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Subject: [Leica] IMG: La Victoire sur l'Espagne
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:22:56 +0100
References: <54DEA9EE.3000102@jayburleson.com> <6D49D6F9-9054-4063-92D7-034C0850FD34@frozenlight.eu> <54DEE6B3.9020004@jayburleson.com>

Sorry, I assumed it was from the Napolenic times.

In any event, I find Goya?s painting one of the most powerful pieces of art 
anywhere. That, and the works by Hieronymus Bosch, is what keeps me coming 
back to the Prado whenever I am in Madrid.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 14 Feb 2015, at 07:09, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
> 
> Um, it was sculpted in 1682, so it is a different event.
> Powerful painting, none the less.
> 
> Jay
> 
> On 2/13/2015 9:19 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Depiction of the same events from the losing side:
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_of_May_1808#mediaviewer/File:El_Tres_de_Mayo,_by_Francisco_de_Goya,_from_Prado_thin_black_margin.jpg
>> 
>> I look at it every time I am at the Prado.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> 
>>> On 14 Feb 2015, at 02:50, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Chateau de Versailles, Ile-de-France, France
>>> Leica Monochrom, APO-Summicron-M 1:2/50 mm ASPH., iso 320
>>> 
>>> La Victoire sur l'Espagne (The Victory over Spain)
>>> http://tinyurl.com/jvoy8pa
>>> 
>>> Please click on the photo to view it in a larger size.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome!
>>> 
>>> Jay
> 
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Message from leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson) ([Leica] IMG: La Victoire sur l'Espagne)