National Gallery of Art_3215 by brother_mark

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31-JUL-2004

Archbishop Diomede Falconio
oil on canvas, 1905
Thomas Eakins

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF
1/15s f/2.8 at 50.0mm iso640 full exif

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Guest		11-Jan-2006 03:30
"What the hell is the archbishop on about, there in the opaque distance" I would also think, "in his highfalutin attire." "What is the (Roman) Church, to us here, crawling along these cold sidewalks in rubber-wheel iron machines, bumping into each other as strangers, long past leaning like brothers, over rough oak benches, drinking froth in profusion, until we are gone and only the thin streaks of colored paint reminds it of us?"

Robin Reid		01-Nov-2004 04:18
I would have preferred seeing the original painting. This distracts for me.

Mom		07-Oct-2004 15:14
COOL!!!

Guest		04-Aug-2004 16:48
Oh! Now I get it. Yes! that was a good idea!

brother_mark		02-Aug-2004 02:23
Well, I thought I'd try to make my own art out of someone else's. This is an easel. Art students or artists use them to make painted copies of the original, either for the experience or for framing and reselling by the museum. I thought it was neat to focus on the easel which has paint strokes from painters going beyond the canvas. I liked the idea of using it to frame a painting in the room.

Guest		02-Aug-2004 02:07
Did the painter overdo the Gaussian Blur?? LOL!!

virginiacoastline		02-Aug-2004 02:04
is it blurry on purpose?

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