tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post5279105210305137638..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: CorotStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-70594753680656369882010-09-20T11:52:56.612-04:002010-09-20T11:52:56.612-04:00Just out of curiosity, why do you think "The ...Just out of curiosity, why do you think "The Bridge at Narni" (1826) was made from from studies done on location?<br /><br />It has always looked like a plein air piece to me. It's not very big either so it would have been easy to transport.<br /><br />As others mentioned, I went to the spot where it was painted from. The forest has taken over the old path to the monastery where Corot stood (you find traces of the old over-grown stairs) and there is now a large cement bridge in front of the Augustinian one as well as factories in the valley behind.<br /><br />I also think the river was in flood when he painted it (or at least after heavy rains), both from the color of the water, and the fact that those are the current flood banks.Marc Dalessiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261437011848477908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-89890707665020178682010-09-19T00:54:40.959-04:002010-09-19T00:54:40.959-04:00Jeff;
I would like to go there too. I love going t...Jeff;<br />I would like to go there too. I love going to the sites that artists painted.<br />.....................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-21463932574571790762010-09-19T00:53:54.594-04:002010-09-19T00:53:54.594-04:00Darren;
I will look at that. I know that Corot sup...Darren;<br />I will look at that. I know that Corot supposedly cleaned up the area in his painting, that it was far wilder even in his own time.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-50227831491750886882010-09-19T00:52:54.577-04:002010-09-19T00:52:54.577-04:00Philip:
You know. that might make a great neck tat...Philip:<br />You know. that might make a great neck tattoo.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-65685804515301710922010-09-18T13:40:27.045-04:002010-09-18T13:40:27.045-04:00I see someone beat me to it, I was going to mentio...I see someone beat me to it, I was going to mention Marc' trip to the bridge at Narni. Which has become quite over grown in the past 184 years.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-40990712053450329252010-09-18T10:27:13.011-04:002010-09-18T10:27:13.011-04:00Painter Marc Dalessio went hunting for Corot's...Painter Marc Dalessio went hunting for Corot's bridge at Narni (second video):<br />http://www.marcdalessio.com/fourth-dimension-fun/Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566296542876598698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-43845224143363339382010-09-18T08:32:26.809-04:002010-09-18T08:32:26.809-04:00My first response to Stape's idea below was &q...My first response to Stape's idea below was "WHAT???"<br /><br />"Artist have often described the ideal design as a big dark shape with a patch of white within it, superimposed on a smaller light shape with a small dark within it." <br /><br />Then I looked at the Corot pictured and saw it fit the idea perfectly. This is all too much for me to deal with so early in my morning.<br /><br />But in its simplicity, it is an intriguing kernel to chew on.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.com