Comments for Painting of the Month http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth Monthly Masterpieces Selected and Commented on by Peter Sheesley, Enjoy and Add Comments If You'd Like Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:14:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on February 2011: Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Diana and Cupid, 1761 by Joseph Adames http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=109&cpage=1#comment-360 Joseph Adames Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:14:10 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=109#comment-360 This is definitely one of the greatest paintings ever done by Pompeo Batoni. This is definitely one of the greatest paintings ever done by Pompeo Batoni.

]]> Comment on July 2010: Velázquez, The Fable of Arachne, c. 1657 by MsKupfer http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=61&cpage=1#comment-352 MsKupfer Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:49:19 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=61#comment-352 Are there any other art historian etc. interpreted on this art work? If so, who are they? Are there any other art historian etc. interpreted on this art work? If so, who are they?

]]> Comment on August 2010: Bougeareau, Shepherdess, 1889 by admin http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-339 admin Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:10:49 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=67#comment-339 Ronaldo, I own Fronia E. Wissman's "Bouguereau," Pomegranate, 1st ed. 1996. You can find the paperback edition on Amazon for as low as $15--it's well worth that price. The reproductions are pretty good, and the text is informative too. It may not be the definitive Bouguereau monograph (I'm not sure what is) but it's good. You'd probably have to get into some scholarly journals to find out details about the painter's life and methods. Good luck! Peter Ronaldo,
I own Fronia E. Wissman’s “Bouguereau,” Pomegranate, 1st ed. 1996. You can find the paperback edition on Amazon for as low as $15–it’s well worth that price. The reproductions are pretty good, and the text is informative too. It may not be the definitive Bouguereau monograph (I’m not sure what is) but it’s good. You’d probably have to get into some scholarly journals to find out details about the painter’s life and methods. Good luck!
Peter

]]> Comment on August 2010: Bougeareau, Shepherdess, 1889 by ronaldo adoptante http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-338 ronaldo adoptante Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:46:36 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=67#comment-338 could you please publish or recommend a book written about this great master....a compliation of his works in glossy pages will be highly appreciated...thank you very much for writing a much needed honor for this forgotten master could you please publish or recommend a book written about this great master….a compliation of his works in glossy pages will be highly appreciated…thank you very much for writing a much needed honor for this forgotten master

]]> Comment on March 2011: Martin Drolling, Interior of a Kitchen, 1815 by Martino http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=113&cpage=1#comment-334 Martino Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:00:27 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=113#comment-334 Amazing, thanks you. Amazing, thanks you.

]]> Comment on July 2010: Velázquez, The Fable of Arachne, c. 1657 by admin http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=61&cpage=1#comment-333 admin Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:24:31 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=61#comment-333 Thanks for your comment Tim! I don't think Berger writes about the social class comparison. Your observation adds to my experience of the painting--and I especially like the parallel with the Arachne myth. Thanks for your comment Tim! I don’t think Berger writes about the social class comparison. Your observation adds to my experience of the painting–and I especially like the parallel with the Arachne myth.

]]> Comment on July 2010: Velázquez, The Fable of Arachne, c. 1657 by tim lowly http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=61&cpage=1#comment-327 tim lowly Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:18:39 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=61#comment-327 I love this painting. I don't know if Berger goes on to note this, but in the overall context of Velazquez's subtly subversive practice of portraying the culturally marginal with surprising dignity this piece practically yells. Who is foregrounded here? Who is marginalized (visually)? In the foreground we have workers, weavers who make the tapestries such as the one being admired in the distance. The models for these subjects are apparently those who labor invisibly in the service of the wealthy and royalty. Here they are not only made visible, but they take on a status that, relative to the marginally represented royalty in the distance, mirror's the audacity of mortal Arachne's comparison with the goddess Pallas. I love this painting. I don’t know if Berger goes on to note this, but in the overall context of Velazquez’s subtly subversive practice of portraying the culturally marginal with surprising dignity this piece practically yells.
Who is foregrounded here? Who is marginalized (visually)?
In the foreground we have workers, weavers who make the tapestries such as the one being admired in the distance. The models for these subjects are apparently those who labor invisibly in the service of the wealthy and royalty. Here they are not only made visible, but they take on a status that, relative to the marginally represented royalty in the distance, mirror’s the audacity of mortal Arachne’s comparison with the goddess Pallas.

]]> Comment on August 2010: Bougeareau, Shepherdess, 1889 by ronaldo adoptante http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-319 ronaldo adoptante Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:45:08 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=67#comment-319 IF THERE ARE TWO GREATEST PAINTERS I ADMIRE MOST IT WILL ONLY BE VELAZQUEZ AND BOUGEAUREU...THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS MASTERPIECE....THOSE WHO ASSAILED HIM DURING HIS LIFETIME WAS BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT DO NOR IMITATE HIS GREAT WORKS.... IF THERE ARE TWO GREATEST PAINTERS I ADMIRE MOST IT WILL ONLY BE VELAZQUEZ AND BOUGEAUREU…THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS MASTERPIECE….THOSE WHO ASSAILED HIM DURING HIS LIFETIME WAS BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT DO NOR IMITATE HIS GREAT WORKS….

]]> Comment on November 2009: Antonio López García, Sink and Mirror, 1967 by ‘Sink and Mirror’ by Antonio Lopez Garcia — BruceOnShaving.com http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=15&cpage=1#comment-298 ‘Sink and Mirror’ by Antonio Lopez Garcia — BruceOnShaving.com Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:04:46 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=15#comment-298 [...] Of this picture one critic said: “Sink and Mirror is a combination of two paintings: the sink at bottom, the shelf with the mirror at top. Since the bathroom is narrow, the artist had to place himself very close to the subject, causing visual distortion of the vertical lines delineating the tiles. Rather than correct this, he has created a middle area, a sort of neutral band, in which the lines of the preliminary sketch are left visible as a record of process.” [...] [...] Of this picture one critic said: “Sink and Mirror is a combination of two paintings: the sink at bottom, the shelf with the mirror at top. Since the bathroom is narrow, the artist had to place himself very close to the subject, causing visual distortion of the vertical lines delineating the tiles. Rather than correct this, he has created a middle area, a sort of neutral band, in which the lines of the preliminary sketch are left visible as a record of process.” [...]

]]> Comment on January 2010: Titian, Supper at Emmaus, c. 1530 by admin http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=28&cpage=1#comment-297 admin Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:32:03 +0000 http://petersheesley.com/paintingofmonth/?p=28#comment-297 Dear Anne, Wonderful to hear that you own a copy of this painting. Unfortunately, I know nothing about the value of such things. I suppose if it is a copy made by another important artist, it might have extra value. It is great just to hear of a quality handmade copy, since the practice of making copies to learn from the original artist has much gone out of style. But I don't know what the baseline value is, and I don't know whether an auction or online would be best. I'd guess that the auction would be more reliable, but the online idea might by chance make a big score. Good Luck! Dear Anne,

Wonderful to hear that you own a copy of this painting. Unfortunately, I know nothing about the value of such things. I suppose if it is a copy made by another important artist, it might have extra value. It is great just to hear of a quality handmade copy, since the practice of making copies to learn from the original artist has much gone out of style. But I don’t know what the baseline value is, and I don’t know whether an auction or online would be best. I’d guess that the auction would be more reliable, but the online idea might by chance make a big score.

Good Luck!

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