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ART APPRECIATION THREAD--Vatican tour (the magnificent Bernini altar)
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| 23 April 2003
| Gwen M. McKinney
Posted on 04/08/2005 7:50:39 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Conspiracy Guy
You're a riot---but we love ya, anyway
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posted on
04/18/2005 1:45:33 PM PDT
by
Liz
(One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
To: Liz
I have a short or two in my wiring.
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posted on
04/18/2005 1:48:13 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Ask about free shipping !)
To: Liz
OK, that loacoon controversy is reasonably weird!
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posted on
04/18/2005 4:17:40 PM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: Conspiracy Guy
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posted on
04/18/2005 5:15:36 PM PDT
by
Liz
(One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
To: Sam Cree
Could be the woman's trying to make a name for herself as some sort of "authority."
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posted on
04/18/2005 5:16:51 PM PDT
by
Liz
(One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
To: Liz
Liz, would it be rude of me to ask how you are so knowledgable about art? Clearly your interest is strong.
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posted on
04/18/2005 5:45:48 PM PDT
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Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: Sam Cree
Several and varied reasons-----intellectual curiosity and gratification, and genes, to name a few.
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posted on
04/18/2005 6:04:57 PM PDT
by
Liz
(One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
To: Sam Cree
As much as I love David, the Pieta is to me his greatest work.
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posted on
04/18/2005 6:27:45 PM PDT
by
stands2reason
(When in doubt, err on the side of life.)
To: Sam Cree
My favorite script is Carolingian. I like a nice half-uncial as well.
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posted on
04/18/2005 6:34:02 PM PDT
by
stands2reason
(When in doubt, err on the side of life.)
To: Sam Cree
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posted on
04/18/2005 6:43:46 PM PDT
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stands2reason
(When in doubt, err on the side of life.)
To: stands2reason
OK, you're on the art ping list, thanks.
One of my figure drawing teachers thinks that Michaelangelo's drawings of women are just guys, with breasts added on.
I have to look and see if I think she's right. Clearly that's not the case with his Pieta, though. Agreed that it's his best.
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posted on
04/18/2005 6:50:00 PM PDT
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Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: Sam Cree
I'm going to try starting a freeper art gallery thread. Anyone who would like to exhibit their work there, would you please let me know and I'll start a ping list for that as well.
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posted on
04/18/2005 6:53:53 PM PDT
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Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: Liz
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posted on
04/19/2005 4:46:09 AM PDT
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Conspiracy Guy
(Ask about free shipping !)
To: Sam Cree
"One of my figure drawing teachers thinks that Michaelangelo's drawings of women are just guys, with breasts added on." A lot of art historians have made that same assessment. Another (and more politically correct) theory is that Michelangelo's women were modeled after women who were actually working in the marble quarries at the time. There is some documentation to support the fact that women did work there; however, there's nothing I'm aware of any more substantial supporting this supposition than the fact that yes, women did work in the quarries and presumably, were pretty well muscled. As such, there's a pretty good chance Mich. would have seen them.....
To: Sam Cree
Sam, please put me on the list to participate in the freeper art gallery. I started my watercolor class last week and really enjoyed it. The two hours was over before I knew it - so I think that's a good sign. I will need help with how to post images of my paintings.
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04/19/2005 6:44:42 AM PDT
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iceskater
("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." - Kipling)
To: Liz
Thanks for sharing your insights - I am learning a lot!
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04/19/2005 6:46:13 AM PDT
by
iceskater
("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." - Kipling)
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