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In reply to the discussion: Shroud of Turin [View all]okasha
(11,573 posts)60. Assuming the picture on the cover of his book
is Joe Nickell's version--it's better than some attempts to reproduce the image, but it loses way too much detail to be a real possibility. I've seen other attempts using a contact process (the "hot statue" thing, eg.,) and they all have the same problem.
Art vocabulary is changing, by the way. Many pastel and colored pencil artists now refer to their works as paintings. It's a response to the unfortunate tendency of viewers and buyers to regard "mere" drawings as of lesser worth because they assume the pieces are easier to produce. They aren't.
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Do not have cable but I keep hearing how "The History Channel " is rewriting history
lunasun
Jul 2013
#58
Not to say you're wrong again, scottie, but the term here would be brunaille, not grisaille.
rug
Jul 2013
#17
The only time I'm surrounded by blather is when you go off on one of your usual tangents.
rug
Jul 2013
#51
You know, if you would clear your mind of preconceived notions every so often, you'll do better.
rug
Jul 2013
#30
I' glad to see you approach the study of unusual phenomena with an open mind.
AlbertCat
Jul 2013
#65
There is zero evidence for photographic processes before the 19th century.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#80
Unfortunately that is not visible to me due to the way DU's ignore feature works.
trotsky
Jul 2013
#55