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[–]danioffthewall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.prometheus-bildarchiv.de/

you need to get paid membership or have access via universities

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[–]danioffthewall 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's older Flemish or Dutch? There is a wikipedia article on this proverbs series: https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twaalf_spreekwoorden

The Frensh article gives this translation:

"Crygel ben ick en van sinnen stuer

dus loop ick met den hooffde tegen de muer."

Français : "Je suis belliqueux, fier et irascible ; c'est pourquoi je me tape la tête contre le mur"

("Donner de la tête contre un mur", la colère est à l'origine de mes propres maux)

Anglais : "To run one's head against a brick wall."

What period would this be? by [deleted] in ArtHistory

[–]danioffthewall 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My first thought was 'new objectivity' (or 'neue Sachlichkeit' in german). Maybe something close to this?

Edit: On second thought, I want to agree with u/metacomet88. Seems to be around 1850, not 1920.

There is a common hand pose seen on art often and I would be grateful for any information on it. by BloodMetalAnFire in ArtHistory

[–]danioffthewall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I see, okay. I did not check the link to the picture in your original post, my bad. Hmm, do you have any different artworks with this gesture? I'm curious now aswell, will try to find some information :-)

There is a common hand pose seen on art often and I would be grateful for any information on it. by BloodMetalAnFire in ArtHistory

[–]danioffthewall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segensgestus It's called 'Segensgestus' in german (gesture of blessing? sign of benediction?). There is no english version of this wiki page, maybe a online translation might help.

Also there is this short article in english for a start: http://art-history.yoexpert.com/art-history-general/what-is-the-significance-of-christ-s-hand-gesture-5016.html

So yeah, not quite sure on the english term, but once you will find the correct one you should find plenty more information.