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reteachinwi

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62. Madison is marvelous

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:09 PM

Mar 2013

When we went to the protests in 2011 at least a few of my colleagues and I were reluctant to leave. The Wikipedia synopsis mentioned the reflections of the upturned hat, the wrinkles in the pants echoing the wrinkles in the robe, the bent over the knees posture. The composition is credited to Nicolas Poussin's The Finding of Moses-"This is how a scene from everyday life suddenly becomes raised to the dignity of a history painting"- Charles Blanc, one of Seurat's teachers at the Ecole de Beaux Arts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathers_at_Asnières

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Make that three of us Aerows Mar 2013 #44

I don't see any similarity between 1a and 1b Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #3

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Ooo! I know #1 longship Mar 2013 #5

Yep. Isn't it wonderful how an college course involving art can linger so long in your CTyankee Mar 2013 #6

I have no idea, but it it's a lot earlier than Seurat. longship Mar 2013 #7

yes, the predecessor is a famous Renaissance artist. Seurat studied copies of his work CTyankee Mar 2013 #8

Piero della Francesca reteachinwi Mar 2013 #9

are you familiar with this work? Just wondering, since this is just a detail from it... CTyankee Mar 2013 #10

No, I recognized the Seurat reteachinwi Mar 2013 #15

Hey, my Master's degree is in Liberal Studies! CTyankee Mar 2013 #25

Madison is marvelous reteachinwi Mar 2013 #62

so happy to hear from outposts of liberalism abroad in the land! CTyankee Mar 2013 #64

I could tell it was the artist who does the itsy bitsy dot painting, Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #31

2a and 2b horseshoecrab Mar 2013 #11

amazed it took this long to get the Turner...he is so familiar to folks... CTyankee Mar 2013 #14

I found 4b right off the bat, but still stumped on 4a pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #12

It is a different event. Look more to style... CTyankee Mar 2013 #13

Reading about 4b, I've just learned that painters were often paid... countryjake Mar 2013 #16

Try including "Banquet" in your search... countryjake Mar 2013 #17

4a and 4b are by Tiepolo and Veronese, respectively pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #18

wonderful research, Pinboy! Congratulations! CTyankee Mar 2013 #20

3b by Chardin countryjake Mar 2013 #19

Tell me how you came to this... CTyankee Mar 2013 #21

I haven't been able to find 3a. countryjake Mar 2013 #28

that is because it isn't an "exact" copy of a Chardin work. It is more of a genre CTyankee Mar 2013 #32

Just love your posts! burrowowl Mar 2013 #22

Hey, thanks! Take a guess on 3a! CTyankee Mar 2013 #23

van Gogh, Cezanne, Pisarro marions ghost Mar 2013 #24

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18th century Dutch marions ghost Mar 2013 #33

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Well I thought 19th century marions ghost Mar 2013 #38

I know absolutely NOTHING about art Ratty Mar 2013 #35

Oh, thanks! Aren't they all beautiful? CTyankee Mar 2013 #36

My guess for 3a is Cezanne. DanTex Mar 2013 #37

what makes you think it is a Cezanne? CTyankee Mar 2013 #39

Because it looks "Cezanne-y"? DanTex Mar 2013 #40

well, well, you are correct...and the work is...??? CTyankee Mar 2013 #41

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I already guessed Cezanne marions ghost Mar 2013 #43

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OMG--here it is!!!! marions ghost Mar 2013 #48

"Paint your stovepipe." How did you get there? CTyankee Mar 2013 #49

I googled marions ghost Mar 2013 #53

I know it wasn't easy... CTyankee Mar 2013 #55

that flame is the heartbeat of the painting but I couldn't include it because it would CTyankee Mar 2013 #58

Yes and the stark contrast of the canvas marions ghost Mar 2013 #68

Wow, that's really neat Aerows Mar 2013 #47

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I like Cezanne's use of color in those Aerows Mar 2013 #54

The "black" in "Stove in the Studio" is quite interesting...an amalgam of color and a CTyankee Mar 2013 #56

It's really fascinating Aerows Mar 2013 #57

that is a good point! I never thought of it that way... CTyankee Mar 2013 #59

Probably a goofy way of putting it Aerows Mar 2013 #61

I know what you mean. the big paintings make you lose your focus because so much CTyankee Mar 2013 #65

I'm still getting kicks looking at Chardin's works, haven't even started Cezanne yet. countryjake Mar 2013 #69

maybe he sketched them first and then finished them in the painting? It does seem strange... CTyankee Mar 2013 #70

I Got Nuthin... WillyT Mar 2013 #60

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