Name That Artist! - Page 5

The last sane person · 11-08-2005, 01:32 AM

Come on Earnie, dazzle us with what you choose!

***Earniel*** · 11-08-2005, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elanor

In English we call it the 'Ghent Altarpiece'

That would make sense because it hangs above an altar in the city Gent (or Ghent in English.)

The name 'Lam Gods' (lit: Lamb of God) is derived from the scene in the middle pannel where everyone worships the divine lamb.

It's a very famous painting in Belgium because the theft of one of the left pannels known as 'De Rechtvaardige Rechters' (lit: The Just Judges) caused enormous commotion. The thief confessed the theft on his death bed and left IIRC a riddle that was to lead to the painting (or was unable to fully disclose the hiding place of the panel due to an interruption, I can't remember entirely).

People have searched for the pannel for years and even nowadays you can still hear on the news that someone thinks he has a new lead to where the painting is stored. But to this day 'De Rechtvaardige Rechters' remains missing, a replica now hangs in its place. Whatever happened to the painting is one of Belgium's most intruiging mysteries.

Sorry, that probably doesn't interest people much, but it does explain why I immediatly recognized it.

As for the new entry, finding a good one was bloody hard: I just liked to many. But here it is: (and I hope it wasn't done before already)

The last sane person · 11-08-2005, 04:09 PM

Arg, I know that one, and the poem that went with it...Gah, memory fart! *brain storms*

Lotesse · 11-08-2005, 06:06 PM

I don't ever remember having seen this gorgeous painting, but for some reason I immediately think of the Lady of Shallott.

***Earniel*** · 11-08-2005, 06:18 PM

You're close, time-wise I think. Yet it is not the lady of Shalot.

Elanor · 11-10-2005, 06:28 PM

I think this is "La Belle Dame sans merci". Weird poem. I'm doing a search for the artist... Frank Cowper. There are also versions by John William Waterhouse and Sir Frank Dicksee that are cool.

***Earniel*** · 11-10-2005, 06:36 PM

Indeed it is, on both accounts. Your turn.

The last sane person · 11-10-2005, 08:04 PM

I was first intorduced to the piece through the poem...kinda trippy. I felt sorry for the knight. him and his pointy steel shoes.

Lotesse · 11-11-2005, 10:12 PM

Those ARE trippy steel shoes.

Lotesse · 11-13-2005, 07:10 PM

Elanor, it's your turn, bella!

Elanor · 11-15-2005, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

I was first intorduced to the piece through the poem...kinda trippy. I felt sorry for the knight. him and his pointy steel shoes.

Lol! Those do look uncomfortable!

Guess what this is:

Lotesse · 11-16-2005, 01:26 AM

It's beautiful, is what it is. I'm thinking Picasso, Braque, or Kandinsky, and I'm probably incorrect on all three. I love that painting, though; great pick Elanor!

Lotesse · 11-21-2005, 11:40 PM

Elanor, what's that gorgeous painting you submitted?

Here's another one 4 you guys; I've been to see this at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and sat in front of it for ages, sketching it and just reveling in this private, thoughtful moment the painter has captured. I love this painting.

Lotesse · 11-30-2005, 05:16 PM

This thread's been slumbering a bit as of late... here's a relatively easy one; I just love this work so much. It warms you up, just to look at it.

sun-star · 12-01-2005, 06:43 AM

Oh, that one's Georgia O'Keefe, isn't it? I agree, the colours are so gorgeous and bright

Elanor · 12-01-2005, 03:51 PM

Sorry, I kind of lost track of it... let me look it up again and get back to you. Both of those are neat paintings, Lotesse.

The Gaffer · 12-01-2005, 05:48 PM

Is that a Vermeer, Lotesse?

Hasty Ent · 12-01-2005, 06:23 PM

doesn't look like a Vermeer to me... that candle makes me think of Georges de La Tour, his work always seems to have candlelight in it....

Lotesse · 12-01-2005, 06:24 PM

Sun-star got the second red one, it's Georgia O'Keefe all right! But the other one isn't Vermeer...

Elanor · 12-01-2005, 06:55 PM

The one I put up was Blind Willy's (middle panel) by Alfred Gockel.

The Georgia O'Keefe one is Red Canna.

I'm not sure about the other one.

11-08-2005, 01:32 AM	#81
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Come on Earnie, dazzle us with what you choose! __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

11-08-2005, 04:09 PM	#83
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Arg, I know that one, and the poem that went with it...Gah, memory fart! brain storms __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

11-08-2005, 06:06 PM	#84
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	I don't ever remember having seen this gorgeous painting, but for some reason I immediately think of the Lady of Shallott. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11-08-2005, 06:18 PM	#85
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	You're close, time-wise I think. Yet it is not the lady of Shalot. __________________ We are not things.

11-10-2005, 06:28 PM	#86
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	I think this is "La Belle Dame sans merci". Weird poem. I'm doing a search for the artist... Frank Cowper. There are also versions by John William Waterhouse and Sir Frank Dicksee that are cool. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

11-10-2005, 06:36 PM	#87
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Indeed it is, on both accounts. Your turn. __________________ We are not things.

11-10-2005, 08:04 PM	#88
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	I was first intorduced to the piece through the poem...kinda trippy. I felt sorry for the knight. him and his pointy steel shoes. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

11-11-2005, 10:12 PM	#89
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Those ARE trippy steel shoes. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11-13-2005, 07:10 PM	#90
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Elanor, it's your turn, bella! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11-16-2005, 01:26 AM	#92
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	It's beautiful, is what it is. I'm thinking Picasso, Braque, or Kandinsky, and I'm probably incorrect on all three. I love that painting, though; great pick Elanor! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11-21-2005, 11:40 PM	#93
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Elanor, what's that gorgeous painting you submitted? Here's another one 4 you guys; I've been to see this at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and sat in front of it for ages, sketching it and just reveling in this private, thoughtful moment the painter has captured. I love this painting. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Last edited by Lotesse : 12-05-2005 at 10:54 PM.

11-30-2005, 05:16 PM	#94
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	This thread's been slumbering a bit as of late... here's a relatively easy one; I just love this work so much. It warms you up, just to look at it. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

12-01-2005, 06:43 AM	#95
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	Oh, that one's Georgia O'Keefe, isn't it? I agree, the colours are so gorgeous and bright

12-01-2005, 03:51 PM	#96
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	Sorry, I kind of lost track of it... let me look it up again and get back to you. Both of those are neat paintings, Lotesse. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

12-01-2005, 05:48 PM	#97
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Is that a Vermeer, Lotesse?

12-01-2005, 06:23 PM	#98
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	doesn't look like a Vermeer to me... that candle makes me think of Georges de La Tour, his work always seems to have candlelight in it....

12-01-2005, 06:24 PM	#99
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Sun-star got the second red one, it's Georgia O'Keefe all right! But the other one isn't Vermeer... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

12-01-2005, 06:55 PM	#100
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	The one I put up was Blind Willy's (middle panel) by Alfred Gockel. The Georgia O'Keefe one is Red Canna. I'm not sure about the other one. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

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