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Art in decadence?
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RE: Art in decadence?
(November 5, 2022 at 12:48 am)Ranjr Wrote:
(November 4, 2022 at 6:26 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: I've always preferred the Classicist painters. John Willam Godward is my favorite.

[Image: 1024px-John_William_Godward_-_Reverie_%2...tty_LA.jpg]

That's a beautiful face.  I love the way the marble looks like I could touch it and get the mmmarble feel.  

However, the wall on the left retreats with no perspective, making me feel as if I need to fix it.  And those toes!  What the hell, girl.

The top of the wall on the left is peaked, like the roof of a house. That's why it looks odd. Look carefully and you can see a bit of the far side. The girl's toes look a bit large because Godward sometimes used a male model for the hand and foot studies, which he most likely did for this painting.
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Art in decadence? - by Macoleco - November 4, 2022 at 12:41 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Silver - November 4, 2022 at 12:44 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Macoleco - November 4, 2022 at 12:46 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Silver - November 4, 2022 at 12:48 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Macoleco - November 4, 2022 at 12:53 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 6, 2022 at 11:35 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 6, 2022 at 11:47 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2022 at 10:59 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 7, 2022 at 11:46 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Ahriman - November 8, 2022 at 5:27 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Silver - November 8, 2022 at 5:39 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 8, 2022 at 6:33 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Ahriman - November 8, 2022 at 7:13 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - November 8, 2022 at 5:06 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 8, 2022 at 6:54 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by AFTT47 - November 4, 2022 at 12:51 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Silver - November 4, 2022 at 12:55 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Macoleco - November 4, 2022 at 1:04 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Silver - November 4, 2022 at 1:14 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - November 4, 2022 at 2:47 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 4, 2022 at 4:08 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Gwaithmir - November 4, 2022 at 6:26 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Ranjr - November 5, 2022 at 12:48 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Gwaithmir - November 5, 2022 at 7:48 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Angrboda - November 4, 2022 at 7:25 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 4, 2022 at 7:43 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Anomalocaris - November 4, 2022 at 8:36 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - November 4, 2022 at 9:05 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 4, 2022 at 2:53 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - November 5, 2022 at 6:51 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Anomalocaris - November 5, 2022 at 10:17 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by LinuxGal - December 3, 2022 at 10:31 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Fake Messiah - December 4, 2022 at 10:08 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - December 4, 2022 at 5:43 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 5, 2022 at 11:28 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Anomalocaris - November 5, 2022 at 2:27 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 5, 2022 at 2:44 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Angrboda - November 5, 2022 at 5:30 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - November 6, 2022 at 1:17 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 6, 2022 at 5:46 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 6, 2022 at 7:14 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Rev. Rye - November 6, 2022 at 11:09 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2022 at 3:06 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2022 at 3:57 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2022 at 4:17 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Rev. Rye - November 7, 2022 at 4:49 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Belacqua - November 7, 2022 at 4:38 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by arewethereyet - November 7, 2022 at 7:48 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 7, 2022 at 4:37 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Macoleco - November 7, 2022 at 10:00 am
RE: Art in decadence? - by Fake Messiah - November 7, 2022 at 1:12 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Rev. Rye - November 7, 2022 at 2:02 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Silver - November 7, 2022 at 11:04 pm
RE: Art in decadence? - by Angrboda - November 8, 2022 at 8:45 am

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