tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post4815081592264779731..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: !00 artists a painter should know, vulgar Dutchmen editionStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60388663230861384442011-02-22T00:09:15.543-05:002011-02-22T00:09:15.543-05:00Clarkola:
I still have the window on my page, mayb...Clarkola:<br />I still have the window on my page, maybe you are not holding your mouth right?<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-37897026955798814442011-02-22T00:08:18.254-05:002011-02-22T00:08:18.254-05:00Philip;
I think it was a family symbol so Hals pro...Philip;<br />I think it was a family symbol so Hals probably was not doing a spiritual reverie on it.<br />..........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-8285506311118988942011-02-22T00:07:26.248-05:002011-02-22T00:07:26.248-05:00Mary;
I think it may be a family emblem or some ki...Mary;<br />I think it may be a family emblem or some kind of heraldic device. Other Hals paintings have different but similar things in roughly the same position.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-17925266712070713212011-02-22T00:06:17.334-05:002011-02-22T00:06:17.334-05:00Bob;
I don't know I never drank much in Chicag...Bob;<br />I don't know I never drank much in Chicago.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45511906559448971532011-02-22T00:05:39.909-05:002011-02-22T00:05:39.909-05:00T.Arthur:
Yes thats a good observation they do hav...T.Arthur:<br />Yes thats a good observation they do have a candid look.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-7223523085274842162011-02-21T20:39:14.118-05:002011-02-21T20:39:14.118-05:00While we're all wondering....I wonder where th...While we're all wondering....I wonder where the little search window went-it's gone.I miss it. Is this a universal problem or just my very own personal one? (ha-be nice now)clarkolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741406599938501082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-40800012210004442962011-02-21T18:10:14.422-05:002011-02-21T18:10:14.422-05:00I think that Hals painting of Isabella Coymans is ...I think that Hals painting of Isabella Coymans is really remarkable. At the same time it expresses a fleeting moment of moving form and a monumental volumetric feeling. How did he do that so well? <br /><br />And I wondered along with Mary Bullock about that face-like shape hovering in the background. I assume it was some architectural ornament Hals picked up on just to fill the void at the left side. But there's an unmistakable floating "spirit" quality to it. I wonder was this something Hals was conscious of as he painted it? The funny thing is I bet if Hals were alive and with us today he'd probably refuse to give us a straight answer if we asked him.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-2382227844153840272011-02-21T13:56:54.441-05:002011-02-21T13:56:54.441-05:00What is that face thing on the painting beside Isa...What is that face thing on the painting beside Isabella? Is it actually part of the painting? Perhaps something on the wall behind her?Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48962226515841957772011-02-21T09:30:38.193-05:002011-02-21T09:30:38.193-05:00In the bar of old Northwestern Station in Chicago ...In the bar of old Northwestern Station in Chicago there was a mural of a scene similar to the tavern scene of Jan Steen. Underneath there was a caption "Come weary traveler, take your ease, here is solace, let worries cease". I would like to know more about that painting and if it could have been a facsimile of one of Steen's.Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-47117582076513053592011-02-21T08:52:06.765-05:002011-02-21T08:52:06.765-05:00One thing I'd add about Frans Hals is that he ...One thing I'd add about Frans Hals is that he not only portrayed a sitter's expression, but captured momentary, fleeting expressions, similar to taking a photograph (not that his painting is equal to taking photographs). Many portraits before Hals have the labored look of a sitter waiting in a studio, with little emotion. With Hal's paintings, you feel you're seeing the sitter in their natural environment, acting out an instant of time, and you're sharing it with them. Few artists before the 1500's did this - Donatello and Da Vinci's Mona Lisa come to mind.T Arthur Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831844692245441302noreply@blogger.com