, this painting actually depicts St. Augustine, who described a moment when an unexplained light entered the room while he was writing a letter to St. Jerome. He knew by this that Jerome was dead. This painting shows that moment.
	Post Reply \| Quote Reply \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 » - Previous | Next | Reload