Not even the best Titian. Personally, I prefer El Greco if we're talking religious paintings. Taste and all that though.
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The greatest painting in all of human history is Titian's Assumption of the Virgin
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Me too! I saw it at a Hopper exhibit in Seattle in '02 (I think). But I loved it even before then.
Not terribly original, but Botticelli's birth of Venus and the Sistine chapel ceiling are both more impressive for me (as far as classical paintings go)
I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but I'm a sucker for Jan van Eyck's paintings.
they're the right amount of detailed without going overboard, and with enough mystical symbolism to whet my curiosity. The fact that he was painting such things in the 1400's (six hundred years ago) just blows my mind.
EDIT: So does van Eyck's use of colors and how he paints clothes. He just seems to give them actual weight.
they're the right amount of detailed without going overboard, and with enough mystical symbolism to whet my curiosity. The fact that he was painting such things in the 1400's (six hundred years ago) just blows my mind.
EDIT: So does van Eyck's use of colors and how he paints clothes. He just seems to give them actual weight.
While I wouldn't necessarily consider these the greatest paintings in all of human history, though I fancy them more than Christian religious art, Ludwig Deutsch's paintings are top notch:
It's ok. Too many naked babies for my taste though.
This is my personal favorite:
Ah, Resident Evil OG. A classic.
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I see no Diego Velázquez here, must mean I wandered into a thread made in the 16th century.
Sorry Italian Reinnassance, but you were rough around the edges when it came to human faces that looked genuine and real.
The Triumph of Bacchus by Velázquez
Sorry Italian Reinnassance, but you were rough around the edges when it came to human faces that looked genuine and real.
The Triumph of Bacchus by Velázquez
It's ok. Too many naked babies for my taste though.
This is my personal favorite:
yeah I think this one is my fav too
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16, 1581 by Ilya Repin. Here's a description of the scene from wikipedia:
It's ok. Too many naked babies for my taste though.
This is my personal favorite:
yeah, this one's incredible. One of my favorites too - the way Repin captured Ivan's despair and complete and utter sadness in his tragic realization is awesome.
I think the artist captured that pretty damn well perfectly... it dawning on him that he can't go back
Caravaggio tho
What strikes me about this work is how it's both obviously a painting yet possesses dimensions and depth that manages to convey photo-realism.
Just...beautiful.
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I once read a passage by Rem Koolhaas on how Russia shows one of these pieces at the Hermitage in such a banal way that any sane person would declare blasphemous but it actually created great setting for the painting.I think the the best in-person experience I had with a painting was Malevich's black square.
It's just so square, man.
i'm surprised that no one has mentioned the girl with the pearl earring or the night watch yet
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It's ok. Too many naked babies for my taste though.
This is my personal favorite:
Haunting, gripping...
So many questions in mind. This is an incredible work
I know less than nothing about art and this is incredible. It almost gives me a feeling of anxiety looking at it. I want to know more.A wild Beksinski appears...
Yeah, not a fan, sorry OP.
I like Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky and his obsession with the sea.
I know nothing about art.....This is on of the most epic things I have ever seen. I am stunned.
You being bored does not speak to the art, just your own capacity.
Technical skill means little when there's countless examples of amazing artists to choose from in history.
without that there's... oh subjectivity or something
nothing to add, except i randomly was reading about the massacre of innocents and came across giotto and the arena chapel. i think this stuff made me genuinely feel stuff
Not sure if serious, but I'm a mondrian fan myself.All those curves are too emotional for me.
Ahh. Piet Mondrian
Haven't been in awhile but it was at MFAH and I've visited it many times.
Oh, this looks great. Suitably surreal.A wild Beksinski appears...
It's a majestic painting, OP, but art is one of the most subjetive mediums so each opinion will differ. I already like this thread because of the several different examples with everyone posting their fave paintings, Velazquez, Vermeer (one of my absolute fave artists ever), Repin, El Greco, Caravaggio, All the way to Van Gogh, Hopper, Munch. Art is my jam. I have too many favorite paintings but here are a few wich came to mind since I'm currently at work:
The Isle of Dead, by Arnold Bocklin. He did this scene on different versions but this one is my favorite:
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, by Rembrandt. This painting was stolen in 1990 and hasn't been found since then. I recommend to enlarge it to appreciate the details of each character. It is said that the only character that is looking at us, is none other than Rembrand himself as a self portrait. Quite fascinating.
Madame X by John Singer Sargent. Just exquisite.
And the last one, The Milkmaid by Vermeer. It's mind blowing how such a normal activity such as pouring milk, got masterfully represented in here. Even the bread details make you hungry just by looking at it.
The Isle of Dead, by Arnold Bocklin. He did this scene on different versions but this one is my favorite:
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, by Rembrandt. This painting was stolen in 1990 and hasn't been found since then. I recommend to enlarge it to appreciate the details of each character. It is said that the only character that is looking at us, is none other than Rembrand himself as a self portrait. Quite fascinating.
Madame X by John Singer Sargent. Just exquisite.
And the last one, The Milkmaid by Vermeer. It's mind blowing how such a normal activity such as pouring milk, got masterfully represented in here. Even the bread details make you hungry just by looking at it.
Fun fact - Caravaggio was a bit of a lowlife and hung around with thieves, thugs and hookers. He himself may have been a pimp on the side.Caravaggio tho
The woman who served as the model for Judith in this painting was his girlfriend, one of the most famous courtesans (ie a very high end prostitute) in Rome at the time, Fillide Melandroni.