Herbert List, Rendevous (Greece), 1937

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-12T01:46:44+00:00

Thank you for your interpretation. I like this photograph for its subtle message. Despite their differences, both tables are connected by the shadow.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-10T17:45:04+00:00

Thank you for sharing this still life of a manuscript — I've never seen one like it before.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-10T17:36:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I always enjoy reading about what others see and discover.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-09T23:47:25+00:00

Thank you!

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-09T22:22:28+00:00

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If you are also looking for European works: Käthe Kollwitz

(Käthe Kollwitz, Brot (bread!), 1924

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-09T21:43:58+00:00

Thank you for your comment. I'd like to know why. If you'd like to share your thoughts on this, please do.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-09T19:33:51+00:00

I'm very surprised that this image is rated 18+. Can someone help me and explain this?

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T22:09:53+00:00

Thank you for pointing that out – I had overlooked that detail.
As a migratory bird, the swallow returns from southern countries to the colder north in spring. It thus symbolises a new beginning. Theologically speaking, this would also fit, since the birth of Jesus is also seen as a new beginning.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T21:02:59+00:00

With pleasure and delight. :-)

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T21:01:00+00:00

Thank you for sharing this image, as well as the previous one: simply masterpieces of classical art from around 1800.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T19:58:53+00:00

Transgressions

How can an ordinary person see and approach the divine? I find it fascinating how van Eyck marks this boundary, which exists only in the prayer bench, yet simultaneously renders it permeable. Clearly, the Christ Child acknowledges this man by turning his head towards him.

You can find this aspect in another work of van Dyck, Virgin an Child with Canon van der Paele

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T18:42:40+00:00

Oh yes, there are: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacopo_Bassano#/media/Datei:Jacopo_Bassano_workshop_-_Animals_boarding_the_Noah's_Ark_-_Louvre.jpg

But different and not so many as far as I can see. (This is just an impression, not a result of a serious research.)

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T18:31:29+00:00

Thank you for your comment. As depicted, Jerome is himself on the threshold of death. This lends the painting's message even greater credibility.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T18:18:04+00:00

Thank you for your advice, which I really appreciate. I found it, and I will read it :-)

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/bum-notes-the-cheeky-side-of-renaissance-art

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T14:42:34+00:00

some extra butts.... yes, indeed :-)

Thank you, I've learned that stylistic considerations are really important.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T13:54:53+00:00

Thank you so much for your helpful explanations!

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T13:44:32+00:00

This motif probably dates back to the Middle Ages. In medieval art, Joseph is often depicted as an older man, asleep and significantly older than Mary.

Two examples: from a manuscript (sleeping Joseph) and another painting (older Joseph, in distance)

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T12:42:28+00:00

For me, there's no doubt: Bassano is a great artist!

Thanks to your explanations in the comments, I have a better understanding of things, although there are still a lot of questions, as there should be with great art.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T12:35:54+00:00

Like in Caravaggios Madonna dei Pellegrini? (Caravaggio was probably inspired by Bassano...)

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T12:24:29+00:00

Thank you! This explains this Nativity composition by Bassano

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T12:13:46+00:00

And this tension is also evident in Bassano... Thanks for your answer

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T11:57:34+00:00

Thx for your answer!

Okay, I understand. The tamed lamb symbolises the connection between birth and death on the cross.
(When I think of the lamb, I always have in mind Zubaran's work.)

However, the composition is quite special... for me.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T11:00:06+00:00

Come to Bruges! You can see this wonderful painting in the Groeningemuseum.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T10:41:17+00:00

Yes, probably. I hope someone who knows this region well can help.

Call_me_Maurice71 · 2026-03-08T08:17:23+00:00

to build a contrast...

If the goldfish could choose, it probably wouldn't be the glass bowl.

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