Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Impressive!! Tina On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 10:27 AM Montie via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Well, it is what it is, great examples of academic art (neoclassic, > romantic, etc.) and now, of course, appear somewhat formulaic, but > beautiful nevertheless. > > Montie > > > >>I have never heard of the painter, and this sort of work does not appeal > to > me at all, and the highly allegorical mythological subject matter does not > help in the understanding, either. The paintings look like the typical > salon stuff that was being churned out in the mid 19th century, and we > really have to thank this sort of paint-by-numbers, sanitized stuff for the > dynamic, innovative art that followed as a reaction, Impressionism and > beyond, so it could not have all been bad. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>*