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Restorer finds hidden pig in 1600's Dutch work
Illini.com ^
| August 31st, 2009
| staff reporter
Posted on 08/31/2009 3:21:49 PM PDT by Daffynition
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AP Photo/Calvin College, Joel ZwartThis undated photo released by Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., shows the painting Barn Interior before it underwent restoration. An image of a flayed pig has been painted over. AP Photo/Calvin College, Joel Zwart
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:22:53 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Daffynition
It was originally titled “Th...Th...That’s All, Volks!”
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:24:53 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
To: Daffynition
Great post, thanks.
Have a long time interest in Dutch art especially the 16th and 17th cen.
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:26:45 PM PDT
by
SoCalPol
(Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
To: jessduntno
LOL .... shortest thread in FRistory ...You Da WINNA!
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:27:44 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: SoCalPol
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:30:00 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Daffynition
But dogs can’t tell it’s not bacon.
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:31:17 PM PDT
by
SeeSharp
To: SeeSharp
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:36:45 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Daffynition; All
Per chance ... was a copy of Obama’s long-form birth certificate also found in the picture ???
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:37:42 PM PDT
by
Lmo56
To: Daffynition
I’m just guessing but I suspect that the artist felt that it dominated the painting. Personally I like it better without the pig.
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:42:03 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: Lmo56
Erm ...uh.........I think that would come with a fleecing in a sheep painting. ;-D
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:42:09 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Lmo56
Noes, OBammy BC not heres either, not even painted over ...
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:45:28 PM PDT
by
webschooner
(First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win -- Mahatma Gandhi)
To: cripplecreek
This is the conservationist's website You're going to have to do some clicking [I don't know how else to do it; it's too large for a screen capture], but your interesting comment is addressed.
Click - case studies
Click - 2009 Historical Rewards: A Dutch and a Flemish Discovery.
Click - Enter
The first four pages contain interesting historical and genre info.
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:52:28 PM PDT
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Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Daffynition
The Dutch painters of people in daily life and surrounding
are the best.
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posted on
08/31/2009 3:57:09 PM PDT
by
SoCalPol
(Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
To: Daffynition
Does it look like this?
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:00:14 PM PDT
by
AndrewC
To: SoCalPol; Daffynition
This is fascinating. Real - not Photoshopped - layers.
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:01:44 PM PDT
by
Sparko
(Obama & czars: castrating Congress, perverting the Constitution, and emptying our wallets)
To: Daffynition
Thank you much. Its pretty obvious that a butchered animal was an extremely common scene at that time. Sounds like I may have been correct in assuming the pig was painted over to redirect the viewers eye to the center of the painting.
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08/31/2009 4:04:06 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: SoCalPol
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:13:48 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Daffynition
"It's this grotesque scene, this butchered animal hanging in a barn......"I don't consider it to be a "grotesque scene" at all! Daily life with abundant food isn't grotesque. What I find odd is the head like object to the left of the ladder on the floor. Any ideas as to what it is?
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08/31/2009 4:17:28 PM PDT
by
Grammy
(politics... poli ( many ) tics ( blood suckers ))
To: Grammy
Any enlarged image I could find seems to cut that shape right off ...I don’t know, it could be saddlebags or some leathery item. ;)
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posted on
08/31/2009 4:26:32 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
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