tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post1147598673270180122..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: An allegorical explanationStephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-91119555588030801002023-08-06T08:40:08.367-07:002023-08-06T08:40:08.367-07:00Thank you for the link. Very interesting - and so ...Thank you for the link. Very interesting - and so dark. I wonder if it needs a good cleaning, if that would bring out some obscured color. Quite odd that the auction doesn't even mention it being a copy after Bronzino. I guess they don't know actually know what they have. Sort of sad, that....Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-63585314196200122152023-08-06T03:05:41.250-07:002023-08-06T03:05:41.250-07:00A copy of the original Bronzino allegory BEFORE th...A copy of the original Bronzino allegory BEFORE the 'modesty' overpaintings were removed in 1958 is up for auction in Beverly Hills:<br /><br />https://live.nyelizabeth.com/online-auctions/ny-elizabeth/venus-cupid-naked-oil-painting-5188289MF Andersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-89320987688553358422016-01-14T09:45:36.653-08:002016-01-14T09:45:36.653-08:00You're - too - kind! : )You're - too - kind! : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-75969650786870739592016-01-13T21:16:56.152-08:002016-01-13T21:16:56.152-08:00Thank you, Stephen for taking the time to write su...Thank you, Stephen for taking the time to write such reply!<br />You're brilliant!Maria Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932126681237937406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-15363388782648776252016-01-13T19:28:53.496-08:002016-01-13T19:28:53.496-08:00Thank you so much, Maria! And I'm very glad my...Thank you so much, Maria! And I'm very glad my painting's feet didn't offend you. ; )<br /><br />I certainly know about how and where circumcision is practiced in the world. (And I'll say, politic or no, I don't approve of it. And I don't think religion is an adequate excuse for a pointless, compulsory body modification to an innocent baby - but it's a very touchy topic with a lot of people....) When I used the term "American" in this case, it was in reference to the - non-religious - practice which, I believe, was strongly encouraged by doctors, etc., in this country and then spread to others. And I don't think there has been any other country where the practice - for non-religious reasons - was as widespread; pretty much - all - boys were circumcised in this country for more than about fifty years. Only recently has the practice started to wane.<br /><br />America - is - a continent, of course, and North America is made up of three countries. But "American" meaning someone from the United States is an understandable shorthand when you consider the actual name of the country: Canada>Canadian, Mexico>Mexican, Chile>Chilean, Bolivia>Bolivian, Argentina>Argentinian, etc. But United States>United Statesian...?<br /><br />What you say about the ignorance of people in the United States in regard to geography, culture, race is all too true. The worst part is that we don't even - want - to be more educated. I find such arrogance and willful ignorance quite disgusting.<br /><br /><br />Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-17089185241417709472016-01-13T15:42:53.562-08:002016-01-13T15:42:53.562-08:00Bonjour Stephen!
You have no idea how greatly I a...Bonjour Stephen! <br />You have no idea how greatly I admire your art. What a marvel, this painting! The luminosity of it enchants me.<br /><br />When I saw this masterpiece, the first thing that came to my mind is M. Bouguereau.<br />Like his work, yours too looks like (almost) photographs; such is the perfection of the brushstrokes. Another thing I could not help thinking when first seeing it: The eye does not have to stop in a state of shock when looking at the feet. Why feet can't be painted as perfectly as the rest of the body? So many of the great masters work visually disappoint me because of it.<br />Please don't laugh at my comment. As you can tell, I know nothing of painting.......<br /><br />Circumsicion is practiced in many countries, Stephen. <br />In the Jewish state of Israel, of course; in the United States, Korea, Philippines. With some frequency in Canada and in Australia. In Muslim-majority countries : Egypt , Iran , Indonesia , Arabia, Turkey , Morocco, Malaysia, etc.<br /><br />Outside of your country, we refer to it as the United States. <br />See, for the rest of us, America is supposed to be the huge continent of the same name. It is divided in three parts, North, Central and South. Your country is, along with Canada and Mexico, part of North America. Yes, Mexico is part of North America. I say this because in some states, I could read stickers in the back of many cars saying things like "Mexicans, get out of America" or something like "If you don't like America, get out of it"<br /><br />Another thing is how in the US they apply the word Hispanic. Hispanic is a culture, not a race. There are White Hispanics, Black Hispanics, Brown Hispanics, Native South Americans.Maria Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932126681237937406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-43590602543592887372010-06-28T00:03:38.734-07:002010-06-28T00:03:38.734-07:00I recast Bronzino's Allegory myself in my hist...I recast Bronzino's Allegory myself in my historical novel <i>Cupid and the Silent Goddess</i>, which imagines how the painting might have been created in Florence in 1544-5.<br /><br />See:<br />http://www.twentyfirstcenturypublishers.com/index.asp?PageID=496Alan Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516320333001972924noreply@blogger.com