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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:01 PM Original message |
A toughie for the Friday Afternoon Challenge Question, kids! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hey, art majors! Ya gotta try on this one... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'll trot off to Google... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thanks, Peggy...you're a doll (as we USED to say back in the day!) |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wrong century but this one's pretty creepy |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. OMG. That face on the Christ child... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. OMG...Fat Tony Scalia as Christ! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Those Christ child renderings were STRANGE, IMO. Even Lippi's Child |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. My first thought went to |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Your suggestion came a little earlier than this one... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Is the artist Spanish? n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. No. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Italian? Florentine? Venetian? Genoan? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well, guess... |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Tibaldi? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Right church, wrong pew...good for you! |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. and this pew? Tibaldi or Nosadella? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I'm sorry, it's not Tibaldi. But I must confess I don't know this artist. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Pellegrino Tibaldi or Nosadella? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. No, neither. The 16th century, yes. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Perino del Vaga, The Nativity ?? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. No, but on right track... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Is the artist's name recognizable to most people? n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. No. For art majors and anyone who has seen it, yes... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
15. Cela? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. No, that's too pretty. This painting is definitely by a disturbed individual in a disturbed time... |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Raphael - Sistine Madonna? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Not Raphael, but you have a right track with that painting... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. Larry Van Pelt? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Much earlier than van pelt... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yeah, I know... but he's still super-creepy. n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Some art critics today have said that we live in a time that is comparable to this artist's era. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Arcimboldo? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. No, I know the veggie thing is weird, but the one I have in mind is |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. Sebastiano Mainardi, Madonna and Child with St. Nicholas of Bari and St. Justina |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. No, think darker...and a little creepier...think spiny fingers... |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. I found it! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Whoa, that IS strange...but not the strange one I was seeking.... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. on edit; withdrawing this guess |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Right timeframe. And Grunewald is wonderful. But really too beautiful |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
39. Filippo Lippi "Madonna and Child" ? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Oh, no. This Madonna and Child is more of a nightmare... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm sure this isn't it, but doesn't this Christ look like Harpo Marx? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Ya know, it kinda does... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
60. Hah! Did you know this was also by Rosso Fiorentino? n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Yes, I did... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
43. OK this is a toughie. Let me ask the obvious: is the artist Italian? n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. yes. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. Caravaggio? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I thought him for a while. But didn't find what I was looking for. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. A lot of his stuff was considered offensive back then... |
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whyverne (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Hee hee, I was just looking at some of his paintings before I |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. No, not Caravaggio... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Yeah, i could have done a google search to see the century... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. No rest for the weary! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. Sorry, no rest for the weary...lol... |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. Ack! |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. You got it! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #51 |
69. She's a Vulcan |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. We have a WINNAH! Congrats! You did it, Blogslut! |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Darn. I just opened the thread ... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Nope. Look at the bottom of the painting...it is the putti conversing with each other. cute. |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Awwww!!!! On edit: |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. Isn't that ODD? In that painting? How strange is that...? |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. LOL! Cropping, it's not new stuff. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. A little crazy, isn't it? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. I finally got it by doing a Google search for |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. How many of my Challenges have you won? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. This is just my second win |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. What was your other one? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:41 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. The one with Salome |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Well, you weren't working with an image and it isn't a very famous painting. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. No |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. The Mannerists were bizarre, weren't they? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Well, I guess they were breaking free from iconism |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. But the Mannerists were breaking free from the rational Renaissance artists. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Like I said, I'm no scholar |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. You certainly have a discerning eye! |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Sadly, no |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Well, you MUST go to Florence. Come with us, four broads abroad, |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. That sounds lovely |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. Thanks. we certainly are...got lots to see...Florence is fabulous for art. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #52 |
75. It amuses the hell out of me that these two putti ended up in so many American homes... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:22 PM Original message |
dupe. deleted. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I know, we love our putti. But at least Raphael was a GREAT artist. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
96. Well, I wouldn't go so far as "charming," but I will say... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. They look like my daughters when they were 4 & 2. Seriously. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. It's funny how these images are construed differently according to different times, isn't it? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-26-10 08:13 AM Response to Reply #80 |
97. Quite. This is the coolest lounge thread, ever, btw. Thanks! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #52 |
87. Very interesting |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. I know, without a pic it is VERY difficult...thanks for your patience... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. I look forward to your Friday |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 08:01 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Great. Next week will be something NEW! Be sure to check in around 5 pm next Friday! |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
92. Was the baboon named bubbles? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. No, but it's funny that he was able to get a baboon in Florence, Italy in the 15th century. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
84. This was an entertaining thread |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. Awesome band name |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. there ya go... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-25-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. Nothing is new under the sun is it? nt |
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