Favourite Paintings - an intimate Historum gallery - Page 16 - Historum

**Robert165** · March 26th, 2010, 12:52 AM

thanks grimmlock

**Robert165** · March 26th, 2010, 12:55 AM

The Lament for Icarus by Herbert Draper

Grimmlok · March 26th, 2010, 01:45 AM

I normally hate Dickensian themes, but for some reason I adore this painting by Krohg (a Norwegian):

**Robert165** · March 26th, 2010, 01:53 AM

Grimmlock I seem to remember some of the pre-raphaelite's (or people from that era) doing paintings of children, street urchins or chimney sweeps but can't find any....

violet · March 26th, 2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by vera

I always felt that there is something truly strange with that girl's proportions.

I think its because she's got one heck of a lovely booty

a real woman! hehehe

**Cicero** · March 26th, 2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimmlok

<3
I've never seen a bad Bouguereau painting. He was the Master of hands and feet. An underappreciated, under-rated genius.

Feet and hands are important... Thanks TJ and Grim for reinforcing that !

**Carlisle Blues** · March 26th, 2010, 07:49 PM

Rippl Rónai Lajos and Ödön (My Brothers)
1918
Oil on cardboard

**Lucius** · March 26th, 2010, 09:22 PM

I like the Pre-Rafaelites. Here's William Holman Hunt's The Hireling Shepherd

(I think that's a moth in his hand)

**vera** · March 27th, 2010, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by violet

I think its because she's got one heck of a lovely booty

a real woman! hehehe

lol Indeed!

laketahoejwb · March 27th, 2010, 04:34 AM

REMBRANDT - Night Watch ....... His works are still the master of character, light, color, shadow and perspective.