A more famous painting by the same artist:
A more famous painting by the same artist:
The second one is The Uncertainty of the Poet, by Chiciro. Which led me to discovering that the first one is The Enigma of the Hour.
Here's the next one...
Last edited by MarkBastable; 11-24-2010 at 09:23 AM.
It is indeed the enigma of the hour
Don't know the current one.
It's 'Queen Eleanor' by Frederick Sandys. I can't remember where I've seen it, but the title popped into my mind as soon as I looked at it.
Right, here's one off the top of my head, though I suspect it won't remain a mystery for very long:
"I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche
Hercules at the Crossroads (Jealousy) by Albrecht Durer
Last edited by Emil Miller; 11-25-2010 at 06:29 PM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Paul Gauguin
The Sleeping Child
1884
http://www.lessing-photo.com/dispimg...19+&cr=70&cl=1
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Christ in Judgment Heaven and Hell.Originally Posted by stlukesguild
It appears to be a Russian painting but I haven't been able to trace the artist.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Nope... not Russian... and a rather major painter at that.
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I thought there might be a Russian connection because of the wording at the bottom of this picture.
However, The painting is Christ the Judge by Fra Angelico
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Shot at 2010-11-26
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas
The Cotton Exchange
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._Degas_016.jpg
One of my absolute gods of art. I don't think anyone has drawn as well since.
Next!
Last edited by stlukesguild; 11-26-2010 at 09:27 PM.
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Hmmm...
I keep coming back to the Sphinx and Oedipus. However, I have been unsuccessful in working that angle.
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It looks very much like Salome with the head of John the Baptist but I don't know the significance of the winged creature.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Is it Nicholas Kalmakoff? Salome Sphinx?
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Bingo!
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