To my eye....(which may not be saying much)...the nude in that painting is strikingly out of proportion. The head appears too small for the body and the legs too long. The head even appears as though it could be male.
Does anyone else see this? Or do I need to shut down the computer and go back to bed? ;o)
I just don't think they had any idea how to see nudes and pick up all the nuances then. Art has grown in the nude depiction since. She looks distinctly uncomfortable adn ot of place in that setting.
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Pygmalion must've known...hence the deconstruction?
ReplyDeleteTo my eye....(which may not be saying much)...the nude in that painting is strikingly out of proportion. The head appears too small for the body and the legs too long. The head even appears as though it could be male.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else see this? Or do I need to shut down the computer and go back to bed? ;o)
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AngelMay, I agree that the head does look a little odd and could be male if looked at alone.
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Ha, unsculpting.
ReplyDeletenice. this one gave me a bit of a chuckle...and an elbow from my wife...
ReplyDeleteI just don't think they had any idea how to see nudes and pick up all the nuances then. Art has grown in the nude depiction since. She looks distinctly uncomfortable adn ot of place in that setting.
ReplyDeletedeconstruct... reconstruct that is what we do...
ReplyDeletestill, I got a chuckle..
I mean it's all opinion, but some of you must be familiar with the Pre-Raphaelite painting style? -J
ReplyDeleteLooks like Paris Hilton on a first date! haha!
ReplyDeletethe model also could be have been a young man.
ReplyDeletei see no woman-hips and the legs are those of a man:))
Haha...Love this!
ReplyDeleteI have a wonderful framed etching of Pygmalion sculpting the female.
Birmingham has the largest collection of preraphaelite paintings in the uk. Its a delight to sed them in person.
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