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longship

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52. It does say "Women of Desire" in the title.

Fri May 3, 2013, 05:57 PM

May 2013

Second, it's art! And one thing we can say about art is that it objectifies anything it depicts.

The only other way one could avoid that is to outlaw the human form being depicted. And although there are some who do that, it has not been historically prevalent in most cultures.

Plus, the weekly challenge is never, and has never been about maligning anybody. It's about visual art history.

Thanks.

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Here we are again, DUers! Just in time for the Friday Afternoon Challenge: “Women of Desire!” [View all] CTyankee May 2013 OP

Number four is... WCGreen May 2013 #1

Ha! Pretty dramatic... CTyankee May 2013 #7

pregnant kardonb May 2013 #69

I thought about that. As a feminist, I can see where you are coming from. However, it CTyankee May 2013 #95

Thank you... WCGreen May 2013 #98

... CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #99

No. 5 is... Brickbat May 2013 #2

Yep. I just love it... CTyankee May 2013 #8

That was the only one of the bunch that I had seen.... WCGreen May 2013 #12

Great answer. It is a classic pre-Raphaelite work. entanglement May 2013 #26

That would make the female "The Lady in the Lake" longship May 2013 #33

doncha love it? CTyankee May 2013 #77

It's gorgeous! nt longship May 2013 #81

Dunno, elleng May 2013 #3

I know. I can't take my eyes off it! CTyankee May 2013 #9

The dress on the first reminds me of Klimt, but it isn't; # 6 is... joeybee12 May 2013 #4

Actually, there is no Salome here... CTyankee May 2013 #11

Guesses - pinto May 2013 #5

I was going to say Bathsheba for #2 PotatoChip May 2013 #10

You are correct! CTyankee May 2013 #15

Depicting the short hair is pretty cool... WCGreen May 2013 #20

I have the sense that her hair is "put up" as in a braid or a bun... CTyankee May 2013 #63

Gerome. Shrike47 May 2013 #21

Not to mention the OT...LOL... CTyankee May 2013 #24

Jean-Leon Gerome. entanglement May 2013 #34

BATHsheba for short. ;) nt longship May 2013 #96

I can see how you would have guessed these but they are not... CTyankee May 2013 #14

#6 looks to be Eve being tempted. longship May 2013 #6

I am not sure what that crescent moon is there for, if it is for anything...IMO it doesn't CTyankee May 2013 #22

#6-- Salome's Dance of the 7 Veils? Hekate May 2013 #28

No. Here's a HINT: she is NOT trying to entice. In fact, just the opposite...Look at her eyes CTyankee May 2013 #36

#1 reminds me of a Waterhouse The Straight Story May 2013 #13

there is no Waterhouse here... CTyankee May 2013 #16

Yeah, I have seen most of his works but the style reminds me of him (nt) The Straight Story May 2013 #17

Ah, there's a reason for that... CTyankee May 2013 #18

Is number two Bathsheba WCGreen May 2013 #19

It is. Who painted it? CTyankee May 2013 #23

Don't have a clue... WCGreen May 2013 #27

These are hard! Just guessing..... femmocrat May 2013 #25

No, there is no Renoir and no Rubens here... CTyankee May 2013 #37

Is one of them a Tintoretto? kentuck May 2013 #29

There isn't but I'm fascinated by your guess. Which one do you think looks like CTyankee May 2013 #45

#1 & #2 Tansy_Gold May 2013 #30

#1 -- Common Pre-raphaelite theme Tansy_Gold May 2013 #35

I KNEW I'd see you here! I remember you knowing this era very well. CTyankee May 2013 #39

Yup entanglement May 2013 #43

the whole idea is supposed to be about obsession, recalling a critique of Keats's poem. CTyankee May 2013 #47

Yeah. . . . Tansy_Gold May 2013 #51

Well, look at what happens to him after he kisses her...whammo... CTyankee May 2013 #53

I almost used a Bouguereau...but decided against it...lots of PRB... CTyankee May 2013 #38

I generally look at the pix Tansy_Gold May 2013 #46

Now I'm gonna have to read that book... CTyankee May 2013 #48

But but but... LostOne4Ever May 2013 #100

I love his work. I love the romanticizing of history by the pre Raphaelites. CTyankee May 2013 #102

#5 - Isolde? Or Ophelia? pinto May 2013 #31

aw, I'm sorry, no Isolde or Ophelia here. Wish I had thought of Isolde tho...hmm... CTyankee May 2013 #40

#2 entanglement May 2013 #32

Yep, it was guessed above... CTyankee May 2013 #42

Is #6 Judith and Holofernes? Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #41

No, no Judith here. But I can see how you went there. CTyankee May 2013 #44

Yes, let's objectify women even more. zappaman May 2013 #49

Really? This is art. CTyankee May 2013 #50

Must be John Ashcroft lurking here. Cleita May 2013 #68

yeah, and good lord I'm a huge feminist but I recognize that art is art and has a CTyankee May 2013 #71

In my art classes in a Catholic college taught by a nun and a male lay teacher in Cleita May 2013 #74

I'm not sure how to communicate this message to the poster, tho. He seems to have CTyankee May 2013 #76

During the Renaissance, from what I understand you were contracted by Cleita May 2013 #79

Of course, what we have to remember is that Klimt was inspired by the Byzantine art in CTyankee May 2013 #82

Fair enough. You are the expert here. Cleita May 2013 #83

I am NO expert. I am an amateur art historian. I love art and research it all the time. CTyankee May 2013 #86

It does say "Women of Desire" in the title. longship May 2013 #52

Seriously? Seriously? panader0 May 2013 #55

As paintings, they are already objects. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #97

#4 Hint please? entanglement May 2013 #54

I was thinking the same. I've seen it before. longship May 2013 #57

I know. This really looks like an unfinished work by a famous painter. I don't know why CTyankee May 2013 #59

Still trying #4 entanglement May 2013 #65

We've got 1 and 2 and I know I've seen 6 today but can't remember where... Shrike47 May 2013 #56

Susannah? (of Susannah and the Elders) Shrike47 May 2013 #58

actually, no Susannahs here... CTyankee May 2013 #60

#6 is Titian, Diana (and Acteon) Shrike47 May 2013 #61

Wow, did my hint lead you to it? CTyankee May 2013 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author JimDandy May 2013 #101

Well, #4 is Psyche? longship May 2013 #64

You are on the right track... CTyankee May 2013 #72

Psyche Abandoned by Jacques-Louis David! longship May 2013 #84

Good for YOU! What led you to this? CTyankee May 2013 #87

It popped into my head. longship May 2013 #89

It's a wonder that my own brain cells function! I can't remember sh*t... CTyankee May 2013 #92

#4has to be Beaogero however he spelled it. OffWithTheirHeads May 2013 #66

It's Bouguereau, and I don't think it's his. longship May 2013 #67

No, but the same era... CTyankee May 2013 #73

I think #2 is Bathsheba. Knightraven May 2013 #70

Yes, it is and it was guessed. It is Bathsheba and it is by Gerome, a French painter of the CTyankee May 2013 #75

#3 is NOT guessed, folks! Here's your challenge! CTyankee May 2013 #78

And we don't know who did #4? CTyankee May 2013 #80

Jacques-Louis David "Psyche Abandoned" #4!!! longship May 2013 #85

What really tipped it for you? Tell, tell... CTyankee May 2013 #88

Posted up thread. Sorry for the double post. longship May 2013 #91

I love it that you are excited! We all should be with this gorgeous art... CTyankee May 2013 #93

I have no idea...but that's Terence Stamp in #5! Honeycombe8 May 2013 #90

Wow, look at that "look"! CTyankee May 2013 #94