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63. Id love to see that movie again!

Reply to Tansy_Gold (Reply #61)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 01:48 PM

Jul 2013

And I'm eager to see how Clooney treats this story. I admire him a lot...

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Hi, DUers. Time for your Friday Afternoon Challenge: �The Connection�! [View all] CTyankee Jul 2013 OP

K/R and my initial "shot in the dark" guess about the connection was... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #1

Not stolen. CTyankee Jul 2013 #3

No shoes!!! valerief Jul 2013 #2

Thanks. Nice to see you here! CTyankee Jul 2013 #4

#1 looks like Zimmerman, #2 is Snowden, #3 shows a drone strike, #4 ... wait, what ... 11 Bravo Jul 2013 #5

Yeah, I thought everybody needed a little break. I was getting a bit Zimmerman deranged myself... CTyankee Jul 2013 #14

And that's why you are a DU treasure! 11 Bravo Jul 2013 #28

Yeah, I know #5 is problematic. But actually, it's part of a good, not a bad, story... CTyankee Jul 2013 #42

Wayell, let's see, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #6

no, that is not a "connection." But it sure is nice to see you here, Benton! CTyankee Jul 2013 #8

I thought the Annunciation for some reason (but #5?) but that seems to be a no-go. Shrike47 Jul 2013 #7

I love them (maybe not the battle scene so much)... CTyankee Jul 2013 #10

Foreigners! Nevernose Jul 2013 #9

well, pink was a big deal color back in the century the ones with all the pink were painted. CTyankee Jul 2013 #12

Jesus wrote the Constitution, though jberryhill Jul 2013 #26

Naw, you know me better than THAT, jberryhill! CTyankee Jul 2013 #35

some are pre-Renaissance and others are later Renaissance so I'll guess Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #11

They are not all in the Uffizi or any other one collection... CTyankee Jul 2013 #13

I don't think #1 is in the Uffizzi Nevernose Jul 2013 #16

You are right. Where does it reside? And who painted it? CTyankee Jul 2013 #19

Is it a Vermeer? Nevernose Jul 2013 #22

well, I hope she comes back soon...you need a little help here... CTyankee Jul 2013 #37

Okaayyy... ananda Jul 2013 #15

You got that part right! CTyankee Jul 2013 #20

I see a lot of angels ... oldhippie Jul 2013 #17

Quick guess Tansy_Gold Jul 2013 #18

I think St. Elizabeth is only in #1, based on the painting's title... CTyankee Jul 2013 #21

Well, i told you it was a quick guess! Tansy_Gold Jul 2013 #24

Thanks. There will be a major hint later if the mystery here is not solved...so drop by later... CTyankee Jul 2013 #27

I thought Tansy_Gold Jul 2013 #36

You are on a pretty good track...but keep going... CTyankee Jul 2013 #39

That's what I thought too. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #25

I know. This one is vexing. But I thought art folks would enjoy doing a bit of sleuthing around CTyankee Jul 2013 #29

They all have people in the background? Nevernose Jul 2013 #23

I never thought of that...interesting, but not the connection I am seeking here... CTyankee Jul 2013 #30

all have illusion of depth from vanishing points to foreshortening, etc. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #31

one in particular represents a deviation from the Renaissance ideal of linear perspective... CTyankee Jul 2013 #33

2 are medieval and the rest are Renaissance or early modern. Deep13 Jul 2013 #32

Most do, but it is not the connection that these have in art history... CTyankee Jul 2013 #34

1.The Visitation by Jacopo da ontormo, 2.The Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto, avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #38

Yes. They are all in Florence but that is not the connection. Lotsa art in Florence... CTyankee Jul 2013 #40

Gee well how did I do identifying the art? avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #41

You got 'em. How didja do it? Or didja just know them? CTyankee Jul 2013 #43

Remembered most of them from my art history class a lifetime ago. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #44

wow. that was one helluva good art history class! I wish I had had that...altho I've loved my CTyankee Jul 2013 #45

Something to do with the Medicis? Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #46

good guess, but it is not anything to do with the Medici. CTyankee Jul 2013 #47

Here is your major HINT CTyankee Jul 2013 #48

That is Sandro Botticelli's La Primavera pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #49

I think this is the connection. ananda Jul 2013 #55

Yes, and the Italians kept this repository a secret from the Germans. They never got their hands CTyankee Jul 2013 #58

You are RIGHT! CTyankee Jul 2013 #57

The story of the rescue of the art treasures is impressive pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #59

Thanks! I hadn't seen the article. However, I did read Brey's book, "The Venus Fixers." CTyankee Jul 2013 #60

Thank you! Tansy_Gold Jul 2013 #61

Id love to see that movie again! CTyankee Jul 2013 #63

40+ years apart Tansy_Gold Jul 2013 #77

Just found it on Youtube! The whole movie! CTyankee Jul 2013 #78

I thought googling wasn't allowed? BainsBane Jul 2013 #65

I try to explain that there is a way to cheat directly by finding the image location and pasting it CTyankee Jul 2013 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Jul 2013 #66

It's funny .. ananda Jul 2013 #50

BEAUTIFUL???!!!! elleng Jul 2013 #51

REACHING! TOUCHING! elleng Jul 2013 #54

That's one of the most beautiful paintings ever BainsBane Jul 2013 #64

Also fuck Savonarola BainsBane Jul 2013 #67

I'm of two minds about Savonarola. While I am repulsed by his zealotry, he was also trying to CTyankee Jul 2013 #70

It's the Bonfire of the Vanities I hold against him BainsBane Jul 2013 #73

No, I am retired from Planned Parenthood of CT where I was director of Major Gifts. CTyankee Jul 2013 #74

What a wonderful way to spend your retirement BainsBane Jul 2013 #75

A few years back I toyed with the idea of getting an art history masters but the memory of CTyankee Jul 2013 #76

I wish I could go with you! chervilant Jul 2013 #79

That's great! I sometimes need a travel companion, but since I often use Road Scholar, they do offer CTyankee Jul 2013 #80

Variations of the Isis/Mary/etc. stories? nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #52

In Botticelli's "Spring", Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #53

No, #1 is The Visitation. However, it does resemble the renderings of the 3 graces in other CTyankee Jul 2013 #56

Grat challenge ...... oldhippie Jul 2013 #62

What was the connection? Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #69

See my post #57 for an explanation. CTyankee Jul 2013 #71

Yes it is quite a story. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #72