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Painted pearl unlocks secret of Raphael's love
Reuters ^
| 6/17/05
| Clara Ferreira-Marques
Posted on 06/19/2005 1:18:03 PM PDT by wagglebee
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Interesting theory.
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:18:04 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
I remember the paintings from Western Civ class my freshman year of college, but we didn't hear the gory details :-).
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:25:37 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Children don't need counting, because whatever number you have, you never have enough.")
To: wagglebee
To: wagglebee
You mean he wasn't a homosexual? I thought that every artists, musician, writer, leader, philosopher, etc., going back to the year one, was a homosexual.
/sarcasm
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:29:26 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(FACT: You can get more reliable information in a beauty shop, than from the media)
To: Tax-chick
If you click on the Reuters link, you can see the painting.
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:30:55 PM PDT
by
tiamat
("I live in my own little world. But it's okay. They know me here.")
To: wagglebee
Good article and interesting theory.
Have you ever watched the Sister Wendy programs on (ugh), PBS? Sister Wendy is a British Catholic nun who has some of the most interesting takes on many artists and art works. I think I learned more from her than a host of teachers that I had over the years.
I love Raphael's work, but Da Vinci's is the best IMHO! :*)
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:31:19 PM PDT
by
asp1
To: conservative cat
Cool....Died at 37. Imagine what we could have before us if he lived another 20 years.
Did he die a natural death?
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:31:27 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: conservative cat
It would make a great movie, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
Leni
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:32:22 PM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Remember, Half the People You Know are Below Average)
To: wagglebee
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:33:06 PM PDT
by
mel
To: wagglebee
To: Paul Atreides
"You mean he wasn't a homosexual?"
Nah, Raphael was merely a fornicator. Leonardo was the one who was a homo, and Michelangelo was a manic-depressive. These High Renaissance Masters were quite a bunch.
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:35:49 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: wagglebee
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posted on
06/19/2005 1:37:07 PM PDT
by
rawhide
To: GSlob
Leonardo was the one who was a homo is that true? he did have a very distant relationship with his father...
To: latina4dubya
Yes, it is true. He had a young pupil, Salai(?) by name, and in Leonardo's notebooks and drawings there are enough references in rather graphic detail, properly fit for a VERY adult magazine.
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posted on
06/19/2005 2:00:16 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: wagglebee
"It is hard to overstate Raphael's status in Rome -- he was a superstar. The distance separating them was like that which today would separate George Clooney and his cleaner."
Really...I wonder if anyone asked the "cleaner" if she is slightly motivated to get in bed with short and smelly Clooney. So typical of A loopy European dilettante saying something like this.
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posted on
06/19/2005 3:00:45 PM PDT
by
eleni121
('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
To: wagglebee
I put only a tiny bit of effort into matching image size, brightness, etc, but,
Unless Rapahel painted all ears the same,
I'd say the "Fornarina" and the" Velata" portray the same woman. Fornarina/Velata
(FWIW, in the full image, the "Fornarina" looks pregnant, to me...)
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posted on
06/19/2005 3:44:11 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
(ATTN, ACLU & NAACP: There's no constitutionally protected right to NOT be offended -- Shove It!)
To: Sacajaweau
I thought he'd died of diseases as a result of fooling around with court women. But I could not find verification of this on line.
Raphael School of Athens 1510-12
Raphael detail of the above work, with Raphael's self-portrait second from the right
Raphael detail again, with his lover looking at us. I had never heard this before, but sounds plausible to me. However, I think the lady in School of Athens looks prettier and different from Fornarina.
BTW, that slumped figure in the middle is Michelangelo, added to the painting after Raphael got a sneak peak at the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo is moody and is posed somewhat like his prophets on the edge of the Sistine Chapel.
Raphael of Michelangelo vs. Michelangelo's Isaiah
To: Sam Cree; Liz; Joe 6-pack; woofie; vannrox; giotto; iceskater; Conspiracy Guy; B Knotts; Dolphy; ...
Art Ping.
Let Sam Cree or I know if you want on or off the list.
To: Sam Cree; Liz; Joe 6-pack; woofie; vannrox; giotto; iceskater; Conspiracy Guy; B Knotts; Dolphy; ...
Art Appreciaton/Education ping list.
Let me know if you want on or off this list. This is not a recent "class," but it is still interesting.
The next "class" on Cubism is coming up in a day or two.
To: Republicanprofessor
These have turned into such fascinating threads.
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posted on
06/19/2005 4:24:15 PM PDT
by
Dante3
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